2001–02 Golden State Warriors season

2001–02 Golden State Warriors season
Jason Richardson`s rookie season
Head coach	Dave Cowens Brian Winters
Owner(s)	Chris Cohan
Arena	The Arena in Oakland
Results
Record	21–61 (.256)
Place	Division: 7th (Pacific) Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 2001-02 NBA season was the Warriors' 56th season in the NBA and 40th in the San Francisco Bay Area. The season saw the Warriors draft Jason Richardson from Michigan State with the fifth overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft. The acquisition of Richardson sought to help with the Warriors struggles the past seasons. Instead, their struggles continued and they finished last place in the Pacific Division with a 21-61 record.

Despite their continuing struggles, Richardson won the Slam Dunk Contest and was invited to play in the Rookie Game during All-Star Weekend in Philadelphia.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 2001 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	5	Jason Richardson	SG	United States	Michigan State University
1	14	Troy Murphy	PF	United States	University of Notre Dame
2	30	Gilbert Arenas	PG	United States	University of Arizona

Roster

Golden State Warriors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 0 Arenas, Gilbert 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Arizona G 10 Blaylock, Mookie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oklahoma C 25 Dampier, Erick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Mississippi State F 21 Fortson, Danny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Cincinnati C 31 Foyle, Adonal 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Colgate C 22 Garrett, Dean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Indiana F 45 Henderson, Cedric 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Memphis G 20 Hughes, Larry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Saint Louis F 33 Jamison, Antawn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) North Carolina F 34 Mills, Chris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Arizona F/C 1 Murphy, Troy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Notre Dame G 2 Oliver, Dean 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Iowa G/F 23 Richardson, Jason 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Michigan State G 3 Sura, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Florida State	Head coach Brian Winters (South Carolina) Assistant coach(es) Phil Hubbard (Michigan) Mark Osowski (Massachusetts) Clifford Ray (Oklahoma) Tom Sterner (Millersville State) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Erick Dampier	Adonal Foyle	Dean Garrett
PF	Danny Fortson	Troy Murphy
SF	Antawn Jamison	Chris Mills	Cedric Henderson
SG	Jason Richardson
PG	Larry Hughes	Gilbert Arenas Bob Sura	Mookie Blaylock Dean Oliver

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Sacramento Kings	61	21	.744	–	36–5	25–16	15–9
x-Los Angeles Lakers	58	24	.707	3	34–7	24–17	16–8
x-Portland Trail Blazers	49	33	.598	12	30–11	19–22	14–10
x-Seattle SuperSonics	45	37	.549	16	26–15	19–22	13–11
Los Angeles Clippers	39	43	.476	22	25–16	14–27	9–15
Phoenix Suns	36	46	.439	25	23–18	13–28	12–12
Golden State Warriors	21	61	.256	40	14–27	7–34	5–19

#	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

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

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

See also

• 2001-02 NBA season