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2001 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol

The 2001 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, or 2001 FIBA South American League, was the sixth edition of the top-tier tournament for basketball teams from South America. The tournament began on 12 February 2001 and finished on 13 April 2001. Argentine team Estudiantes de Olavarría won their first title, defeating Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia in the finals. This tournament saw the only appearance of a team from outside South America, the NBDL Ambassadors from the United States, coached by Nate Archibald.[1] The team played their only home game in the stadium of Unión de Santa Fe[1] in the quarterfinals, where they lost the series 1–2 against Brazilian team Flamengo.

Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol
Season2001
Dates12 February – 13 April 2001
Number of teams16
Finals
ChampionsArgentina Estudiantes de Olavarría
  Runners-upArgentina Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR)
SemifinalistsArgentina Atenas
Brazil Flamengo
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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 Atenas
Estudiantes de Olavarría
Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia
  Bolivia Real Santa Cruz
  Brazil Flamengo
Uberlândia
Vasco da Gama
  Chile Provincial Osorno
Universidad de Concepción
  Colombia Piratas de Bogotá
  Ecuador ESPE
  Paraguay San José
  Peru Universidad Alas Peruanas
  United States NBDL Ambassadors
  Uruguay Welcome
  Venezuela Cocodrilos de Caracas

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts Qualification
1   Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia 3 3 0 6 Advances to final stage
2   Vasco da Gama 3 2 1 5
3   Provincial Osorno 3 1 2 4
4   Universidad Alas Peruanas 3 0 3 3
Source: FIBA Archive
12 February 2001 Vasco da Gama   87–88   Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia Osorno, Chile
12 February 2001 Provincial Osorno   92–77   Universidad Alas Peruanas Osorno, Chile
13 February 2001 Vasco da Gama   111–57   Universidad Alas Peruanas Osorno, Chile
13 February 2001 Provincial Osorno   86–109   Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia Osorno, Chile
13 February 2001 Provincial Osorno   71–88   Vasco da Gama Osorno, Chile
13 February 2001 Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia   95–78   Universidad Alas Peruanas Osorno, Chile

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts Qualification
1   Estudiantes de Olavarría 3 3 0 6 Advances to final stage
2   Uberlândia 3 2 1 5
3   Piratas de Bogotá 3 1 2 4
4   Real Santa Cruz 3 0 3 3
Source: FIBA Archive
14 February 2001 Estudiantes de Olavarría   86–82   Uberlândia Bogotá, Colombia
14 February 2001 Piratas de Bogotá   83–73   Real Santa Cruz Bogotá, Colombia
15 February 2001 Estudiantes de Olavarría   136–68   Real Santa Cruz Bogotá, Colombia
15 February 2001 Piratas de Bogotá   65–83   Uberlândia Bogotá, Colombia
16 February 2001 Estudiantes de Olavarría   90–86   Piratas de Bogotá Bogotá, Colombia
16 February 2001 Uberlândia   98–74   Real Santa Cruz Bogotá, Colombia

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts Qualification
1   Atenas 3 3 0 6 Advances to final stage
2   NBDL Ambassadors 3 2 1 5
3   San José 3 1 2 4
4   Universidad de Concepción 3 0 3 3
Source: FIBA Archive
15 February 2001 Atenas   90–75   Universidad de Concepción Mar del Plata, Argentina
Arena: Polideportivo Islas Malvinas
15 February 2001 NBDL Ambassadors   87–76   San José Mar del Plata, Argentina
Arena: Polideportivo Islas Malvinas
16 February 2001 Atenas   93–74   San José Mar del Plata, Argentina
Arena: Polideportivo Islas Malvinas
16 February 2001 NBDL Ambassadors   94–84   Universidad de Concepción Mar del Plata, Argentina
Arena: Polideportivo Islas Malvinas
17 February 2001 Atenas   103–93   NBDL Ambassadors Mar del Plata, Argentina
Arena: Polideportivo Islas Malvinas
17 February 2001 San José   97–80   Universidad de Concepción Mar del Plata, Argentina
Arena: Polideportivo Islas Malvinas

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts Qualification
1   Flamengo 3 2 1 5 Advances to final stage
2   Welcome 3 3 0 6
3   Cocodrilos de Caracas 3 1 2 4
4   ESPE 3 0 3 3
Source: FIBA Archive
17 February 2001 Cocodrilos de Caracas   83–72   Welcome Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
17 February 2001 Flamengo   118–66   ESPE Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
18 February 2001 Cocodrilos de Caracas   96–56   ESPE Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
18 February 2001 Flamengo   91–96   Welcome Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
19 February 2001 Cocodrilos de Caracas   82–116   Flamengo Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
19 February 2001 Welcome   107–63   ESPE Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Final stage edit

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGrand Finals
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Estudiantes de Olavarría 2
 
 
 
   Vasco da Gama 0
 
  Estudiantes de Olavarría 2
 
 
 
   Atenas 1
 
  Atenas 2
 
 
 
   Welcome 1
 
  Estudiantes de Olavarría 3
 
 
 
   Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) 1
 
  Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) 2
 
 
 
   Uberlândia 1
 
  Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) 2
 
 
 
   Flamengo 1
 
  Flamengo 2
 
 
   NBDL Ambassadors 1
 

Quarterfinals edit

Game 1 edit

5 March 2001[2] Uberlândia   83–89
(Series: 0–1) 		  Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) Uberlândia, Brazil
5 March 2001[2] NBDL Ambassadors   114–100
(Series: 1–0) 		  Flamengo Santa Fe, Argentina
9 March 2001[3] Welcome   88–83
(Series: 1–0) 		  Atenas Montevideo, Uruguay
9 March 2001[3] Vasco da Gama   67–91
(Series: 0–1) 		  Estudiantes de Olavarría Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Game 2 edit

12 March 2001 Flamengo   93–90
(Series: 1–1) 		  NBDL Ambassadors Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
12 March 2001 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR)   90–91
(Series: 1–1) 		  Uberlândia Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
Arena: Estadio Socios Fundadores
12 March 2001 Flamengo   93–90
(Series: 1–1) 		  NBDL Ambassadors Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
16 March 2001 Atenas   101–74
(Series: 1–1) 		  Welcome Córdoba, Argentina
Arena: Polideportivo Municipal Carlos Cerutti
16 March 2001 Estudiantes de Olavarría   107–106
(Series: 2–0) 		  Vasco da Gama Olavarría, Argentina
Arena: Parque Carlos Guerrero

Game 3 edit

13 March 2001 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR)   120–68
(Series: 2–1) 		  Uberlândia Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
Arena: Estadio Socios Fundadores
13 March 2001 Flamengo   95–92
(Series: 2–1) 		  NBDL Ambassadors Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
18 March 2001 Atenas   91–86
(Series: 2–1) 		  Welcome Córdoba, Argentina
Arena: Polideportivo Municipal Carlos Cerutti

Semifinals edit

Game 1 edit

24 March 2001 Atenas   92–81
(Series: 1–0) 		  Estudiantes de Olavarría Córdoba, Argentina
Arena: Polideportivo Municipal Carlos Cerutti
24 March 2001 Flamengo   112–105
(Series: 1–0) 		  Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Game 2 edit

30 March 2001 Estudiantes de Olavarría   79–69
(Series: 1–1) 		  Atenas Olavarría, Argentina
Arena: Parque Carlos Guerrero
30 March 2001 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR)   108–91
(Series: 1–1) 		  Flamengo Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
Arena: Estadio Socios Fundadores

Game 3 edit

31 March 2001 Estudiantes de Olavarría   84–80
(Series: 2–1) 		  Atenas Olavarría, Argentina
Arena: Parque Carlos Guerrero
31 March 2001 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR)   108–105
(Series: 2–1) 		  Flamengo Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
Arena: Estadio Socios Fundadores

Grand Finals edit

6 April 2001[4] Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR)   93–88
(Series: 1–0) 		  Estudiantes de Olavarría Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
Arena: Estadio Socios Fundadores
7 April 2001 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR)   86–100
(Series: 1–1) 		  Estudiantes de Olavarría Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
Arena: Estadio Socios Fundadores
11 April 2001 Estudiantes de Olavarría   106–84
(Series: 2–1) 		  Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) Olavarría, Argentina
Arena: Parque Carlos Guerrero
12 April 2001 Estudiantes de Olavarría   100–78
(Series: 3–1) 		  Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) Olavarría, Argentina
Arena: Parque Carlos Guerrero

Finals rosters edit

Estudiantes de Olavarría: Gustavo Fernández, Daniel Farabello, Byron Wilson, DeWayne McCray, Gabriel Fernández - Victor Baldo, Paolo Quinteros. Coach: Sérgio Hernández

Gimnasia de Comodoro Rivadavia: Leonardo Diebold, Pablo Moldú, David Scott, Leandro Masieri, Stanley Easterling. Coach: Fernando Duró

Season MVP: Daniel Farabello

References edit

  1. ^ a b Road Journals from the Ambassadors, NBA.com, February 25, 2001. Retrieved May 27 2017.
  2. ^ a b Gimnasia va por un buen inicio en Brasil, Olé, 5 March 2001. Retrieved 29 May 2001.(in Spanish)
  3. ^ a b Afuera vale doble, Olé, 9 March 2001. Retrieved 29 May 2001.(in Spanish)
  4. ^ Pibe de moda, , Olé, 6 April 2001. Retrieved 30 May 2001.(in Spanish)
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