2001–02 Utah Jazz season

2001–02 Utah Jazz season
Andre Kirilenko's rookie season
Head coach	Jerry Sloan
Arena	Delta Center
Results
Record	44–38 (.537)
Place	Division: 4th (Midwest) Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finish	West First Round (eliminated 1–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain, KJZZ
Radio	KSOP-AM and FM

The 2001-02 Utah Jazz season was the team's 28th in the NBA. John Stockton continued to set new standards with 15,000 career assists and 3,000 career steals, as Karl Malone scored his 34,000th career point. However, the Jazz began to show their age as they finished fourth in the Midwest Division with a 44-38 record. The Jazz also beat the Los Angeles Lakers' record of sixteen consecutive winning seasons set between 1976–77 and 1991–92. In the first round of the playoffs, they lost in four games to the Sacramento Kings.

Draft picks

Main article: 2001 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	24	Raul Lopez	PG	Spain
2	52	Jarron Collins	C/PF	United States	Stanford

Roster

Utah Jazz roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F/C 13 Amaechi, John 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Penn State C 31 Collins, Jarron 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Stanford G 25 Crotty, John 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Virginia F 47 Kirilenko, Andrei 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Russia G 5 LaRue, Rusty 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Wake Forest G 20 Lewis, Quincy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Minnesota F 32 Malone, Karl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 256 lb (116 kg) Louisiana Tech F 42 Marshall, Donyell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Connecticut C 00 Ostertag, Greg 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Kansas F 34 Padgett, Scott 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Kentucky F 3 Russell, Bryon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Long Beach State G 9 Starks, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oklahoma State G 2 Stevenson, DeShawn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Washington Union HS (CA) G 12 Stockton, John 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Gonzaga	Head coach Jerry Sloan (Evansville) 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

Playoffs

West First Round

(1) Sacramento Kings vs. (8) Utah Jazz Last Playoff Meeting: 1999 Western Conference First Round (Utah won 3-2)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (SAC-UTA)	Venue	TV Time (EST)	TV Commentators
1	April 20	Utah	86	Sacramento	89	1-0	ARCO Arena	NBC 3:00	Tom Hammond, Bill Walton & Steve Jones
2	April 23	Utah	93	Sacramento	86	1-1	ARCO Arena	TBS 10:30	Mike Breen & P.J. Carlesimo
3	April 27	Sacramento	90	Utah	87	2-1	Delta Center	NBC 3:00	Marv Albert, Bill Walton & Steve Jones
4	April 29	Sacramento	91	Utah	86	3-1	Delta Center	TNT 10:30	Kevin Harlan, John Thompson & Danny Ainge
Sacramento wins series 3–1

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

Awards and records

• Andrei Kirilenko, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team