The 2001–2002 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 44th season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on 13 October 2001 and ended on 14 April 2002. KR won its 13th title by defeating ÍS 3–2 in the Finals.[1][2]
| Úrvalsdeild kvenna | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | 13 October 2001 – 14 April 2002 | |||||||||
| Number of teams | 6 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | ÍS | |||||||||
| Relegated | KFÍ | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | KR (13th title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | ÍS | |||||||||
| Semifinalists | Keflavík, Grindavík | |||||||||
| Awards | ||||||||||
| Domestic MVP |  Alda Leif Jónsdóttir | |||||||||
| Foreign MVP |  Jessica Gaspar | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
← 2000–01 2002–03 → | ||||||||||
Competition format
editThe participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice "home" and twice "away" for a total of 20 games. The top four teams qualified for the championship playoffs while none were relegated to Division I due to vacant berths.
Regular season
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ÍS | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1376 | 1077 | +299 | 32 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | KR | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1456 | 1123 | +333 | 28 | |
| 3 | Keflavík | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1409 | 1279 | +130 | 26 | |
| 4 | Grindavík | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1403 | 1394 | +9 | 24 | |
| 5 | Njarðvík | 20 | 4 | 16 | 1170 | 1496 | −326 | 8 | |
| 6 | KFÍ | 20 | 1 | 19 | 1041 | 1486 | −445 | 2 | Relegated |
Source: Úrvalsdeild kvenna 2001–2002
Playoffs
editBracket
edit| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | ÍS | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Grindavík | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | ÍS | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | KR | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | KR | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Keflavík | 1 | |||||||
Semifinals
edit| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ÍS | 2–0 | Grindavík | 74–59 | 77–69 | |
| KR | 2–1 | Keflavík | 60–54 | 43–51 | 63–62 |
Final
edit| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ÍS | 2–3 | KR | 86–82 | 78–75 | 51–54 | 56–63 | 64–68 |
Source: 2002 Úrvalsdeild kvenna playoffs
Awards
editAll official awards of the 2001–02 season.
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| PG |  Alda Leif Jónsdóttir |
ÍS |
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| PG |  Jessica Gaspar |
Grindavík |
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Alda Leif Jónsdóttir |
ÍS |
| Birna Valgarðsdóttir |
Keflavík |
| Erla Þorsteinsdóttir |
Keflavík |
| Helga Þorvaldsdóttir |
KR |
| Hildur Sigurðardóttir |
Keflavík |
| Lovísa Guðmundsdóttir |
ÍS |
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| C | Sara Pálmadóttir |
KFÍ |
| Coach | Team |
|---|---|
| Anna María Sveinsdóttir |
Keflavík |
References
edit- ^ "Aldrei lent í öðru eins". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 15 April 2002. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Stefán Stefánsson (16 April 2002). "KR-stúlkur bættu við bikarasafnið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 May 2020.