It was held on November 3, 2001, before the league's inaugural 2001–02 season, and took place two days after the 2001 NBDL Draft.
The supplemental draft was a one-time occurrence designed to fill out the league's rosters and to ensure competitive play.
In this draft, all eight of the league's charter teams took turns selecting available recent college graduates, semi-professional and/or professional players.
[4] The D-League's first-season MVP was Ansu Sesay, who had been selected 14th overall in the Supplemental Draft by the Greenville Groove.
Florida's Schintzius and Brent Wright were selected 18th and 22nd overall, respectively, while Charlotte had Kelvin Price and Galen Young go 7th and 19th overall, respectively.