2001–02 Detroit Pistons season

The 2001–02 NBA season was the Pistons' 61st season, the 54th in the National Basketball Association, and the 45th in the Detroit area.[1] After missing the playoffs the previous season, the Pistons selected Rodney White from the University of Charlotte with the ninth overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft.[2][3][4][5][6] During the off-season, the team acquired Clifford Robinson from the Phoenix Suns,[7][8][9] and Jon Barry from the Sacramento Kings.[10][11] Under new head coach Rick Carlisle,[12][13] the Pistons won 14 of their first 20 games, but then suffered a 7-game losing streak in December as part of a 5–14 stretch to fall to 19-20. Unlike previous seasons during the 1990s, The Pistons would rebound from the tough stretch to win 15 of their next 18 games. After a 26–21 record at the All-Star break,[14] the Pistons won 24 of their final 35 games, winning the Central Division with a 50–32 record—the franchise's first Division title since the 1990—thanks to a 123–89 home victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on the final night of the season.[15][16]

2001–02 Detroit Pistons season
Division champions
Head coachRick Carlisle
General managerJoe Dumars
PresidentJoe Dumars
Owner(s)Bill Davidson
ArenaThe Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record50–32 (.610)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to Celtics 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Ben Wallace averaged 7.6 points, 13.0 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game, was named Defensive Player of the Year,[17][18][19] was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and NBA All-Defensive First Team. In addition, Corliss Williamson averaged 13.6 points per game off the bench, and was named Sixth Man of the Year,[20][21] while Carlisle was named Coach of the Year.[22][23] Jerry Stackhouse led the team in scoring with 21.4 points and 5.3 assists per game, but was not selected for the All-Star Game, while Robinson provided the team with 14.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, Chucky Atkins provided with 12.1 points per game, Barry contributed 9.0 points per game off the bench, and rookie center Željko Rebrača was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.[24] Wallace also finished in tenth place in Most Valuable Player voting, and in second place in Most Improved Player voting.[25][26][27]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Pistons would defeat the Toronto Raptors in five games, and advance to the second round for the first time since 1991.[28][29][30][31] However, in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, after winning Game 1 over the 3rd-seeded Boston Celtics, 96–84 in Detroit,[32][33] the Pistons would lose the next four games, thus the series.[34][35][36][37] Following the season, Stackhouse was traded to the Washington Wizards,[38][39][40][41] while White was traded to the Denver Nuggets,[42] and Dana Barros was released to free agency.

For the season, the Pistons changed the colors of their primary logo to their traditional color scheme of red, white and blue,[43] and also changed their uniforms.[44][45] The logo and uniforms both remained in use until 2005.

Draft picks
Main article: 2001 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
19Rodney WhiteSF/PF United StatesNorth Carolina-Charlotte
237Mehmet OkurC/PF Turkey

Roster
2001–02 Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 9 Alexander, Victor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1969–08–31 Iowa State
G 7 Atkins, Chucky 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1974–08–14 South Florida
G 1 Barros, Dana 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1967–04–13 Boston College
G 20 Barry, Jon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1969–07–25 Georgia Tech
F 35 Cardinal, Brian Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1977–05–02 Purdue
G/F 12 Curry, Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1968–08–22 Georgia Southern
G 14 Jones, Damon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1976–08–25 Houston
C 31 Moore, Mikki Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1975–11–04 Nebraska
C 39 Rebrača, Željko 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 257 lb (117 kg) 1972–04–09 Serbia
F 30 Robinson, Clifford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966–12–16 Connecticut
G/F 42 Stackhouse, Jerry (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1974–11–05 North Carolina
C 44 Varda, Ratko Injured 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 1979–05–06 Serbia
F/C 3 Wallace, Ben (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1974–09–10 Virginia Union
F 5 White, Rodney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1980–06–28 Charlotte
F 34 Williamson, Corliss 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1973–12–04 Arkansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: October 29, 2001

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 5032.610–26–1524–1720–8
x-Charlotte Hornets 4438.537621–2023–1817–11
x-Toronto Raptors 4240.512824–1718–2317–11
x-Indiana Pacers 4240.512825–1617–2413–15
Milwaukee Bucks 4141.500925–1616–2517–11
Atlanta Hawks 3349.4021723–1810–3111–17
Cleveland Cavaliers 2953.3542120–219–3212–16
Chicago Bulls 2161.2562914–277–345–23
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-New Jersey Nets5230.634–
2 y-Detroit Pistons5032.6102
3 x-Boston Celtics4933.5983
4 x-Charlotte Hornets4438.5378
5 x-Orlando Magic4438.5378
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers4339.5249
7 x-Toronto Raptors4240.51210
8 x-Indiana Pacers4240.51210
9 Milwaukee Bucks4141.50011
10 Washington Wizards3745.45115
11 Miami Heat3646.43916
12 Atlanta Hawks3349.40219
13 New York Knicks3052.36622
14 Cleveland Cavaliers2953.35423
15 Chicago Bulls2161.25631
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
2001-02 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta —2–22–23–13–10–22–01–32–01–11–31–11–12–03–11–30–22–11–31–31–31–11–10–20–20–20–41–10–3
Boston 2–2—2–12–24–00–22–02–21–10–23–02–02–02–03–11–31–13–14–03–11–31–11–10–20–21–12–21–13–1
Charlotte 2–21–2—4–03–10–22–01–32–01–13–11–10–21–13–02–20–21–32–23–11–32–01–10–21–11–12–21–13–1
Chicago 1–32–20–4—1–30–20–21–31–12–00–40–22–01–11–32–20–20–43–10–31–21–10–20–20–21–10–40–21–3
Cleveland 1–30–41–33–1—0–21–11–31–12–02–20–20–21–13–13–12–01–32–21–30–31–10–20–21–10–21–30–21–2
Dallas 2–02–02–02–02–0—4–01–14–02–22–02–21–34–01–12–02–22–01–11–11–13–12–23–11–33–11–13–11–1
Denver 0–20–20–22–01–10–4—0–21–32–20–21–31–33–10–20–22–21–12–00–21–13–12–20–40–43–11–11–30–2
Detroit 3–12–23–13–13–11–12–0—1–11–13–11–10–22–02–12–21–13–13–12–22–11–10–20–20–21–13–11–14–0
Golden State 0–21–10–21–11–10–43–11–1—1–30–22–21–33–10–20–21–31–11–10–21–10–42–20–40–40–40–20–41–1
Houston 1–12–01–10–20–22–22–21–13–1—0–21–30–41–30–21–12–20–21–10–21–12–21–30–40–42–21–12–21–1
Indiana 3–10–31–34–02–20–22–01–32–02–0—1–10–21–12–21–31–11–32–13–13–11–11–12–01–10–21–31–13–1
L.A. Clippers 1–10–21–12–02–02–23–11–12–23–11–1—1–33–12–01–12–20–22–01–10–23–11–31–31–31–31–10–41–1
L.A. Lakers 1–10–22–00–22–03–13–12–03–14–02–03–1—3–11–12–02–21–12–02–01–12–22–23–13–13–11–13–12–0
Memphis 0–20–21–11–11–10–41–30–21–33–11–11–31–3—1–10–20–40–21–10–22–01–32–21–30–40–41–13–10–2
Miami 1–31–30–33–11–31–12–01–22–02–02–20–21–11–1—3–10–21–32–23–11–31–11–10–21–12–01–30–22–2
Milwaukee 3–13–12–22–21–30–22–02–22–01–13–11–10–22–01–3—0–21–21–32–11–30–20–20–22–00–24–02–03–1
Minnesota 2–01–12–02–00–22–22–21–13–12–21–12–22–24–02–02–0—1–12–01–11–12–22–21–32–22–21–13–12–0
New Jersey 1–21–33–14–03–10–21–11–31–12–03–12–01–12–03–12–11–1—4–03–12–21–11–11–12–01–12–21–13–1
New York 3–10–42–21–32–21–10–21–31–11–11–20–20–21–12–23–10–20–4—0–41–31–11–11–10–22–03–01–11–3
Orlando 3–11–31–33–03–11–12–02–22–02–01–31–10–22–01–31–21–11–34–0—3–12–00–21–10–20–23–11–12–2
Philadelphia 3–13–13–12–13–01–11–11–21–11–11–32–01–10–23–13–11–12–23–11–3—2–00–20–21–11–11–30–22–3
Phoenix 1–11–10–21–11–11–31–31–14–02–21–11–32–23–11–12–02–21–11–10–20–2—2–21–31–32–21–12–20–2
Portland 1–11–11–12–02–02–22–22–02–23–11–13–12–22–21–12–02–21–11–12–02–02–2—2–21–33–11–11–32–0
Sacramento 2–02–02–02–02–01–34–02–04–04–00–23–11–33–12–02–03–11–11–11–12–03–12–2—3–12–22–04–01–1
San Antonio 2–02–01–12–01–13–14–02–04–04–01–13–11–34–01–10–22–20–22–02–01–13–13–11–3—2–21–14–02–0
Seattle 2–01–11–11–12–01–31–31–14–02–22–03–11–34–00–22–02–21–10–22–01–12–21–32–22–2—2–01–31–1
Toronto 4–02–22–24–03–11–11–11–32–01–13–11–11–11–13–10–41–12–20–31–33–11–11–10–21–10–2—1–11–2
Utah 1–11–11–12–02–01–33–11–14–02–21–14–01–31–32–00–21–31–11–11–12–02–23–10–40–43–11–1—2–0
Washington 3–01–31–33–12–11–12–00–41–11–11–31–10–22–02–21–30–21–33–12–23–22–00–21–10–21–12–10–2—

Game log

Playoffs
2002 playoff game log
First Round: 3–2 (home: 3–0; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 21 Toronto W 85–63 Jerry Stackhouse (20) Ben Wallace (20) Jerry Stackhouse (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		 1–0
2 April 24 Toronto W 96–91 Jerry Stackhouse (31) Ben Wallace (15) three players tied (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		 2–0
3 April 27 @ Toronto L 84–94 Chucky Atkins (21) Ben Wallace (11) Jerry Stackhouse (4) Air Canada Centre
20,138		 2–1
4 April 29 @ Toronto L 83–89 Chucky Atkins (20) Ben Wallace (12) Clifford Robinson (6) Air Canada Centre
20,112		 2–2
5 May 2 Toronto W 85–82 Corliss Williamson (23) Ben Wallace (17) Jerry Stackhouse (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		 3–2
Conference semifinals: 1–4 (home: 1–2; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 5 Boston W 96–84 Clifford Robinson (30) Ben Wallace (12) Atkins, Stackhouse (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills
20,252		 1–0
2 May 8 Boston L 77–85 Jerry Stackhouse (25) Ben Wallace (16) Chucky Atkins (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		 1–1
3 May 10 @ Boston L 64–66 Jerry Stackhouse (19) Ben Wallace (21) Clifford Robinson (5) FleetCenter
18,624		 1–2
4 May 12 @ Boston L 79–90 Clifford Robinson (24) Ben Wallace (21) Damon Jones (9) FleetCenter
18,624		 1–3
5 May 14 Boston L 81–90 Chucky Atkins (22) Ben Wallace (16) Robinson, Stackhouse (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		 1–4
2002 schedule

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

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Victor Alexander 1506.5.353.000.5001.9.4.0.12.7
Chucky Atkins 796228.9.466.411.6922.03.3.9.112.1
Dana Barros 292020.1.385.338.7782.02.7.5.16.7
Jon Barry 82624.2.489.469.9312.93.31.1.29.0
Brian Cardinal 805.4.462.4291.000.8.3.1.02.1
Michael Curry 827523.3.453.269.7912.01.5.6.14.0
Damon Jones 67016.2.401.371.7291.52.1.3.05.1
Mikki Moore 3007.2.475.500.7691.8.4.2.32.6
Zeljko Rebraca 74415.9.505.000.7713.9.5.41.06.9
Clifford Robinson 808035.7.425.378.6944.82.51.11.214.6
Jerry Stackhouse 767635.3.397.287.8584.15.31.0.521.4
Ratko Varda 106.0.667.0001.0001.0.0.0.05.0
Ben Wallace 808036.5.531.000.42313.01.41.73.57.6
Rodney White 1608.1.350.222.8571.1.8.6.13.5
Corliss Williamson 78721.8.510.200.8054.11.2.6.313.6

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Victor Alexander
Chucky Atkins
Dana Barros
Jon Barry
Michael Curry
Damon Jones
Zeljko Rebraca
Clifford Robinson
Jerry Stackhouse
Ben Wallace
Rodney White
Corliss Williamson

Awards and records

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