2002 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol
| Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2002 |
| Dates | 20 February – 2 May 2002 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Finals | |
| Champions |  Libertad |
| Runners-up |  Vasco da Gama |
| Semifinalists |  Cocodrilos de Caracas Estudiantes de Olavarría |
← 2001 | |
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.
Format
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
| 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
Group A
| 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
Vasco da Gama 
v 
Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia
v Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia | 20 February 2002 | Vasco da Gama | 91–81 | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia | Montevideo, Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Biguá 
v 
'CD Provincial Llanquihue'
v 'CD Provincial Llanquihue' | 20 February 2002 | Biguá | 91–68 | 'CD Provincial Llanquihue' | Montevideo, Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Biguá v Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia
v Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia | 21 February 2002 | Biguá | 86–68 | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia | Montevideo, Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CD Provincial Llanquihue v Vasco da Gama
v Vasco da Gama | 21 February 2002 | CD Provincial Llanquihue | 59–109 | Vasco da Gama | Montevideo, Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Biguá v Vasco da Gama
v Vasco da Gama | 22 February 2002 | Biguá | 71–75 | Vasco da Gama | Montevideo, Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CD Provincial Llanquihue v Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia
v Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia | 22 February 2002 | CD Provincial Llanquihue | 80–95 | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia | Montevideo, Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group B
| 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
Deportivo San José 
v 
Real Santa Cruz
v Real Santa Cruz | 2 March 2002 | Deportivo San José | 82–66 | Real Santa Cruz | Asunción, Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Club Atlético Cordón v Real Santa Cruz
v Real Santa Cruz | 3 March 2002 | Club Atlético Cordón | 107–73 | Real Santa Cruz | Asunción, Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Libertad v Real Santa Cruz
v Real Santa Cruz | 4 March 2002 | Libertad | 94–74 | Real Santa Cruz | Asunción, Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deportivo San José v Club Atlético Cordón
v Club Atlético Cordón | 4 March 2002 | Deportivo San José | 87–94 | Club Atlético Cordón | Asunción, Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group C
| 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
Valdivia v Estudiantes de Olavarría
v Estudiantes de Olavarría | 28 February 2002 | Valdivia | 92–100 | Estudiantes de Olavarría | São Paulo, Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COC/Ribeirão Preto v 
Regatas Lima
v Regatas Lima | 28 February 2002 | COC/Ribeirão Preto | 89–72 | Regatas Lima | São Paulo, Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estudiantes de Olavarría v Regatas Lima
v Regatas Lima | 1 March 2002 | Estudiantes de Olavarría | 100–81 | Regatas Lima | São Paulo, Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Valdivia v Regatas Lima
v Regatas Lima | 2 March 2002 | Valdivia | 97–94 | Regatas Lima | São Paulo, Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COC/Ribeirão Preto v Estudiantes de Olavarría
v Estudiantes de Olavarría | 2 March 2002 | COC/Ribeirão Preto | 86–102 | Estudiantes de Olavarría | São Paulo, Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group D
| 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
Franca v 
Cocodrilos de Caracas
v Cocodrilos de Caracas | 23 February 2002 | Franca | 107–121 | Cocodrilos de Caracas | Quito, Ecuador | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mavort 
v Cocodrilos de Caracas
v Cocodrilos de Caracas | 24 February 2002 | Mavort | 110–106 | Cocodrilos de Caracas | Quito, Ecuador | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cocodrilos de Caracas v 
Piratas de Bogotá
v Piratas de Bogotá | 25 February 2002 | Cocodrilos de Caracas | 138–70 | Piratas de Bogotá | Quito, Ecuador | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Final stage
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Grand 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
Game 1
Biguá v Libertad
v Libertad | 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) | |||
Mavort v Estudiantes de Olavarría
v Estudiantes de Olavarría | 13 March 2002 | Mavort | 69–89 (Series: 0–1) | Estudiantes de Olavarría | Quito, Ecuador | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COC/Ribeirão Preto v Cocodrilos de Caracas
v Cocodrilos de Caracas | 21 March 2002 | COC/Ribeirão Preto | 107–104 (Series: 1–0) | Cocodrilos de Caracas | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Game 2
Vasco da Gama v San José
v San José | 19 March 2002 | Vasco da Gama | 104–73 (Series: 2–0) | San José | Asunción, Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Libertad v Biguá
v Biguá | 19 March 2002 | Libertad | 101–96 (Series: 1–1) | Biguá | Sunchales, Argentina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arena: Hogar de los Tigres | |||||
Estudiantes de Olavarría v Mavort
v Mavort | 23 March 2002 | Estudiantes de Olavarría | 109–88 (Series: 2–0) | Mavort | Olavarría, Argentina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arena: Parque Carlos Guerrero | |||||
Cocodrilos de Caracas v COC/Ribeirão Preto
v COC/Ribeirão Preto | 26 March 2002 | Cocodrilos de Caracas | 85–76 (Series: 1–1) | COC/Ribeirão Preto | Caracas, Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Game 3
Libertad v Biguá
v Biguá | 22 March 2002 | Libertad | 99–84 (Series: 2–1) | Biguá | Sunchales, Argentina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arena: Hogar de los Tigres | |||||
Cocodrilos de Caracas v COC/Ribeirão Preto
v COC/Ribeirão Preto | 27 March 2002 | Cocodrilos de Caracas | 92–84 (Series: 2–1) | COC/Ribeirão Preto | Caracas, Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Semifinals
Game 1
Cocodrilos de Caracas v Vasco da Gama
v Vasco da Gama | 4 April 2002[2] | Cocodrilos de Caracas | 109–116 (Series: 1–0) | Vasco da Gama | Caracas, Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Libertad v Estudiantes de Olavarría
v Estudiantes de Olavarría | 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
Vasco da Gama v Cocodrilos de Caracas
v Cocodrilos de Caracas | 11 April 2002 | Vasco da Gama | 104–90 (Series: 2–0) | Cocodrilos de Caracas | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estudiantes de Olavarría v Libertad
v Libertad | 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
Estudiantes de Olavarría v Libertad
v Libertad | 13 April 2002 | Estudiantes de Olavarría | 100–106 (Series: 1–2) | Libertad | Olavarría, Argentina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arena: Parque Carlos Guerrero | |||||
Grand Finals
Vasco da Gama v Libertad
v Libertad | 23 April 2002[7] | Vasco da Gama | 78–77 (Series: 1–0) | Libertad | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arena: Ginásio Tijuca Tênis Clube[8] | |||||
Vasco da Gama v Libertad
v Libertad | 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) | |||||
Libertad v Vasco da Gama
v Vasco da Gama | 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) | |||
Libertad v Vasco da Gama
v Vasco da Gama | 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
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
- ^ Cayó Libertad en el debut, Pickandroll.com, 12 March 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.(in Spanish)
- ^ Cocodrilos recibe a Vasco, LaRed21.com, 4 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.(in Spanish)
- ^ Libertad - Estudiantes O., Pickandroll.com, 5 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.(in Spanish)
- ^ a b Estudiantes (O) no pudo con Libertad en Sunchales, Pickandroll.com, 6 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.(in Spanish)
- ^ Estudiantes O. - Libertad, Pickandroll.com, 12 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.(in Spanish)
- ^ a b Estudiantes empató la serie con Libertad y define en casa, Pickandroll.com, 13 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.(in Spanish)
- ^ Vasco da Gama - Libertad, Pickandroll.com, 23 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.(in Spanish)
- ^ Vasco, sobre el final, se quedó con todo, Pickandroll.com, 24 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.(in Spanish)
- ^ Ganó Libertad y puede definir en Sunchales, Pickandroll.com, 25 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.(in Spanish)
- ^ Libertad - Vasco da Gama, Pickandroll.com, 30 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.(in Spanish)
- ^ a b En las puertas de la gloria, Pickandroll.com, 1 May 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.(in Spanish)
- ^ De la cuenca lechera para toda Sudamérica, Pickandroll.com, 1 May 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.(in Spanish)
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