2002 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol

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Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol
Season2002
Teams16
Dates20 February – 2 May 2002
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Libertad
Runners-upBrazil Vasco da Gama
SemifinalistsVenezuela Cocodrilos de Caracas
Argentina 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 Brazil Vasco da Gama 3 3 0 6 Advances to final stage
2 Uruguay Biguá 3 2 1 5
3 Argentina Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia 3 1 2 4
4 Chile 3 0 3 3
Source: FIBA Archive
20 February 2002 Vasco da Gama Brazil 91–81 Argentina Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia Montevideo, Uruguay
20 February 2002 Biguá Uruguay 91–68 Chile 'CD Provincial Llanquihue' Montevideo, Uruguay
21 February 2002 Biguá Uruguay 86–68 Argentina Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia Montevideo, Uruguay
21 February 2002 CD Provincial Llanquihue Chile 59–109 Brazil Vasco da Gama Montevideo, Uruguay
22 February 2002 Biguá Uruguay 71–75 Brazil Vasco da Gama Montevideo, Uruguay
22 February 2002 CD Provincial Llanquihue Chile 80–95 Argentina Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia Montevideo, Uruguay

Group B[]

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

Group C[]

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

Group D[]

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

Final stage[]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGrand Finals
 
          
 
 
 
 
Brazil Vasco da Gama 2
 
 
 
 Paraguay 0
 
Brazil Vasco da Gama 2
 
 
 
 Venezuela Cocodrilos de Caracas 0
 
Venezuela Cocodrilos de Caracas 2
 
 
 
 Brazil 1
 
Brazil Vasco da Gama 1
 
 
 
 Argentina Libertad 3
 
Argentina Estudiantes de Olavarría 2
 
 
 
 Ecuador 0
 
Argentina Estudiantes de Olavarría 1
 
 
 
 Argentina Libertad 2
 
Argentina Libertad 2
 
 
 Uruguay Biguá 1
 

Quarterfinals[]

Game 1[]

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

Game 2[]

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

Game 3[]

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

Semifinals[]

Game 1[]

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

Game 2[]

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

Game 3[]

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

Grand Finals[]

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

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. ^ 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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