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2002 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol

The 2002 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, or 2002 FIBA South American League, was the seventh edition of the top-tier tournament for basketball teams from South America. The tournament began on 20 February 2001 and finished on 1 May 2002. Argentine team Libertad won their first title, defeating Vasco da Gama in the Grand Finals.

Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol
Season2002
Dates20 February – 2 May 2002
Number of teams16
Finals
ChampionsArgentina Libertad
  Runners-upBrazil Vasco da Gama
SemifinalistsVenezuela Cocodrilos de Caracas
Argentina Estudiantes de Olavarría
← 2001

Format edit

Teams were split into four groups of four teams each, and played each other in a round-robin format. The top two teams from each group advanced to the final stage, a best-of-three direct playoff elimination in the quarterfinals and the semifinals, and a best-of-five elimination series in the Grand Finals, where the champion was decided.

Teams edit

Country Team
  Argentina Estudiantes de Olavarría
Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia
Libertad
  Bolivia Real Santa Cruz
  Brazil COC/Ribeirão Preto
Franca
Vasco da Gama
  Chile Llanquihue
Valdivia
  Colombia Piratas de Bogotá
  Ecuador Mavort
  Paraguay San José
  Peru Regatas Lima
  Uruguay Biguá
Cordón
  Venezuela Cocodrilos de Caracas

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts Qualification
1   Vasco da Gama 3 3 0 6 Advances to final stage
2   Biguá 3 2 1 5
3   Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia 3 1 2 4
4   Llanquihue 3 0 3 3
Source: FIBA Archive
20 February 2002 Vasco da Gama   91–81   Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia Montevideo, Uruguay
20 February 2002 Biguá   91–68   'CD Provincial Llanquihue' Montevideo, Uruguay
21 February 2002 Biguá   86–68   Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia Montevideo, Uruguay
21 February 2002 CD Provincial Llanquihue   59–109   Vasco da Gama Montevideo, Uruguay
22 February 2002 Biguá   71–75   Vasco da Gama Montevideo, Uruguay
22 February 2002 CD Provincial Llanquihue   80–95   Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia Montevideo, Uruguay

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts Qualification
1   Libertad 3 2 1 5 Advances to final stage
2   San José 3 2 1 5
3   Cordón 3 2 1 5
4   Real Santa Cruz 3 0 3 3
Source: FIBA Archive
2 March 2002 Club Atlético Cordón   66–84   Libertad Asunción, Paraguay
2 March 2002 Deportivo San José   82–66   Real Santa Cruz Asunción, Paraguay
3 March 2002 Club Atlético Cordón   107–73   Real Santa Cruz Asunción, Paraguay
3 March 2002 Deportivo San José   77–76   Libertad Asunción, Paraguay
4 March 2002 Libertad   94–74   Real Santa Cruz Asunción, Paraguay
4 March 2002 Deportivo San José   87–94   Club Atlético Cordón Asunción, Paraguay

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts Qualification
1   Estudiantes de Olavarría 3 3 0 6 Advances to final stage
2   COC/Ribeirão Preto 3 2 1 5
3   Valdivia 3 1 2 4
4   Regatas Lima 3 0 3 3
Source: FIBA Archive
28 February 2002 Valdivia   92–100   Estudiantes de Olavarría São Paulo, Brazil
28 February 2002 COC/Ribeirão Preto   89–72   Regatas Lima São Paulo, Brazil
1 March 2002 COC/Ribeirão Preto   114–71   Valdivia São Paulo, Brazil
1 March 2002 Estudiantes de Olavarría   100–81   Regatas Lima São Paulo, Brazil
2 March 2002 Valdivia   97–94   Regatas Lima São Paulo, Brazil
2 March 2002 COC/Ribeirão Preto   86–102   Estudiantes de Olavarría São Paulo, Brazil

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts Qualification
1   Cocodrilos de Caracas 3 2 1 5 Advances to final stage
2   Mavort 3 2 1 5
3   Franca 3 2 1 5
4   Piratas de Bogotá 3 0 3 3
Source: FIBA Archive
23 February 2002 Mavort   102–70   Piratas de Bogotá Quito, Ecuador
23 February 2002 Franca   107–121   Cocodrilos de Caracas Quito, Ecuador
24 February 2002 Franca   102–70   Piratas de Bogotá Quito, Ecuador
24 February 2002 Mavort   110–106   Cocodrilos de Caracas Quito, Ecuador
25 February 2002 Cocodrilos de Caracas   138–70   Piratas de Bogotá Quito, Ecuador
25 February 2002 Mavort   108–112   Franca Quito, Ecuador

Final stage edit

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGrand Finals
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Vasco da Gama 2
 
 
 
   San José 0
 
  Vasco da Gama 2
 
 
 
   Cocodrilos de Caracas 0
 
  Cocodrilos de Caracas 2
 
 
 
   COC/Ribeirão Preto 1
 
  Vasco da Gama 1
 
 
 
   Libertad 3
 
  Estudiantes de Olavarría 2
 
 
 
   Mavort 0
 
  Estudiantes de Olavarría 1
 
 
 
   Libertad 2
 
  Libertad 2
 
 
   Biguá 1
 

Quarterfinals edit

Game 1 edit

11 March 2002[1] Biguá   101–96
(Series: 1–0) 		  Libertad Montevideo, Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 34–32, 24–24, 24–26, 19–14
Pts: Rovira 20 Pts: Sucatzky 29 Referees: Carlos Pellisario (BRA), José Piovesan (BRA)
13 March 2002 Mavort   69–89
(Series: 0–1) 		  Estudiantes de Olavarría Quito, Ecuador
13 March 2002 San José   79–89
(Series: 0–1) 		  Vasco da Gama Asunción, Paraguay
21 March 2002 COC/Ribeirão Preto   107–104
(Series: 1–0) 		  Cocodrilos de Caracas Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Game 2 edit

19 March 2002 Vasco da Gama   104–73
(Series: 2–0) 		  San José Asunción, Paraguay
19 March 2002 Libertad   101–96
(Series: 1–1) 		  Biguá Sunchales, Argentina
Arena: Hogar de los Tigres
23 March 2002 Estudiantes de Olavarría   109–88
(Series: 2–0) 		  Mavort Olavarría, Argentina
Arena: Parque Carlos Guerrero
26 March 2002 Cocodrilos de Caracas   85–76
(Series: 1–1) 		  COC/Ribeirão Preto Caracas, Venezuela

Game 3 edit

22 March 2002 Libertad   99–84
(Series: 2–1) 		  Biguá Sunchales, Argentina
Arena: Hogar de los Tigres
27 March 2002 Cocodrilos de Caracas   92–84
(Series: 2–1) 		  COC/Ribeirão Preto Caracas, Venezuela

Semifinals edit

Game 1 edit

4 April 2002[2] Cocodrilos de Caracas   109–116
(Series: 1–0) 		  Vasco da Gama Caracas, Venezuela
5 April 2002[3] Libertad   97–80
(Series: 1–0) 		  Estudiantes de Olavarría Sunchales, Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 32–29, 27–10, 13–19, 25–22
Pts: Ceruti 26[4] Pts: Logrippo 24[4] Arena: Hogar de los Tigres

Game 2 edit

11 April 2002 Vasco da Gama   104–90
(Series: 2–0) 		  Cocodrilos de Caracas Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
12 April 2002[5] Estudiantes de Olavarría   100–88
(Series: 1–1) 		  Libertad Olavarría, Argentina
Pts: Quinteros 20[6] Pts: González 21[6] Arena: Parque Carlos Guerrero

Game 3 edit

13 April 2002 Estudiantes de Olavarría   100–106
(Series: 1–2) 		  Libertad Olavarría, Argentina
Arena: Parque Carlos Guerrero

Grand Finals edit

23 April 2002[7] Vasco da Gama   78–77
(Series: 1–0) 		  Libertad Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Arena: Ginásio Tijuca Tênis Clube[8]
24 April 2002[9] Vasco da Gama   81–83
(Series: 1–1) 		  Libertad Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Arena: Ginásio Tijuca Tênis Clube
Referees: Carlos Gómez (URU), Raúl Gondsedorf (URU)
30 April 2002[10] Libertad   100–99
(Series: 2–1) 		  Vasco da Gama Sunchales, Argentina
Pts: Ceruti 25[11] Pts: Rogério, Sandro 26[11] Arena: Hogar de los Tigres
Referees: Jorge Tovar (VEN), David Pappo (VEN)
1 May 2002[12] Libertad   95–85
(Series: 3–1) 		  Vasco da Gama Sunchales, Argentina
Pts: Ceruti 24 Pts: Sandro 25 Arena: Hogar de los Tigres
Referees: Jorge Tovar (VEN), David Pappo (VEN)

Finals rosters edit

Libertad Sunchales: Facundo Sucatzky [es], Mariano Cerutti , Esteban Pérez, Jorge Benítez, Román González - Sebastián Acosta. Coach: Daniel Rodríguez

Vasco da Gama: Helinho (basketball), Jamison Costa, Rogério Klafke, Jose Mingão, Sandro Varejão - Chuí. Coach: Hélio Rubens

Season MVP: Mariano Cerutti

References edit

  1. ^ Cayó Libertad en el debut, Pickandroll.com, 12 March 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.(in Spanish)
  2. ^ Cocodrilos recibe a Vasco, LaRed21.com, 4 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.(in Spanish)
  3. ^ Libertad - Estudiantes O., Pickandroll.com, 5 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.(in Spanish)
  4. ^ a b Estudiantes (O) no pudo con Libertad en Sunchales, Pickandroll.com, 6 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.(in Spanish)
  5. ^ Estudiantes O. - Libertad, Pickandroll.com, 12 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.(in Spanish)
  6. ^ a b Estudiantes empató la serie con Libertad y define en casa, Pickandroll.com, 13 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.(in Spanish)
  7. ^ Vasco da Gama - Libertad, Pickandroll.com, 23 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.(in Spanish)
  8. ^ Vasco, sobre el final, se quedó con todo, Pickandroll.com, 24 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.(in Spanish)
  9. ^ Ganó Libertad y puede definir en Sunchales, Pickandroll.com, 25 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.(in Spanish)
  10. ^ Libertad - Vasco da Gama, Pickandroll.com, 30 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.(in Spanish)
  11. ^ a b En las puertas de la gloria, Pickandroll.com, 1 May 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.(in Spanish)
  12. ^ De la cuenca lechera para toda Sudamérica, Pickandroll.com, 1 May 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.(in Spanish)
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