Denver Nuggets Regular Season Rosters

2001-2002 Denver Nuggets Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
9 Tariq Abdul-Wahad SF 6-6 223 4 San Jose State 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 11 France
15 Chris Andersen FC 6-10 245 0 Blinn 1999 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
30 Carlos Arroyo PG 6-2 202 0 Florida International 2001 NBA Draft, Undrafted Puerto Rico / United States
42 Ryan Bowen F 6-9 218 2 Iowa 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 26 United States
  Marcus Camby C 6-11 240 5 Massachusetts 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
29 Calbert Cheaney GF 6-7 209 8 Indiana 1993 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
25 Zendon Hamilton C 6-11 250 2 St. John's 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
10 Tim Hardaway PG 6-0 175 12 UTEP 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
1 Donnell Harvey F 6-8 220 1 Florida 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
7 Juwan Howard PF 6-9 240 7 Michigan 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
13 Mark Jackson PG 6-1 180 14 St. John's 1987 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
6 Avery Johnson PG 5-10 175 13 Southern 1988 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
45 Raef LaFrentz F 6-11 245 3 Kansas 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
5 Voshon Lenard SG 6-4 205 6 Minnesota 1994 Rnd 2 Pick 19 United States
21 George McCloud SF 6-6 205 11 Florida State 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
  Antonio McDyess F 6-9 245 6 Alabama 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
27 Bateer Mengke C 6-11 287 0 Ningbo Rockets (China) 1997 NBA Draft, Undrafted China
41 James Posey F 6-8 217 2 Xavier 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
34 J.R. Rider SG 6-5 215 8 UNLV 1993 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
11 Kenny Satterfield PG 6-2 186 0 Cincinnati 2001 Rnd 2 Pick 25 United States
36 Shawnelle Scott C 6-10 250 6 St. John's 1994 Rnd 2 Pick 16 United States
31 Nick Van Exel PG 6-1 170 8 Cincinnati 1993 Rnd 2 Pick 10 United States
42 Scott Williams FC 6-10 230 11 North Carolina 1990 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

2001-2002 Denver Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters V. Lenard C. Cheaney G. McCloud J. Posey R. Bowen
Rotation K. Satterfield     S. Williams A. McDyess
Rotation         Z. Hamilton
Rotation         B. Mengke
Rotation         C. Andersen
Lim PT T. Hardaway     J. Howard  
Lim PT C. Arroyo     D. Harvey  

2001-2002 Midwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1San Antonio Spurs58-24-
2Dallas Mavericks57-251
3Minnesota Timberwolves50-328
4Utah Jazz44-3814
5Houston Rockets28-5430
6Denver Nuggets27-5531
7Memphis Grizzlies23-5935

2001-2002 Denver Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Nick Van Exel 45 38.6 21.4 3.8 8.1 0.7 0.2 2.6
Voshon Lenard 71 23.5 11.5 2.6 1.8 0.8 0.4 1.3
James Posey 73 30.7 10.7 5.9 2.5 1.6 0.5 1.7
Raef LaFrentz 51 32.7 14.9 7.4 1.2 0.6 3.0 1.2
George McCloud 69 26.5 8.8 3.6 3.0 0.8 0.3 2.1
Juwan Howard 28 34.9 17.9 7.9 2.7 0.6 0.6 2.6
Calbert Cheaney 68 24.0 7.3 3.5 1.6 0.5 0.3 1.0
Avery Johnson 51 23.5 9.4 1.3 5.1 0.7 0.2 1.3
Ryan Bowen 75 22.5 4.9 4.0 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.5
Zendon Hamilton 54 15.7 6.0 4.7 0.3 0.4 0.3 1.1
Donnell Harvey 29 23.4 8.0 6.2 1.1 0.6 0.7 0.9
Scott Williams 41 18.0 4.9 5.1 0.3 0.4 0.8 0.9
Kenny Satterfield 36 15.6 5.2 1.4 3.0 0.9 0.0 1.5
Bateer Mengke 27 15.1 5.1 3.6 0.8 0.4 0.2 1.2
Tariq Abdul-Wahad 20 20.9 6.8 3.9 1.1 0.9 0.5 1.2
Tim Hardaway 14 23.2 9.6 1.9 5.5 1.2 0.1 2.7
Antonio McDyess 10 23.6 11.3 5.5 1.8 1.0 0.8 2.0
J.R. Rider 10 17.3 9.3 3.3 1.2 0.3 0.2 1.4
Shawnelle Scott 21 12.0 3.9 4.9 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.7
Carlos Arroyo 20 13.8 4.0 1.4 2.5 0.2 0.1 0.6
Chris Andersen 24 10.9 3.0 3.2 0.3 0.3 1.2 0.5

2001-2002 Denver Nuggets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Ryan Bowen was selected as the #26 pick in the Second Round of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. Ryan Bowen signed a contract with the Denver Nuggets on September 16, 1999. Ryan Bowen re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on August 3, 2000.

James Posey was selected as the #18 pick in the First Round of the 1999 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. James Posey signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on July 19, 1999.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Kenny Satterfield, the #25 pick in the Second Round of the 2001 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Denver Nuggets from the Dallas Mavericks on September 25, 2001. Kenny Satterfield signed a contract with the Denver Nuggets on October 2, 2001.

Acquired via Trade

Calbert Cheaney was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Boston Celtics on October 16, 2000.

Tim Hardaway was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Dallas Mavericks on February 21, 2002.

Donnell Harvey was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Dallas Mavericks on February 21, 2002.

Juwan Howard was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Dallas Mavericks on February 21, 2002.

Voshon Lenard was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Miami Heat on June 27, 2000.

Scott Williams was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Milwaukee Bucks on October 22, 2001.

Acquired via Free Agency

Chris Andersen signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on November 21, 2001.

Carlos Arroyo signed a contract with the Denver Nuggets on March 6, 2002. Carlos Arroyo re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on March 16, 2002. Carlos Arroyo re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on March 26, 2002.

Zendon Hamilton signed a contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on October 4, 2001.

George McCloud signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on August 4, 1999.

Antonio McDyess signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on January 22, 1999.

Bateer Mengke signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on February 26, 2002.

2001-2002 Denver Nuggets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Stan Kroenke Owner, Chairman 2000-2001 N/A
Dan Issel Head Coach, General Manager 1999-2000 General Manager (Denver Nuggets, 1998 to 2002)
Mike Evans Head Coach 2001-2002 Assistant Coach (Denver Nuggets, 1998 to 1999)
Clyde Drexler Assistant Coach 2001-2002 N/A
Todd Eley VP of Basketball Operations 1996-1997 General Manager (Denver Nuggets, 1995 to 1997)
Kiki Vandeweghe General Manager 2001-2002 N/A
David Fredman Assistant General Manager 2001-2002 Assistant Coach (Utah Jazz, 1987 to 1999)
Jeff Weltman Assistant General Manager 2001-2002 Director of Player Personnel (Los Angeles Clippers, 1994 to 2001)
Lisa Johnson VP of Basketball Administration 1998-1999 N/A
Tommy Sheppard Senior Director of Basketball Operations 1994-1995 N/A
John MacLeod Assistant Coach, Basketball Consultant 2001-2002 Head Coach (New York Knicks, 1990 to 1991)
Jeff Bzdelik Scout 2001-2002 Assistant Coach (Miami Heat, 1995 to 2001)
Bill Branch Advance Scout 1997-1998 N/A
Mike Wilhelm Advance Scout 2001-2002 Advance Scout (Cleveland Cavaliers, 1999 to 2001)
Chad Iske Scouting Coordinator 2000-2001 Scouting Intern (Denver Nuggets, 1999 to 2000)
Sparky Gonzales Equipment Manager 2000-2001 N/A
Kim Hughes Director of Player Personnel 1999-2000 Assistant Coach (Denver Nuggets, 1998 to 1999)
Steve Hess Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach 1997-1998 N/A
Jim Gillen Athletic Trainer 1991-1992 N/A
Erik Phillips Assistant Athletic Trainer 1998-1999 N/A
Scott Hastings Television Analyst 1999-2000 N/A