2001–02 Memphis Grizzlies season

2001–02 Memphis Grizzlies season
Head coach Sidney Lowe
Arena Pyramid Arena
Results
Record 23–59 (.280)
Place Division: 7th (Midwest)
Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finish DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Fox Sports Net South, WMC, WPXX
Radio WREC

The 2001–02 NBA season was the Grizzlies 7th season in the National Basketball Association, and their first season in Memphis.[1] After six years of struggling in Vancouver, the Grizzlies relocated to Memphis. Although it was the first NBA team for the city, Memphis played home to an American Basketball Association team from 1970–1975. During the offseason, the Grizzlies acquired rookie Pau Gasol, Brevin Knight and former University of Memphis star Lorenzen Wright from the Atlanta Hawks, while acquiring Jason Williams from the Sacramento Kings. However, Bryant Reeves missed the entire season due to a preseason back injury, while Michael Dickerson played just four games due to a groin injury.

The Grizzlies made their debut on November 1 at the Pyramid. The Grizzlies would lose to the Detroit Pistons by a score of 90–80. The Grizzlies lost their first 8 games of the season. Their first win would come in a victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers by a score of 98–83. The game was played at the Pyramid on November 17, for the franchise's first win in Memphis. The Grizzlies would finish in last place in the Midwest Division with a 23–59 record.

The highlight of the season was the contribution of two rookies. Gasol led the team with 17.6 points per game and was named Rookie of The Year. Top draft pick and Duke alumnus Shane Battier had a solid 14.4 points per game, while Wright led the team in rebounding with 9.0 boards per game. The highlight of the inaugural season for the Grizzlies came on December 21. The Grizzlies beat the eventual NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers at the Pyramid winning 114–108.[2] Following the season, Reeves retired after six seasons in the NBA, and veteran forward Grant Long was released.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 6 Shane Battier SF/SG  United States Duke
1 27 Jamaal Tinsley PG  United States Iowa State
2 32 Will Solomon PG  United States Clemson
2 47 Antonis Fotsis (from New York) SF  Greece Panathinaikos (Greece)

Roster

Memphis Grizzlies roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 25 United States Anderson, Nick  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Illinois
C 9 United States Austin, Isaac  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Arizona State
G/F 31 United States Battier, Shane 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Duke
G/F 32 United States Buford, Rodney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Creighton
G 8 United States Dickerson, Michael  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Arizona
F 6 Greece Fotsis, Antonis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Greece
F/C 16 Spain Gasol, Pau 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Spain
G 7 United States Gill, Eddie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Weber State
G 22 United States Knight, Brevin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Stanford
F 43 United States Long, Grant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Eastern Michigan
F/C 34 United States Massenburg, Tony 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Maryland
C 50 United States Reeves, Bryant  (IN) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Oklahoma State
G 5 United States Perry, Elliot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Memphis
G 1 United States Solomon, Will 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Auburn
F/C 4 United States Swift, Stromile 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) LSU
G 2 United States Williams, Jason 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Florida
F/C 42 United States Wright, Lorenzen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Memphis
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Roster Notes

  • Center Bryant Reeves missed the entire season due to a back injury.

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
TeamWLPCTGB
San Antonio Spurs5824.707-
Dallas Mavericks5725.6951
Minnesota Timberwolves5032.6108
Utah Jazz4438.53714
Houston Rockets2854.34130
Denver Nuggets2755.32931
Memphis Grizzlies2359.28035

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

GameDateOpponentResultGrizzlies scoreOpponent scoreRecordOT

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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

Awards

Pau Gasol 2001–2002 NBA Rookie of the Year Award.[3]

Pau Gasol 2001–2002 NBA All-Rookie Team[4]

Shane Battier 2001–2002 NBA All-Rookie Team[4]

Transactions

Free agents

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2001-02 Memphis Grizzlies
  2. ↑ Memphis Grizzlies (2001-Present)
  3. ↑ Basketball-ReferenceNBA Rookie of the Year Award Winners, Sept 20 2011
  4. 1 2 RealGM,Historical Memphis Grizzlies Awards, Sept 20 2011
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