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Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2001β02 New York Knicks season was the 56th season for the
Knicks in the
National Basketball Association (NBA).
[1] During the off-season, the Knicks acquired
Shandon Anderson from the
Houston Rockets and
Howard Eisley from the
Dallas Mavericks in a three-team trade,
[2]
[3] and signed free agent
Clarence Weatherspoon .
[4]
[5] Entering the
season , the Knicks were without
Larry Johnson , who retired during training camp due to lingering injuries, ending his 10-year career in the NBA.
[6]
[7] After a 10β9 start to the season, head coach
Jeff Van Gundy unexpectedly resigned in December, explaining he had "diminished focus", though he would return to coach the
Houston Rockets in the 2003β04 season.
Don Chaney took over for Van Gundy.
[8]
[9] Under Chaney, the
Knicks suffered an 8-game losing streak in January and went 20β43 for the remainder of the season,
[10] as
Marcus Camby missed the final 39 games due to a hip injury.
[11]
[12]
The Knicks lost six of their final seven games and finished in last place in the
Atlantic Division with a 30β52 record.
[13]
[10]
[14] The Knicks missed the
NBA Playoffs for the first time since
1987 .
[1]
Allan Houston led the team in scoring, averaging 20.4 points per game, while
Latrell Sprewell finished second on the team in scoring with 19.4 points per game, and
Kurt Thomas provided the Knicks with 13.9 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. In addition, Camby averaged 11.1 points and rebounds per game each in only 29 games, while Weatherspoon provided the Knicks with 8.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game, and
Mark Jackson contributed 8.4 points and 7.4 assists per game.
[13] Following the season, Camby and Jackson were both traded to the
Denver Nuggets .
[15]
[16] However, Jackson was released to free agency and signed with the
Utah Jazz .
[17]
[18]
For the season, the Knicks slightly redesigned their uniforms by removing the side panels from the bottom of their shorts, and taking players' jersey numbers off of the left side, and the team's primary logo off of the right side of their shorts, and moving the primary logo on the left leg of their shorts.
[19]
[20] After the 2001β02 season, the Knicks' jersey was altered to incorporate the "NYK" subway token logo on the back.
[21]
NBA draft
Roster
2001β02 New York Knicks roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G/F
49
Anderson, Shandon
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
1973β12β31
Georgia
F/C
23
Camby, Marcus
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1974β03β22
UMass
G
4
Eisley, Howard
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
177 lb (80 kg)
1972β12β04
Boston College
F
32
Harrington, Othella
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1974β01β31
Georgetown
G
20
Houston, Allan
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1971β04β20
Tennessee
F/C
44
Knight, Travis
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1974β09β13
Connecticut
G
13
Jackson, Mark
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1965β04β01
St. John's
G
7
Postell, Lavor
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1978β02β26
St. John's
G
25
Robinson, Larry
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1968β01β11
Centenary
C
50
Spencer, Felton
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
1968β01β15
Louisville
G/F
8
Sprewell, Latrell
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1970β09β08
Alabama
F/C
40
Thomas, Kurt
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1972β10β04
TCU
G
21
Ward, Charlie
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1970β10β12
Florida State
F
35
Weatherspoon, Clarence
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1970β09β08
Southern Miss
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Last transaction: October 10, 2001
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
2001β02 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
β
2β2
2β2
3β1
3β1
0β2
2β0
1β3
2β0
1β1
1β3
1β1
1β1
2β0
3β1
1β3
0β2
2β1
1β3
1β3
1β3
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β4
1β1
0β3
Boston
2β2
β
2β1
2β2
4β0
0β2
2β0
2β2
1β1
0β2
3β0
2β0
2β0
2β0
3β1
1β3
1β1
3β1
4β0
3β1
1β3
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
1β1
2β2
1β1
3β1
Charlotte
2β2
1β2
β
4β0
3β1
0β2
2β0
1β3
2β0
1β1
3β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
3β0
2β2
0β2
1β3
2β2
3β1
1β3
2β0
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β1
2β2
1β1
3β1
Chicago
1β3
2β2
0β4
β
1β3
0β2
0β2
1β3
1β1
2β0
0β4
0β2
2β0
1β1
1β3
2β2
0β2
0β4
3β1
0β3
1β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β4
0β2
1β3
Cleveland
1β3
0β4
1β3
3β1
β
0β2
1β1
1β3
1β1
2β0
2β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
3β1
3β1
2β0
1β3
2β2
1β3
0β3
1β1
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β3
0β2
1β2
Dallas
2β0
2β0
2β0
2β0
2β0
β
4β0
1β1
4β0
2β2
2β0
2β2
1β3
4β0
1β1
2β0
2β2
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β1
3β1
2β2
3β1
1β3
3β1
1β1
3β1
1β1
Denver
0β2
0β2
0β2
2β0
1β1
0β4
β
0β2
1β3
2β2
0β2
1β3
1β3
3β1
0β2
0β2
2β2
1β1
2β0
0β2
1β1
3β1
2β2
0β4
0β4
3β1
1β1
1β3
0β2
Detroit
3β1
2β2
3β1
3β1
3β1
1β1
2β0
β
1β1
1β1
3β1
1β1
0β2
2β0
2β1
2β2
1β1
3β1
3β1
2β2
2β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
3β1
1β1
4β0
Golden State
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β1
0β4
3β1
1β1
β
1β3
0β2
2β2
1β3
3β1
0β2
0β2
1β3
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β4
2β2
0β4
0β4
0β4
0β2
0β4
1β1
Houston
1β1
2β0
1β1
0β2
0β2
2β2
2β2
1β1
3β1
β
0β2
1β3
0β4
1β3
0β2
1β1
2β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
2β2
1β3
0β4
0β4
2β2
1β1
2β2
1β1
Indiana
3β1
0β3
1β3
4β0
2β2
0β2
2β0
1β3
2β0
2β0
β
1β1
0β2
1β1
2β2
1β3
1β1
1β3
2β1
3β1
3β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
0β2
1β3
1β1
3β1
L.A. Clippers
1β1
0β2
1β1
2β0
2β0
2β2
3β1
1β1
2β2
3β1
1β1
β
1β3
3β1
2β0
1β1
2β2
0β2
2β0
1β1
0β2
3β1
1β3
1β3
1β3
1β3
1β1
0β4
1β1
L.A. Lakers
1β1
0β2
2β0
0β2
2β0
3β1
3β1
2β0
3β1
4β0
2β0
3β1
β
3β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
1β1
2β0
2β0
1β1
2β2
2β2
3β1
3β1
3β1
1β1
3β1
2β0
Memphis
0β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β4
1β3
0β2
1β3
3β1
1β1
1β3
1β3
β
1β1
0β2
0β4
0β2
1β1
0β2
2β0
1β3
2β2
1β3
0β4
0β4
1β1
3β1
0β2
Miami
1β3
1β3
0β3
3β1
1β3
1β1
2β0
1β2
2β0
2β0
2β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
β
3β1
0β2
1β3
2β2
3β1
1β3
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
2β0
1β3
0β2
2β2
Milwaukee
3β1
3β1
2β2
2β2
1β3
0β2
2β0
2β2
2β0
1β1
3β1
1β1
0β2
2β0
1β3
β
0β2
1β2
1β3
2β1
1β3
0β2
0β2
0β2
2β0
0β2
4β0
2β0
3β1
Minnesota
2β0
1β1
2β0
2β0
0β2
2β2
2β2
1β1
3β1
2β2
1β1
2β2
2β2
4β0
2β0
2β0
β
1β1
2β0
1β1
1β1
2β2
2β2
1β3
2β2
2β2
1β1
3β1
2β0
New Jersey
1β2
1β3
3β1
4β0
3β1
0β2
1β1
1β3
1β1
2β0
3β1
2β0
1β1
2β0
3β1
2β1
1β1
β
4β0
3β1
2β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
2β2
1β1
3β1
New York
3β1
0β4
2β2
1β3
2β2
1β1
0β2
1β3
1β1
1β1
1β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
2β2
3β1
0β2
0β4
β
0β4
1β3
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
2β0
3β0
1β1
1β3
Orlando
3β1
1β3
1β3
3β0
3β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
2β0
2β0
1β3
1β1
0β2
2β0
1β3
1β2
1β1
1β3
4β0
β
3β1
2β0
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
3β1
1β1
2β2
Philadelphia
3β1
3β1
3β1
2β1
3β0
1β1
1β1
1β2
1β1
1β1
1β3
2β0
1β1
0β2
3β1
3β1
1β1
2β2
3β1
1β3
β
2β0
0β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β3
0β2
2β3
Phoenix
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β3
1β3
1β1
4β0
2β2
1β1
1β3
2β2
3β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
β
2β2
1β3
1β3
2β2
1β1
2β2
0β2
Portland
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
2β2
2β2
2β0
2β2
3β1
1β1
3β1
2β2
2β2
1β1
2β0
2β2
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
2β2
β
2β2
1β3
3β1
1β1
1β3
2β0
Sacramento
2β0
2β0
2β0
2β0
2β0
1β3
4β0
2β0
4β0
4β0
0β2
3β1
1β3
3β1
2β0
2β0
3β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
3β1
2β2
β
3β1
2β2
2β0
4β0
1β1
San Antonio
2β0
2β0
1β1
2β0
1β1
3β1
4β0
2β0
4β0
4β0
1β1
3β1
1β3
4β0
1β1
0β2
2β2
0β2
2β0
2β0
1β1
3β1
3β1
1β3
β
2β2
1β1
4β0
2β0
Seattle
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β3
1β3
1β1
4β0
2β2
2β0
3β1
1β3
4β0
0β2
2β0
2β2
1β1
0β2
2β0
1β1
2β2
1β3
2β2
2β2
β
2β0
1β3
1β1
Toronto
4β0
2β2
2β2
4β0
3β1
1β1
1β1
1β3
2β0
1β1
3β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
3β1
0β4
1β1
2β2
0β3
1β3
3β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
β
1β1
1β2
Utah
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
1β3
3β1
1β1
4β0
2β2
1β1
4β0
1β3
1β3
2β0
0β2
1β3
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
3β1
0β4
0β4
3β1
1β1
β
2β0
Washington
3β0
1β3
1β3
3β1
2β1
1β1
2β0
0β4
1β1
1β1
1β3
1β1
0β2
2β0
2β2
1β3
0β2
1β3
3β1
2β2
3β2
2β0
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
2β1
0β2
β
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"Pro Basketball; Looking for Balance, the Knicks Trade Rice" . The New York Times . Retrieved January 11, 2022 .
^
"Rice Goes to Houston in Three-Team Trade" . Los Angeles Times . Times Wire Services. August 11, 2001. Retrieved October 25, 2022 .
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