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] During the offseason, the Pistons acquired Clifford Robinson from the Phoenix Suns and Jon Barry from the Sacramento Kings. Under new head coach Rick Carlisle, the Pistons won 14 of their first 20 games, but then suffered a 7-game losing streak. However, after a 19–20 start, they would win 15 of their next 18 games, returning to the playoffs after a one-year absence, finishing first place in the Central Division with a 50–32 record, thanks to a 123–89 home victory over the Milwaukee Bucks to close out the season. They won the divisional title for the first time since the 1989–90 season. Ben Wallace was named Defensive Player of The Year, Corliss Williamson was named Sixth Man of The Year, and Carlisle was named Coach of The Year.

2001–02 Detroit Pistons season
Division champions
Head coachRick Carlisle
General managerJoe Dumars
ArenaThe Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record50–32 (.610)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in East Conference Semifinals to Boston
(1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

In the first round of the playoffs, they would defeat the Toronto Raptors in five games, and advance to the second round for the first time since 1991. However, in the semifinals, they would lose in five games to the 3rd-seeded Boston Celtics after winning Game 1. Following the season, Jerry Stackhouse was traded to the Washington Wizards,[2] and Dana Barros was released.

The season saw the team revert to its traditional color scheme of red, white and blue.

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

Roster

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—

Playoffs

East First Round

(2) Detroit Pistons vs. (7) Toronto Raptors Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Pistons and Raptors.

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(DET-TOR)

 Venue TV Time Recap
1 April 21 Toronto 63 Detroit 85 1-0 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills TNT 8:30et Recap
2 April 24 Toronto 91 Detroit 96 2-0 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills TNT 7:00et Recap
3 April 27 Detroit 84 Toronto 94 2-1 Air Canada Centre, Toronto TNT 8:30et Recap
4 April 29 Detroit 83 Toronto 89 2-2 Air Canada Centre, Toronto TNT 8:00et Recap
5 May 2 Toronto 82 Detroit 85 3-2 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills TBS 8:30et Recap
Detroit wins series 3–2

East Conference Semifinals

(2) Detroit Pistons vs. (3) Boston Celtics Last Playoff Meeting: 1991 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Detroit won 4-2)

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(DET-BOS)

 Venue TV Time Recap
1 May 5 Boston 86 Detroit 94 1-0 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills NBC 3:00et Recap
2 May 8 Boston 85 Detroit 77 1-1 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills TNT 8:00et Recap
3 May 10 Detroit 64 Boston 66 1-2 FleetCenter, Boston TNT 7:00et Recap
4 May 12 Detroit 79 Boston 90 1-3 FleetCenter, Boston NBC 3:00et Recap
5 May 14 Boston 90 Detroit 81 1-4 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills TBS 8:00et Recap
Boston wins series 4–1

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

References
  1. 2001-02 Detroit Pistons
  2. "PLUS: PRO BASKETBALL; Pistons' Stackhouse Traded to Wizards". New York Times. September 12, 2002. Retrieved April 4, 2017.

See also
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