2001–02 Denver Nuggets season

2001–02 Denver Nuggets season
Head coach	Dan Issel Mike Evans
Arena	Pepsi Center
Results
Record	27–55 (.329)
Place	Division: 6th (Midwest) Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 2001-02 NBA season was the Nuggets' 26th season in the NBA and 35th season as a franchise. After finishing just two games below .500, the Nuggets suffered another disastrous setback as Antonio McDyess suffered a preseason knee injury, which limited him to just ten games. At midseason, Nick Van Exel, who demanded a trade was dealt along with Raef LaFrentz to the Dallas Mavericks for Juwan Howard and Tim Hardaway. The Nuggets finished sixth in the Midwest Division with a 27-55 record.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 2001 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
2	47	Ousmane Cisse	F	Mali	St. Jude HS (AL)

Roster

Denver Nuggets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 27 Bateer, Mengke 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 290 lb (132 kg) China F 15 Andersen, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Blinn G 30 Arroyo, Carlos 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Florida International F 32 Bowen, Ryan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Iowa F 29 Cheaney, Calbert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Indiana C 25 Hamilton, Zendon 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) St. John's G 10 Hardaway, Tim 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Texas–El Paso F 1 Harvey, Donnell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Florida F 7 Howard, Juwan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Michigan G 5 Lenard, Voshon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Minnesota F 21 McCloud, George 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Florida State F/C 24 McDyess, Antonio 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Alabama F 41 Posey, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Xavier G 11 Satterfield, Kenny 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Cincinnati C 42 Williams, Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina	Head coach Mike Evans (Kansas State) Assistant coach(es) Louie Dampier (Kentucky) Clyde Drexler (Houston) Kim Hughes (Wisconsin) John MacLeod (Bellarmine) (associate head coach) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	58	24	.707	–	32–9	26–15	21–3
x-Dallas Mavericks	57	25	.695	1	30–11	27–14	16–8
x-Minnesota Timberwolves	50	32	.610	8	29–12	21–20	15–9
x-Utah Jazz	44	38	.537	14	25–16	19–22	8–16
Houston Rockets	28	54	.341	30	18–23	10–31	9–15
Denver Nuggets	27	55	.329	31	20–21	7–34	8–16
Memphis Grizzlies	23	59	.280	35	15–26	8–33	7–17

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Sacramento Kings	61	21	.744	–
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	58	24	.707	3
3	x-Los Angeles Lakers	58	24	.707	3
4	x-Dallas Mavericks	57	25	.695	4
5	x-Minnesota Timberwolves	50	32	.610	11
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	49	33	.598	12
7	x-Seattle SuperSonics	45	37	.549	16
8	x-Utah Jazz	44	38	.537	17
9	Los Angeles Clippers	39	43	.476	22
10	Phoenix Suns	36	46	.439	25
11	Houston Rockets	28	54	.341	33
12	Denver Nuggets	27	55	.329	34
13	Memphis Grizzlies	23	59	.280	38
14	Golden State Warriors	21	61	.256	40

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

See also

• 2001-02 NBA season