2001–02 Utah Jazz season

The 2001–02 NBA season was the Jazz's 28th season in the National Basketball Association, and 23rd season in Salt Lake City, Utah.^[1] During the off-season, the Jazz signed free agent John Amaechi.^[2][3] Russian basketball star Andrei Kirilenko, who was drafted by the Jazz in the 1999 NBA draft, would finally make his debut in the NBA.^[4][5][6] John Stockton continued to set new standards with 15,000 career assists and 3,000 career steals,^[7][8] as Karl Malone scored his 34,000th career point.^[9]

However, the Jazz began to show their age as they struggled losing five of their first seven games, leading to a 6–11 start to the season. They played above .500 for the remainder of the season, holding a 25–24 record at the All-Star break,^[10] finishing fourth in the Midwest Division, and eighth in the Western Conference with a 44–38 record.^[11] The Jazz also beat the Los Angeles Lakers' record of sixteen consecutive winning seasons above .500,^[12] set between the 1976–77 and 1991–92 seasons.^[13]

Malone averaged 22.4 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, and was selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,^{[14][15][16][17][18]} but did not play due to visiting his sick mother back home in Louisiana.^{[19][20][21][22]} In addition, Donyell Marshall averaged 14.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, while Stockton provided the team with 13.4 points, 8.2 assists and 1.9 steals per game, Bryon Russell contributed 9.6 points per game, and Kirilenko averaged 10.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.^[23]

However, in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Jazz lost in four games to the Sacramento Kings.^{[24][25][26][27]} Following the season, Russell signed as a free agent with the Washington Wizards after nine seasons in Utah,^[28][29][30] while Marshall signed with the Chicago Bulls,^[31][32][33] and John Starks and John Crotty both retired.^[34]

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

2001–02 Utah Jazz roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F/C 13 Amaechi, John 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1970–11–26 Penn State C 31 Collins, Jarron 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1978–12–02 Stanford G 25 Crotty, John  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1969–07–15 Virginia F 47 Kirilenko, Andrei 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1981–02–18 Russia G 5 LaRue, Rusty 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1973–12–10 Wake Forest G/F 20 Lewis, Quincy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1977–06–26 Minnesota F 32 Malone, Karl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 256 lb (116 kg) 1963–07–24 Louisiana Tech F 42 Marshall, Donyell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1973–05–18 Connecticut C 00 Ostertag, Greg 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1973–03–06 Kansas F 34 Padgett, Scott 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1976–04–19 Kentucky F 3 Russell, Bryon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1970–12–31 Long Beach State G 9 Starks, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1965–08–10 Oklahoma State G/F 2 Stevenson, DeShawn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1981–04–03 Washington Union HS (CA) G 12 Stockton, John 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1962–03–26 Gonzaga

Head coach Jerry Sloan Assistant coach(es) Gordon Chiesa David Fredman Phil Johnson Kenny Natt Mark McKown (player development) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.

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

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