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
Champions Libertad
  Runners-up Vasco da Gama
Semifinalists Cocodrilos de Caracas
Estudiantes de Olavarría
← 2001

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
CountryTeam
 ArgentinaEstudiantes de Olavarría
Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia
Libertad
 BoliviaReal Santa Cruz
 BrazilCOC/Ribeirão Preto
Franca
Vasco da Gama
 ChileLlanquihue
Valdivia
 ColombiaPiratas de Bogotá
 EcuadorMavort
 ParaguaySan José
 PeruRegatas Lima
 UruguayBiguá
Cordón
 VenezuelaCocodrilos 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
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

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

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

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
 
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
 

Game 1
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
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
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

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

Grand Finals
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

Libertad Sunchales: Facundo Sucatzky, 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
  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. 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. 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. 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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