2001–02 FIBA Saporta Cup

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2001–02 FIBA Saporta Cup
League
Montepaschi Siena
  Runners-upSpain Pamesa Valencia
Finals MVPNorth Macedonia Petar Naumoski
FIBA Saporta Cup seasons

The 2001–02 FIBA Saporta Cup was the thirty-sixth edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition. It was the last edition of the tournament. It took place between 30 October 2001 and 30 April 2002. The final was held at Lyon, France.

Competition system

  • 24 teams (national domestic cup champions, plus the best qualified teams in the most important European national domestic leagues), entered a preliminary group stage, divided into four groups of six teams each, playing a round-robin. The final standing were based on individual wins and defeats. In case of a tie between two or more teams, after the group stage, the following criteria were used to decide the final classification: 1) number of wins in one-to-one games between the teams; 2) basket average between the teams; 3) general basket average within the group.
  • The top four teams from each group qualified for a 1/8 Final Playoff (X-pairings, home and away games), while the winners advanced further to 1/4 Finals and 1/2 Finals.
  • The Final was played at a predetermined venue.

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs
  • CW: Cup winners
Regular season
Spain Pamesa Valencia (5th)
Darüşşafaka
(3rd)
Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn (2nd) Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea (1st)
Spain Adecco Estudiantes (6th) Turkey Türk Telekom (4th) Israel Hapoel Jerusalem (2nd) Cyprus Keravnos Keo (1st)
Montepaschi Siena
(6th)
Greece Panionios (5th) Croatia Split CO (2nd) Portugal Portugal Telecom (1st)
Italy Snaidero Udine (7th)
Iraklis
(6th)
Poland Anwil Włocławek (2nd) Netherlands Ricoh Astronauts (1st)
France Le Mans (3rd) Russia UNICS (2nd)
Slovakofarma Pezinok
(1st)
Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions (CW
)
SIG Strasbourg
(4th)
Lietuvos rytas
(2nd)
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FMP (5th)
Lugano Snakes
(1st)

Regular season

Key to colors
     Qualified to Round of 16
     Eliminated

Group A

Spain VAL Italy UDI Turkey TÜR
SIG
Portugal POR
LUG
Spain VAL 80-62 76-77 78-73 86-68 83-64
Italy UDI 74-69 84-89 70-74 91-80 84-68
Turkey TÜR 75-79 73-79 92-80 87-75 101-71
SIG
88-80 76-84 93-84 80-75 112-85
Portugal POR 82-88 70-74 108-104 91-98 115-78
LUG
72-87 77-88 105-110 79-78 103-88
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
1. Spain Pamesa Valencia 10 7 3 806 735 17
2. Italy Snaidero Udine 10 7 3 790 756 17
3. Turkey Türk Telekom 10 6 4 852 818 16
4.
SIG Strasbourg
10 6 4 852 818 16
5. Portugal Portugal Telecom 10 2 8 852 889 12
6.
Lugano Snakes
10 2 8 802 946 12

Group B

SIE
Greece PAN Israel JER Spain EST France MSB
DAR
SIE
74-71 99-77 106-93 91-86 106-83
Greece PAN 91-86 97-86 100-96 108-83 83-79
Israel JER 87-71 85-80 84-80 20-0 94-77
Spain EST 68-64 82-84 83-82 108-81 91-85
France MSB 46-94 88-75 89-82 86-96 91-61
DAR
58-60 88-87 79-88 76-86 72-93
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
1.
Montepaschi Siena
10 7 3 851 760 17
2. Greece Panionios 10 6 4 876 847 16
3. Israel Hapoel Jerusalem 10 6 4 785 755 16
4. Spain Adecco Estudiantes 10 6 4 883 848 16
5. France Le Mans* 10 4 6 743 807 13
6.
Darüşşafaka
10 1 9 758 879 11

*Le Mans was docked one point for not playing the game at Hapoel Jerusalem.

Group C

LIE
Germany TEL Russia UNI Poland ANW Netherlands AST
TRA
LIE
95-82 81-76 91-66 97-75 106-65
Germany TEL 81-96 95-76 89-73 86-80 92-78
Russia UNI 84-64 86-71 88-90 98-78 112-49
Poland ANW 72-89 82-84 79-85 79-61 84-67
Netherlands AST 70-82 57-72 70-78 59-61 72-65
TRA
75-111 81-102 66-93 74-105 66-82
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
1.
Lietuvos rytas
10 9 1 912 746 19
2. Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn 10 7 3 854 804 17
3. Russia UNICS 10 7 3 876 743 17
4. Poland Anwil Włocławek 10 5 5 791 793 15
5. Netherlands Ricoh Astronauts 10 2 8 710 784 12
6.
Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions
10 0 10 686 959 10

Group D

PEZ
IRA
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FMP Croatia SPL Bosnia and Herzegovina IGO Cyprus KER
PEZ
86-74 95-92 85-89 62-58 93-62
IRA
62-66 71-76 88-78 86-50 80-46
FMP
81-92 63-92 96-83 72-64 82-64
Croatia SPL 86-80 87-92 73-78 82-84 87-84
Bosnia and Herzegovina IGO 78-81 81-90 77-78 99-110 91-86
Cyprus KER 54-87 72-80 59-100 87-88 83-86
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
1.
Slovakofarma Pezinok
10 8 2 827 736 18
2.
Iraklis
10 7 3 815 707 17
3. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FMP 10 7 3 818 770 17
4. Croatia Split CO 10 5 5 863 873 15
5. Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea 10 3 7 768 827 13
6. Cyprus Keravnos Keo 10 0 10 696 874 10

Round of 16

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Adecco Estudiantes Spain 145–169 Spain Pamesa Valencia 77–80 68–89
Hapoel Jerusalem Israel 158–152 Italy Snaidero Udine 71–74 87–78
Türk Telekom Turkey 143–145 Greece Panionios 80–74 63–71
SIG Strasbourg France
144–152
Montepaschi Siena
78–78 66–74
Split CO Croatia 137–184
Lietuvos rytas
67–100 70–84
FMP Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 172–174 Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn 88–91 84–83
UNICS Russia 167–163
Iraklis
91–79 76–84
Anwil Włocławek Poland 163–152
Slovakofarma Pezinok
95–78 68–74

Quarterfinals

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Telekom Baskets Bonn Germany 156–176 Spain Pamesa Valencia 88–92 68–84
UNICS Russia 131–138
Montepaschi Siena
73–70 58–68
Hapoel Jerusalem Israel 163–155
Lietuvos rytas
88–90 75–65
Panionios Greece 142–149 Poland Anwil Włocławek 83–74 59–75

Semifinals

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pamesa Valencia Spain 135–118 Poland Anwil Włocławek 77–65 58–53
Montepaschi Siena Italy
192–140 Israel Hapoel Jerusalem 98–69 94–71

Final

April 30, Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Pamesa Valencia Spain 71–81
Montepaschi Siena
2001–02 FIBA Saporta Cup Champions
Montepaschi Siena

1st title

Awards

FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP

  • Montepaschi Siena
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See also

References

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