2002 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol

2001 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol 2002 ARG Libertad BRA Vasco da Gama VEN Cocodrilos de Caracas ARG Estudiantes de Olavarría 16 20 February – 2 May 2002 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 ARG Estudiantes de Olavarría Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia Libertad BOL Real Santa Cruz BRA COC/Ribeirão Preto Franca Vasco da Gama CHI Llanquihue Valdivia COL Piratas de Bogotá ECU Mavort PAR San José PER Regatas Lima URU Biguá Cordón VEN Cocodrilos de Caracas Group stage Group A main WL Group A complete FIBA ArchiveApril 2025 medicmedic VAS 3 0 BRA Vasco da Gama BIG 2 1 URU Biguá GEC 1 2 ARG Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia LLA 0 3 CHI Llanquihue none points PO PO Q green1 Advances to final stage expanded 20 February 2002 Vasco da Gama BRA 91 81 ARG Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia Montevideo, Uruguay expanded 20 February 2002 Biguá URU 91 68 CHI 'CD Provincial Llanquihue' Montevideo, Uruguay expanded 21 February 2002 Biguá URU 86 68 ARG Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia Montevideo, Uruguay expanded 21 February 2002 CD Provincial Llanquihue CHI 59 109 BRA Vasco da Gama Montevideo, Uruguay expanded 22 February 2002 Biguá URU 71 75 BRA Vasco da Gama Montevideo, Uruguay expanded 22 February 2002 CD Provincial Llanquihue CHI 80 95 ARG Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia Montevideo, Uruguay Group B main WL Group B complete FIBA ArchiveApril 2025 medicmedic LIB 2 1 ARG Libertad DSJ 2 1 PAR San José COR 2 1 URU Cordón RSC 0 3 BOL Real Santa Cruz none points PO PO Q green1 Advances to final stage expanded 2 March 2002 Club Atlético Cordón URU 66 84 ARG Libertad Asunción, Paraguay expanded 2 March 2002 Deportivo San José PAR 82 66 BOL Real Santa Cruz Asunción, Paraguay expanded 3 March 2002 Club Atlético Cordón URU 107 73 BOL Real Santa Cruz Asunción, Paraguay expanded 3 March 2002 Deportivo San José PAR 77 76 ARG Libertad Asunción, Paraguay expanded 4 March 2002 Libertad ARG 94 74 BOL Real Santa Cruz Asunción, Paraguay expanded 4 March 2002 Deportivo San José PAR 87 94 URU Club Atlético Cordón Asunción, Paraguay Group C main WL Group C complete FIBA ArchiveApril 2025 medicmedic EST 3 0 ARG Estudiantes de Olavarría RIB 2 1 BRA COC/Ribeirão Preto VAL 1 2 CHI Valdivia REG 0 3 PER Regatas Lima none points PO PO Q green1 Advances to final stage expanded 28 February 2002 Valdivia CHI 92 100 ARG Estudiantes de Olavarría São Paulo, Brazil expanded 28 February 2002 COC/Ribeirão Preto BRA 89 72 PER Regatas Lima São Paulo, Brazil expanded 1 March 2002 COC/Ribeirão Preto BRA 114 71 CHI Valdivia São Paulo, Brazil expanded 1 March 2002 Estudiantes de Olavarría ARG 100 81 PER Regatas Lima São Paulo, Brazil expanded 2 March 2002 Valdivia CHI 97 94 PER Regatas Lima São Paulo, Brazil expanded 2 March 2002 COC/Ribeirão Preto BRA 86 102 ARG Estudiantes de Olavarría São Paulo, Brazil Group D main WL Group D complete FIBA ArchiveApril 2025 medicmedic COC 2 1 COL Cocodrilos de Caracas MAV 2 1 ECU Mavort FRA 2 1 BRA Franca PIR 0 3 COL Piratas de Bogotá none points PO PO Q green1 Advances to final stage expanded 23 February 2002 Mavort ECU 102 70 COL Piratas de Bogotá Quito, Ecuador expanded 23 February 2002 Franca BRA 107 121 VEN Cocodrilos de Caracas Quito, Ecuador expanded 24 February 2002 Franca BRA 102 70 COL Piratas de Bogotá Quito, Ecuador expanded 24 February 2002 Mavort ECU 110 106 VEN Cocodrilos de Caracas Quito, Ecuador expanded 25 February 2002 Cocodrilos de Caracas VEN 138 70 COL Piratas de Bogotá Quito, Ecuador expanded 25 February 2002 Mavort ECU 108 112 BRA Franca Quito, Ecuador Final stage main 3 high 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Grand Finals 30 200 BRA Vasco da Gama 2 PAR San José 0 VEN Cocodrilos de Caracas 2 BRA COC/Ribeirão Preto 1 ARG Estudiantes de Olavarría 2 ECU Mavort 0 ARG Libertad 2 URU Biguá 1 BRA Vasco da Gama 2 VEN Cocodrilos de Caracas 0 ARG Estudiantes de Olavarría 1 ARG Libertad 2 BRA Vasco da Gama 1 ARG Libertad 3 Quarterfinals Game 1 expanded 11 March 2002Cayó Libertad en el debut, Pickandroll.com, 12 March 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.es 1–0 Biguá URU 101 96 ARG Libertad 34–32 24–24 24–26 19–14 Rovira 20 Sucatzky 29 Carlos Pellisario (BRA), José Piovesan (BRA) Montevideo, Uruguay expanded 13 March 2002 0–1 Mavort ECU 69 89 ARG Estudiantes de Olavarría Quito, Ecuador expanded 13 March 2002 0–1 San José PAR 79 89 BRA Vasco da Gama Asunción, Paraguay expanded 21 March 2002 1–0 COC/Ribeirão Preto BRA 107 104 VEN Cocodrilos de Caracas Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Game 2 expanded 19 March 2002 2–0 Vasco da Gama BRA 104 73 PAR San José Asunción, Paraguay expanded 19 March 2002 1–1 Libertad ARG 101 96 URU Biguá Sunchales, Argentina Hogar de los Tigres expanded 23 March 2002 2–0 Estudiantes de Olavarría ARG 109 88 ECU Mavort Olavarría, Argentina Parque Carlos Guerrero expanded 26 March 2002 1–1 Cocodrilos de Caracas VEN 85 76 BRA COC/Ribeirão Preto Caracas, Venezuela Game 3 expanded 22 March 2002 2–1 Libertad ARG 99 84 URU Biguá Sunchales, Argentina Hogar de los Tigres expanded 27 March 2002 2–1 Cocodrilos de Caracas VEN 92 84 BRA COC/Ribeirão Preto Caracas, Venezuela Semifinals Game 1 expanded 4 April 2002Cocodrilos recibe a Vasco, LaRed21.com, 4 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.es 1–0 Cocodrilos de Caracas VEN 109 116 BRA Vasco da Gama Daniel Ramallo (ARG), Alejandro Rodrigo (ARG) Caracas, Venezuela expanded 5 April 2002Libertad - Estudiantes O., Pickandroll.com, 5 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.es 1–0 Libertad ARG 97 80 ARG Estudiantes de Olavarría 32–29 27–10 13–19 25–22 Ceruti 26Estudiantes (O) no pudo con Libertad en Sunchales, Pickandroll.com, 6 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.es Logrippo 24 Sunchales, Argentina Hogar de los Tigres Game 2 expanded 11 April 2002 2–0 Vasco da Gama BRA 104 90 VEN Cocodrilos de Caracas Rio de Janeiro, Brazil expanded 12 April 2002Estudiantes O. - Libertad, Pickandroll.com, 12 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.es 1–1 Estudiantes de Olavarría ARG 100 88 ARG Libertad Quinteros 20Estudiantes empató la serie con Libertad y define en casa, Pickandroll.com, 13 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.es González 21 Olavarría, Argentina Parque Carlos Guerrero Game 3 expanded 13 April 2002 1–2 Estudiantes de Olavarría ARG 100 106 ARG Libertad Olavarría, Argentina Parque Carlos Guerrero Grand Finals expanded 23 April 2002Vasco da Gama - Libertad, Pickandroll.com, 23 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.es 1–0 Vasco da Gama BRA 78 77 ARG Libertad Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Ginásio Tijuca Tênis ClubeVasco, sobre el final, se quedó con todo, Pickandroll.com, 24 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.es expanded 24 April 2002Ganó Libertad y puede definir en Sunchales, Pickandroll.com, 25 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.es 1–1 Vasco da Gama BRA 81 83 ARG Libertad Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Ginásio Tijuca Tênis Clube Carlos Gómez (URU), Raúl Gondsedorf (URU) expanded 30 April 2002Libertad - Vasco da Gama, Pickandroll.com, 30 April 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.es 2–1 Libertad ARG 100 99 BRA Vasco da Gama Ceruti 25En las puertas de la gloria, Pickandroll.com, 1 May 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.es Rogério, Sandro 26 Sunchales, Argentina Hogar de los Tigres Jorge Tovar (VEN), David Pappo (VEN) expanded 1 May 2002De la cuenca lechera para toda Sudamérica, Pickandroll.com, 1 May 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2017.es 3–1 Libertad ARG 95 85 BRA Vasco da Gama Ceruti 24 Sandro 25 Sunchales, Argentina Hogar de los Tigres 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 ARG Mariano Cerutti References Liga Sudamericana 2002