2001–02 Cleveland Cavaliers season
The Cavaliers lost 50 games for the third consecutive season, finishing in seventh place in the Central Division with a 29–53 record.
The 2001–02 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 32nd for the franchise in the NBA. After selecting high school center DeSagana Diop with the eighth overall pick in the 2001 draft, the team re-acquired Tyrone Hill, and Jumaine Jones from the Philadelphia 76ers, acquired Ricky Davis from the Miami Heat, and hired John Lucas as head coach. The Cavaliers lost nine of their first eleven games and suffered a 12-game losing streak in January, finishing 29–53 and in seventh place in the Central Division. Lamond Murray, Andre Miller, and Wesley Person led the scoring, while the team ranked 23rd in home attendance at Gund Arena.
Quick Facts
- Team
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- End year
- 2002
- Wins
- 29
- Losses
- 53
- Division
- central
- Division place
- 7
- Coach
- John Lucas
- Arena
- Gund Arena
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