Miami Heat Regular Season Rosters

2001-2002 Miami Heat Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
35 Malik Allen F 6-10 255 1 Villanova 2000 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
52 Ernest Brown C 7-0 244 0 Indian Hills 2000 Rnd 2 Pick 23 United States
25 Anthony Carter PG 6-1 190 3 Hawaii 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
3 LaPhonso Ellis PF 6-8 240 9 Notre Dame 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
15 Chris Gatling PF 6-10 220 10 Old Dominion 1991 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States
13 Kendall Gill SG 6-5 195 11 Illinois 1990 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
44 Brian Grant PF 6-9 254 7 Xavier 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
8 Tang Hamilton PF 6-8 220 0 Mississippi State 2001 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
5 Eddie House G 6-1 190 1 Arizona State 2000 Rnd 2 Pick 8 United States
24 Jim Jackson SG 6-6 220 9 Ohio State 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
12 Mike James G 6-2 188 0 Duquesne 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
6 Eddie Jones G-F 6-6 200 7 Temple 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
4 Sam Mack SF 6-7 220 7 Houston 1992 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
22 Sean Marks F-C 6-10 250 3 California 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 15 New Zealand
33 Alonzo Mourning C 6-10 240 9 Georgetown 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
50 Vladimir Stepania C 7-0 235 3 Union Olimpija (Slovenia) 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 27 Georgia
1 Rod Strickland PG 6-3 175 13 DePaul 1988 Rnd 1 Pick 19 United States

2001-2002 Miami Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters R. Strickland K. Gill E. Jones B. Grant A. Mourning
Rotation A. Carter   J. Jackson L. Ellis S. Marks
Rotation E. House     C. Gatling V. Stepania
Rotation M. James     M. Allen E. Brown

2001-2002 Atlantic Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1New Jersey Nets52-30-
2Boston Celtics49-333
3Orlando Magic44-388
4Philadelphia Sixers43-399
5Washington Wizards37-4515
6Miami Heat36-4616
7New York Knicks30-5222

2001-2002 Miami Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Eddie Jones Player Of The Week (01/06/02)
Alonzo Mourning Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (2002)
Alonzo Mourning J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2002)

2001-2002 Miami Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Eddie Jones 81 39.0 18.3 4.7 3.2 1.4 1.0 1.8
Alonzo Mourning 75 32.7 15.7 8.4 1.2 0.4 2.5 2.4
Rod Strickland 76 30.2 10.4 3.1 6.1 1.1 0.1 2.1
Brian Grant 72 31.3 9.3 8.0 1.9 0.7 0.4 1.7
Jim Jackson 55 33.2 10.7 5.3 2.5 0.8 0.3 1.9
Eddie House 64 19.2 8.0 1.7 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.2
LaPhonso Ellis 66 25.5 7.1 4.3 0.8 0.5 0.6 1.1
Kendall Gill 65 21.7 5.7 2.8 1.5 0.7 0.1 0.8
Chris Gatling 54 15.0 6.4 3.8 0.5 0.3 0.2 1.1
Vladimir Stepania 67 13.2 4.3 4.0 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.8
Anthony Carter 46 22.8 4.3 2.5 4.7 1.1 0.1 1.6
Sean Marks 21 15.2 4.6 3.6 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.9
Malik Allen 12 13.4 4.3 3.2 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.2
Mike James 15 7.9 2.8 0.9 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.9
Sam Mack 12 13.2 3.3 1.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.6
Tang Hamilton 9 10.9 2.2 2.0 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.2
Ernest Brown 3 7.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0

2001-2002 Miami Heat Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Ernest Brown was selected as the #23 pick in the Second Round of the 2000 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat. Ernest Brown signed a multi-year contract with the Miami Heat on August 7, 2001.

Eddie House was selected as the #8 pick in the Second Round of the 2000 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat. Eddie House signed a multi-year contract with the Miami Heat on August 14, 2000.

Acquired via Trade

Chris Gatling was acquired in a sign and trade by the Miami Heat from the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 26, 2001.

Brian Grant was acquired in a sign and trade by the Miami Heat from the Portland Trail Blazers on August 30, 2000.

Eddie Jones was acquired in a sign and trade by the Miami Heat from the Charlotte Hornets (1988) on August 1, 2000.

Alonzo Mourning was acquired in a trade by the Miami Heat from the Charlotte Hornets (1988) on November 3, 1995. Alonzo Mourning re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Miami Heat on August 13, 1996.

Acquired via Free Agency

Malik Allen signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Miami Heat on July 18, 2001.

Anthony Carter signed a contract with the Miami Heat on August 6, 1999. Anthony Carter re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Miami Heat on August 1, 2000. Anthony Carter re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Miami Heat on July 18, 2001.

LaPhonso Ellis signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Miami Heat on July 28, 2001.

Kendall Gill signed a contract as a free agent with the Miami Heat on August 5, 2001.

Jim Jackson signed a contract as a free agent with the Miami Heat on December 2, 2001.

Mike James signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Miami Heat on December 8, 2001.

Sean Marks signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Miami Heat on September 28, 2001.

Vladimir Stepania signed a contract as a free agent with the Miami Heat on October 2, 2001.

Rod Strickland signed a contract as a free agent with the Miami Heat on October 21, 2001.

2001-2002 Miami Heat Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Eric Woolworth President of Business Operations 2001-2002 General Counsel (Miami Heat, 1995 to 2001)
David Holcombe Director of Team Security 1999-2000 N/A
Pat Riley Head Coach, General Manager 2005-2006 Head Coach (Miami Heat, 1995 to 2003)
Bob McAdoo Assistant Coach 1995-1996 N/A
Stan Van Gundy Assistant Coach 1995-1996 Head Coach (Wisconsin, 1994 to 1995)
Erik Spoelstra Assistant Coach, Director of Scouting 1997-1998 Video Coordinator (Miami Heat, 1995 to 1999)
Keith Askins Assistant Coach, Advance Scout 1999-2000 N/A
Marc Iavaroni Assistant Coach, Director of Player Development 1999-2000 Assistant Coach (Cleveland Cavaliers, 1997 to 1999)
Andy Elisburg VP of Basketball Operations 1998-1999 Director of Team Operations (Miami Heat, 1993 to 1998)
Randy Pfund General Manager 1996-1997 Head Coach (Los Angeles Lakers, 1992 to 1994)
Travis Schlenk Video Coordinator 2000-2001 Basketball Operations Assistant (Orlando Magic, 1997 to 2000)
Randy Embry Scout 1999-2000 N/A
Adam Simon Scouting Coordinator 2001-2002 Basketball Operations Assistant (Miami Heat, 1997 to 2001)
Sammy Schulman Chief Financial Officer, Executive VP 1987-1988 N/A
Kim Stone Executive VP 1996-1997 N/A
Michael McCullough Chief Marketing Officer, Executive VP 2000-2001 N/A
Raquel Libman General Counsel, Executive VP 2001-2002 N/A
Tony Coba Executive VP 2001-2002 N/A
Chet Kammerer Director of Player Personnel 2000-2001 Director of College Scouting (Miami Heat, 1999 to 2000)
Brian Babin Director of Basketball Operations 2000-2001 N/A
Bill Foran Strength and Conditioning Coach 1989-1990 Strength and Conditioning Consultant (Miami Heat, 1988 to 1989)
Jay Sabol Equipment Manager, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, Assistant Athletic Trainer 1996-1997 Team Attendant (Miami Heat, 1995 to 2000)
Dr. Allan Herskowitz Team Physician 1988-1989 N/A
Dr. Angelo Thrower Team Physician 1988-1989 N/A
Dr. Edward Neff Team Physician 1988-1989 N/A
Dr. Harlan Selesnick Team Physician 1988-1989 N/A
Dr. Jim Losito Team Physician 1988-1989 N/A
Dr. Richard Mariani Team Physician 1988-1989 N/A
Dr. Steve Tarkan Team Physician 1988-1989 N/A
Dr. Marco Leyte-Vidal Team Physician 1997-1998 N/A
Dr. Michael Robinson Team Physician 1997-1998 N/A