2001–02 Charlotte Hornets season

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2001–02 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coachPaul Silas
General managerBob Bass
Owner(s)George Shinn Ray Wooldridge
ArenaCharlotte Coliseum
Results
Record44–38 (.537)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to Nets 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWJZY
RadioWBT
< 2000–01 2004–05 >

The 2001–02 NBA season was the fourteenth and final season for the original Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the Hornets acquired George Lynch and Robert Traylor from the Philadelphia 76ers in a three-team trade,[2][3][4] and signed free agents Stacey Augmon,[5] Bryce Drew and three-point specialist Matt Bullard.[6] The Hornets struggled playing around .500 in the first half of the season, holding a 23–25 record at the All-Star break.[7] Jamal Mashburn only played just 40 games due to a lower abdominal strain,[8][9][10] and was replaced with second-year forward Lee Nailon as the team's starting small forward. Despite losing Mashburn, the Hornets posted a 7-game winning streak in March, and finished the season second in the Central Division with a 44–38 record, and qualified for their third straight playoff appearance.[11]

Mashburn averaged 21.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game, while Baron Davis continued to show improvement, averaging 18.1 points, 8.5 assists and 2.1 steals per game, and was selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game,[12][13][14][15][16] and David Wesley provided the team with 14.2 points and 3.5 assists per game. In addition, Elden Campbell contributed 13.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, while Nailon provided with 10.8 points per game, P.J. Brown averaged 8.4 points and 9.8 rebounds per game, and second-year center Jamaal Magloire contributed 8.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game off the bench.[17]

The Hornets defeated the Orlando Magic, 3–1 in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs,[18][19][20][21] but lost 4–1 in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals to the top-seeded New Jersey Nets.[22][23][24][25] The Nets would go on to reach the NBA Finals for the first time, but would lose to the Los Angeles Lakers in four straight games.[26][27][28][29][30] Following the season, Nailon and Bullard were both released to free agency.

This was also the team's final season in Charlotte, as the Hornets relocated to New Orleans, Louisiana, and became the New Orleans Hornets next season;[31][32][33][34][35] other city candidates for the team's relocation included Louisville, Kentucky, Norfolk, Virginia, St. Louis, Missouri and Anaheim, California.[36][37][38] The Hornets also finished twenty-ninth (last) in home-game attendance for the season, a stark contrast to their earlier years in Charlotte, plus posting a better 23–18 road record than their 21–20 record at home.[39][33]

The city of Charlotte would return to the NBA two seasons later with the expansion Charlotte Bobcats, who began play in the 2004–05 season. That franchise changed its name to the Hornets in 2014 after the original franchise renamed itself the Pelicans, and also reclaimed the original Hornets' history from 1988 to 2002. As a result, the Hornets are now reckoned as having suspended operations after this season before returning as the Bobcats in 2004.

Offseason

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NBA draft

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Main article: 2001 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 16 Kirk Haston PF  United States Indiana

Roster

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2001–02 Charlotte Hornets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G/F 2 Augmon, Stacey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–08–01 UNLV
F/C 42 Brown, P.J. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1969–10–14 Louisiana Tech
F 50 Bullard, Matt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967–06–05 Iowa
F/C 5 Campbell, Elden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1968–07–23 Clemson
G 1 Davis, Baron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1979–04–13 UCLA
G 17 Drew, Bryce 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1974–09–21 Valparaiso
F/C 35 Haston, Kirk 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1979–03–10 Indiana
F 9 Lynch, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1970–09–03 North Carolina
C 21 Magloire, Jamaal 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 259 lb (117 kg) 1978–05–21 Kentucky
F 24 Mashburn, Jamal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1972–11–29 Kentucky
C 6 Moïso, Jérôme 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1978–06–15 UCLA
F 54 Nailon, Lee 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1975–02–22 TCU
F 34 Traylor, Robert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 284 lb (129 kg) 1977–02–01 Michigan
G 4 Wesley, David 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970–11–14 Baylor
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: November 19, 2001

Regular season

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Season standings

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Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 50 32 .610 – 26–15 24–17 20–8
x-Charlotte Hornets 44 38 .537 6 21–20 23–18 17–11
x-Toronto Raptors 42 40 .512 8 24–17 18–23 17–11
x-Indiana Pacers 42 40 .512 8 25–16 17–24 13–15
Milwaukee Bucks 41 41 .500 9 25–16 16–25 17–11
Atlanta Hawks 33 49 .402 17 23–18 10–31 11–17
Cleveland Cavaliers 29 53 .354 21 20–21 9–32 12–16
Chicago Bulls 21 61 .256 29 14–27 7–34 5–23
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-New Jersey Nets 52 30 .634 –
2 y-Detroit Pistons 50 32 .610 2
3 x-Boston Celtics 49 33 .598 3
4 x-Charlotte Hornets 44 38 .537 8
5 x-Orlando Magic 44 38 .537 8
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers 43 39 .524 9
7 x-Toronto Raptors 42 40 .512 10
8 x-Indiana Pacers 42 40 .512 10
9 Milwaukee Bucks 41 41 .500 11
10 Washington Wizards 37 45 .451 15
11 Miami Heat 36 46 .439 16
12 Atlanta Hawks 33 49 .402 19
13 New York Knicks 30 52 .366 22
14 Cleveland Cavaliers 29 53 .354 23
15 Chicago Bulls 21 61 .256 31
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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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 — 2–2 2–2 3–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–3 0–2 2–1 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–3
Boston 2–2 — 2–1 2–2 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 3–1 4–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–1
Charlotte 2–2 1–2 — 4–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–1
Chicago 1–3 2–2 0–4 — 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 0–4 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–2 0–4 3–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–3
Cleveland 1–3 0–4 1–3 3–1 — 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–2
Dallas 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 — 4–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1
Denver 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–4 — 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–4 0–4 3–1 1–1 1–3 0–2
Detroit 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 — 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 4–0
Golden State 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 3–1 1–1 — 1–3 0–2 2–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–4 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–4 1–1
Houston 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 — 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–4 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1
Indiana 3–1 0–3 1–3 4–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 2–0 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 3–1
L.A. Clippers 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 — 1–3 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–4 1–1
L.A. Lakers 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 3–1 — 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–0
Memphis 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 — 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–1 3–1 0–2
Miami 1–3 1–3 0–3 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 — 3–1 0–2 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–2 2–2
Milwaukee 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 — 0–2 1–2 1–3 2–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 4–0 2–0 3–1
Minnesota 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–0
New Jersey 1–2 1–3 3–1 4–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 — 4–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–1
New York 3–1 0–4 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–2 0–4 — 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–3
Orlando 3–1 1–3 1–3 3–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–2 1–1 1–3 4–0 — 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–2
Philadelphia 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 — 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 2–3
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 — 2–2 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–2
Portland 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 — 2–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–3 2–0
Sacramento 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 0–2 3–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 — 3–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 1–1
San Antonio 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 — 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–0
Seattle 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 — 2–0 1–3 1–1
Toronto 4–0 2–2 2–2 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–4 1–1 2–2 0–3 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 — 1–1 1–2
Utah 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–3 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 0–4 0–4 3–1 1–1 — 2–0
Washington 3–0 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 2–2 3–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 —

Playoffs

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2002 playoff game log
Total: 4–5 (home: 2–2; road: 2–3)
First Round: 3–1 (home: 1–1; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 20 Orlando W 80–79 Baron Davis (28) P. J. Brown (15) Baron Davis (7) Charlotte Coliseum
9,505 		1–0
2 April 23 Orlando L 103–111 (OT) Elden Campbell (27) Elden Campbell (13) Baron Davis (10) Charlotte Coliseum
10,323 		1–1
3 April 27 @ Orlando W 110–100 (OT) Baron Davis (33) Baron Davis (14) Baron Davis (10) TD Waterhouse Centre
16,754 		2–1
4 April 30 @ Orlando W 102–85 Baron Davis (28) Baron Davis (11) Baron Davis (10) TD Waterhouse Centre
16,254 		3–1
Conference semifinals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 5 @ New Jersey L 93–99 Baron Davis (23) P. J. Brown (9) David Wesley (7) Continental Airlines Arena
19,071 		0–1
2 May 7 @ New Jersey L 88–102 Baron Davis (21) George Lynch (11) Baron Davis (7) Continental Airlines Arena
20,049 		0–2
3 May 9 New Jersey W 115–97 Baron Davis (26) George Lynch (12) Baron Davis (8) Charlotte Coliseum
11,363 		1–2
4 May 12 New Jersey L 79–89 Baron Davis (20) P. J. Brown (16) Baron Davis (6) Charlotte Coliseum
13,864 		1–3
5 May 15 @ New Jersey L 95–103 Magloire, Nailon (14) George Lynch (13) Baron Davis (8) Continental Airlines Arena
20,049 		1–4
2002 schedule

Player statistics

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Ragular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Baron Davis PG 82 82 3,318 349 698 172 47 1,484 40.5 4.3 8.5 2.1 .6 18.1
Jamaal Magloire C 82 8 1,549 461 31 27 86 699 18.9 5.6 .4 .3 1.0 8.5
P. J. Brown C 80 80 2,563 786 107 59 78 669 32.0 9.8 1.3 .7 1.0 8.4
Lee Nailon SF 79 41 1,912 291 94 59 17 851 24.2 3.7 1.2 .7 .2 10.8
Elden Campbell PF 77 74 2,156 530 102 60 137 1,074 28.0 6.9 1.3 .8 1.8 13.9
Stacey Augmon SG 77 3 1,319 225 103 56 12 357 17.1 2.9 1.3 .7 .2 4.6
David Wesley SG 67 63 2,487 143 236 74 15 951 37.1 2.1 3.5 1.1 .2 14.2
Robert Traylor PF 61 1 678 187 37 24 37 228 11.1 3.1 .6 .4 .6 3.7
Bryce Drew PG 61 0 774 72 101 32 2 210 12.7 1.2 1.7 .5 .0 3.4
George Lynch SF 45 18 893 186 54 40 14 172 19.8 4.1 1.2 .9 .3 3.8
Jamal Mashburn SF 40 40 1,601 242 171 45 6 858 40.0 6.1 4.3 1.1 .2 21.5
Matt Bullard PF 31 0 350 47 16 2 2 105 11.3 1.5 .5 .1 .1 3.4
Kirk Haston PF 15 0 77 20 5 0 1 26 5.1 1.3 .3 .0 .1 1.7
Jérôme Moïso C 15 0 76 25 4 3 2 16 5.1 1.7 .3 .2 .1 1.1
Eldridge Recasner† SG 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Hornets only.

Playoffs

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Baron Davis PG 9 9 401 63 71 32 5 203 44.6 7.0 7.9 3.6 .6 22.6
David Wesley SG 9 9 377 17 31 10 2 142 41.9 1.9 3.4 1.1 .2 15.8
P. J. Brown C 9 9 331 86 14 6 12 92 36.8 9.6 1.6 .7 1.3 10.2
Elden Campbell PF 9 9 254 60 16 6 23 122 28.2 6.7 1.8 .7 2.6 13.6
George Lynch SF 9 7 286 76 14 10 6 69 31.8 8.4 1.6 1.1 .7 7.7
Lee Nailon SF 9 1 160 24 6 3 0 69 17.8 2.7 .7 .3 .0 7.7
Stacey Augmon SG 9 0 152 27 13 10 1 48 16.9 3.0 1.4 1.1 .1 5.3
Jamaal Magloire C 8 0 168 45 5 0 15 98 21.0 5.6 .6 .0 1.9 12.3
Robert Traylor PF 8 0 62 16 3 2 2 18 7.8 2.0 .4 .3 .3 2.3
Bryce Drew PG 2 0 5 0 2 0 0 2 2.5 .0 1.0 .0 .0 1.0
Kirk Haston PF 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 2 2.0 .5 .0 .5 .0 1.0
Jamal Mashburn SF 1 1 10 1 1 0 0 0 10.0 1.0 1.0 .0 .0 .0

Awards and records

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Transactions

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  • June 14, 2001

Traded a 2001 2nd round draft pick (Sean Lampley was later selected) to the Chicago Bulls for Roberto Dueñas.

  • July 24, 2001

Signed Bryce Drew as a free agent.

  • July 25, 2001

Signed Stacey Augmon as a free agent.

  • August 13, 2001

Signed Matt Bullard as a free agent.

  • October 25, 2001

As part of a 3-team trade, the Charlotte Hornets traded Derrick Coleman to the Philadelphia 76ers; the Charlotte Hornets traded cash to the Golden State Warriors; the Golden State Warriors traded Chris Porter to the Charlotte Hornets; the Golden State Warriors traded Corie Blount and Vonteego Cummings to the Philadelphia 76ers; the Philadelphia 76ers traded George Lynch, Jérôme Moïso and Robert Traylor to the Charlotte Hornets; and the Philadelphia 76ers traded Cedric Henderson and a 2005 1st round draft pick (Joey Graham was later selected) to the Golden State Warriors.

  • October 26, 2001

Waived Chris Porter.

  • October 29, 2001

Waived Tim James.

  • November 19, 2001

Waived Eldridge Recasner.

Player Transactions Citation:[40]

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