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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
< 2000–01 2002–03 >

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][10] acquired three-point specialist Jon Barry from the Sacramento Kings,[11][12][13] and hired Rick Carlisle as their new head coach.[14][15][16][17]

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,[18] 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 day of the regular season.[19][20][21]

Ben Wallace averaged 7.6 points, 13.0 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game, was named Defensive Player of the Year,[22][23][24] 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,[25][26] while Carlisle was named Coach of the Year.[27][28]

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 averaged 6.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.[29] Wallace also finished in tenth place in Most Valuable Player voting, and in second place in Most Improved Player voting.[30][31][32]

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.[33][34][35][36] However, in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, after winning Game 1 over the 3rd-seeded Boston Celtics, 96–84 in Detroit,[37][38] the Pistons would lose the next four games, thus the series.[39][40][41][42] Following the season, Stackhouse was traded to the Washington Wizards,[43][44][45][46] while White was traded to the Denver Nuggets,[47] 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,[48] and also changed their uniforms.[49][50] The logo and uniforms both remained in use until 2005.

Draft picks

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Main article: 2001 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 9 Rodney White SF/PF  United States North Carolina-Charlotte
2 37 Mehmet Okur C/PF  Turkey

Roster

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2001–02 Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
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 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 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 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1974–11–05 North Carolina
C 44 Varda, Ratko 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 1979–05–06 Serbia
F/C 3 Wallace, Ben 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
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: October 29, 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 —

Game log

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Playoffs

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2002 playoff game log
First Round: 3–2 (home: 3–0; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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

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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

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Victor Alexander 15 0 6.5 .353 .000 .500 1.9 .4 .0 .1 2.7
Chucky Atkins 79 62 28.9 .466 .411 .692 2.0 3.3 .9 .1 12.1
Dana Barros 29 20 20.1 .385 .338 .778 2.0 2.7 .5 .1 6.7
Jon Barry 82 6 24.2 .489 .469 .931 2.9 3.3 1.1 .2 9.0
Brian Cardinal 8 0 5.4 .462 .429 1.000 .8 .3 .1 .0 2.1
Michael Curry 82 75 23.3 .453 .269 .791 2.0 1.5 .6 .1 4.0
Damon Jones 67 0 16.2 .401 .371 .729 1.5 2.1 .3 .0 5.1
Mikki Moore 30 0 7.2 .475 .500 .769 1.8 .4 .2 .3 2.6
Zeljko Rebraca 74 4 15.9 .505 .000 .771 3.9 .5 .4 1.0 6.9
Clifford Robinson 80 80 35.7 .425 .378 .694 4.8 2.5 1.1 1.2 14.6
Jerry Stackhouse 76 76 35.3 .397 .287 .858 4.1 5.3 1.0 .5 21.4
Ratko Varda 1 0 6.0 .667 .000 1.000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 5.0
Ben Wallace 80 80 36.5 .531 .000 .423 13.0 1.4 1.7 3.5 7.6
Rodney White 16 0 8.1 .350 .222 .857 1.1 .8 .6 .1 3.5
Corliss Williamson 78 7 21.8 .510 .200 .805 4.1 1.2 .6 .3 13.6

Playoffs

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Victor Alexander 1 0 3.0 .000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Chucky Atkins 10 10 29.4 .364 .359 .765 2.4 3.4 .6 .1 11.3
Dana Barros 4 0 1.5 .333 .000 .0 .3 .0 .0 .5
Jon Barry 10 0 17.7 .475 .447 .625 2.0 2.1 .5 .1 8.0
Michael Curry 10 10 22.1 .564 .385 .727 1.4 1.2 .4 .0 5.7
Damon Jones 10 0 18.1 .381 .296 .750 2.1 2.5 .5 .0 4.3
Željko Rebrača 5 0 13.8 .455 .786 2.0 .0 .2 .2 4.2
Clifford Robinson 10 10 40.9 .363 .340 .800 3.0 2.9 1.8 1.9 13.2
Jerry Stackhouse 10 10 36.1 .321 .340 .825 4.3 4.3 .6 .6 17.6
Ben Wallace 10 10 40.8 .475 .436 16.1 1.2 1.9 2.6 7.3
Rodney White 1 0 2.0 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Corliss Williamson 10 0 26.9 .464 .000 .763 5.3 1.0 .9 .2 13.3

Awards and records

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Transactions

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See also

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