News from April 24. Pau Gasol (Mem) won the Rookie of the Year Award. Gasol received 117 of the possible 126 media votes. Player # of votes (out of 126 media votes) Pau Gasol (Mem) .......... 117 Richard Jefferson (NJ) ... 3 Jason Richardson (GS) .... 2 Jamaal Tinsley (Ind) ..... 2 Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) ... 2 The NBA held the drawings for teams that finished with the same record to determine the draft order. Chicago won the draw with Golden State (21-61) and will draft #4 if neither team receives a top 3 pick in the lottery. Phoenix won the draft with Miami (36-46) and will draft #9 if neither teams receives a top 3 pick in the lottery. Indiana won the draft with Houston, which received Toronto's pick from the Hakeem Olajuwon trade, (42-40) and will draft #14. Charlotte won the 3-way draw (44-38) and will draft #17, Orlando was 2nd in the draw and will draft #18, and Utah will draft #19. Portland won the draw with Phoenix, which received Boston's pick from the Rodney Rogers trade, (49-33) and will draft #21. San Antonio won the draw with the LA Lakers (58-24) and will draft #26. Draft picks #14 - 29 are determined by teams records. Draft picks #1 - 3 are determined by the draft lottery of the non-playoff teams and picks #4 - 13 go record-wise to the non-playoff teams that did not receive the #1, 2, or 3 picks. The lottery takes place May 20 and the draft takes place June 26. [Minnesota and Detroit both finished with a record of 50-32, but no draw was need as Minnesota does not have a 2002 1st round draft pick as part of the punishment for their illegal contract with Joe Smith.] Stephon Marbury (Pho) underwent surgery on his left ankle to remove bone spurs. Former NBA and ABA player Wayne Hightower died of a heart attack. He was 62. Hightower played 5 seasons in the NBA from 62-63 - 66-67 and then jumped to the new ABA and played 5 seasons in the ABA. Tory Wiley (junior, Rhode Island, forward) declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. [thanks to Jed Tai] The Basketball Hall of Fame announced the nominees for election for 2002. The nominees are: Players Maurice Cheeks played 15 seasons in the NBA, with the Philadelphia 76ers 78-79 - 88-89 Adrian Dantley played 15 seasons in NBA with 7 teams, 23,177 career points Bobby Jones played with the Denver Nuggets 74-75 - 77-78 and the Philadelphia 76ers 78-79 - 85-86, won championship in 1983 Magic Johnson played with the LA Lakers 79-80 - 90-91 and 94-95; won 5 NBA championships; named MVP 1987, 1989, and 1990; named Finals MVP 1980 and 1982 Chet Walker played with the Syracuse Nationals 62-63, the Philadelphia 76ers 63-64 - 68-69, and the Chicago Bulls 69-70 - 72-73 James Worthy played with the LA Lakers 82-83 - 93-94, Finals MVP 1988, won championships in 1985, 1987, and 1988 Coaches Larry Brown 29 years coaching in NCAA, NBA, and ABA, won NCAA championships in 1980 with UCLA and in 1988 with Kansas, over 1,000 coaching wins in NBA and ABA Lefty Driesell won 782 games in 40 years of coaching in the NCAA Lute Olsen 739-246 record in 29 years college coaching, won 1997 NCAA championship with Arizona Bill Sharman 7 years NBA coach, won NBA championship in 1972 with LA Lakers, 3 years ABA coach, won ABA championship in 1971 with Utah Stars Eddie Sutton 31 years coaching in NCAA, 679-269 record, last 11 seasons with Oklahoma State University Contributors Harlem Globetrotters been entertaining and spreading basketball around the world since 1927, 20,878-335 record Jerry Colangelo Been with the Phoenix Suns since 1968, won NBA Executive of the Year award 4 times Junius Kellogg National Wheelchair Basketball Association pioneer Tex Winter 55 seasons as NBA and college coach, proponent of the triangle offense Veteran's committee nominees Forrest Anderson 25 years coaching in college and international Grady Lewis created the oxford canvas basketball shoe Earl Lloyd first black player to play in the NBA in 1950, played 9 seasons in the NBA International committee nominees Pedro Ferrandiz 15 years coaching in Spanish league, 12 Spanish league titles, 4 European Cup championships, 427-90 record Dino Meneghin 28 years playing in Italy for a record 834 games Drazen Petrovic Yugoslavia/Croatia superstar, scored 112 points in 84-85 Croatian League game, played 4 season in the NBA Women's committee nominees Harley Redin 18 years coaching Wayland Baptist University, won 6 AAU championships, 431-66 record Cathy Rush 149-15 record coaching at Imaculata College, won AIAW Championships in 1972, 1973, and 1974 Kay Yow 32 years coaching including 27 years with North Carolina State, 625 career wins A nominee needs at least 18 of 24 votes from the Honors Committee to be inducted. The announcement for the new inductees will occur June 5 and the enshrinement ceremonies will occur in September 27. Dal 122, Min 110 - at Dal Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 31 points including 4-5 3-pointers and 9-10 FT, 15 rebounds, and 4 steals. Michael Finley (Dal) had 28 points and 8 rebounds. Steve Nash (Dal) had 17 points and 10 assists. Nick Van Exel (Dal) had 17 points and 5 assists. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 31 points including 13-17 FT, 18 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Chauncey Billups (Min) had 25 points. Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 25 points and 7 rebounds. Dal shot 11-22 3-pointers and Min shot 3-8 3-pointers. Dal leads the series 2-0. Det 96, Tor 91 - at Det Ben Wallace (Det) had 7 points, 15 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Jerry Stackhosue (Det) had 31 points on 8-22 FG, 4-7 3-pointers, and 11-12 FT and 5 rebounds. Chucky Atkins (Det) had 13 points. Jon Barry (Det) had 13 points. Antonio Davis (Tor) had 21 points and 14 rebounds. Keon Clark (Tor) had 12 points and 9 rebounds. Chris Childs (Tor) had 22 points on 9-16 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 14 assists. Eric Montross (Tor, sprained left foot) did not play. Det leads the series 2-0. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 5) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Sacramento (1) __ 8 Utah (1) |_ _____________ _____ _ _____________ | 4 Dallas (2) ___| |_ _____________ _ 5 Minnesota (0) _ _____________ | | | 2 San Antonio (1) _ | | 7 Seattle (1) |_ _____________ _____| | _ _____________ | 3 LA Lakers (1) ___| | 6 Portland (0) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 New Jersey (1) __ | 8 Indiana (1) |_ _____________ ____ | _ _____________ | | 4 Charlotte (1) ___| | | 5 Orlando (1) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Detroit (2) _____ | 7 Toronto (0) |_ _____________ _____| _ _____________ 3 Boston (1) _| 6 Philadelphia (0)