2001 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol

2000 2002 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol 2001 ARG Estudiantes de Olavarría ARG Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) ARG Atenas BRA Flamengo 16 12 February – 13 April 2001 The 2001 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, or 2001 FIBA South American League, was the sixth edition of the top-tier tournament for basketball teams from South America. The tournament began on 12 February 2001 and finished on 13 April 2001. Argentine team Estudiantes de Olavarría won their first title, defeating Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia in the finals. This tournament saw the only appearance of a team from outside South America, the NBDL Ambassadors from the United States, coached by Nate Archibald.Road Journals from the Ambassadors, NBA.com, February 25, 2001. Retrieved May 27 2017. The team played their only home game in the stadium of Unión de Santa Fe in the quarterfinals, where they lost the series 1–2 against Brazilian team Flamengo. 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 Atenas Estudiantes de Olavarría Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia BOL Real Santa Cruz BRA Flamengo Uberlândia Vasco da Gama CHI Provincial Osorno Universidad de Concepción COL Piratas de Bogotá ECU ESPE PAR San José PER Universidad Alas Peruanas USA NBDL Ambassadors URU Welcome VEN Cocodrilos de Caracas Group stage Group A main WL Group A complete FIBA Archive GEC 3 0 ARG Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia VAS 2 1 BRA Vasco da Gama PRO 1 2 CHI Provincial Osorno ALP 0 3 PER Universidad Alas Peruanas none points PO PO Q green1 Advances to final stage expanded 12 February 2001 Vasco da Gama BRA 87 88 ARG Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia Osorno, Chile expanded 12 February 2001 Provincial Osorno CHI 92 77 PER Universidad Alas Peruanas Osorno, Chile expanded 13 February 2001 Vasco da Gama BRA 111 57 PER Universidad Alas Peruanas Osorno, Chile expanded 13 February 2001 Provincial Osorno CHI 86 109 ARG Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia Osorno, Chile expanded 13 February 2001 Provincial Osorno CHI 71 88 BRA Vasco da Gama Osorno, Chile expanded 13 February 2001 Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia ARG 95 78 PER Universidad Alas Peruanas Osorno, Chile Group B main WL Group B complete FIBA Archive EST 3 0 ARG Estudiantes de Olavarría UBE 2 1 BRA Uberlândia PIR 1 2 COL Piratas de Bogotá RSC 0 3 BOL Real Santa Cruz none points PO PO Q green1 Advances to final stage expanded 14 February 2001 Estudiantes de Olavarría ARG 86 82 BRA Uberlândia Bogotá, Colombia expanded 14 February 2001 Piratas de Bogotá COL 83 73 BOL Real Santa Cruz Bogotá, Colombia expanded 15 February 2001 Estudiantes de Olavarría ARG 136 68 BOL Real Santa Cruz Bogotá, Colombia expanded 15 February 2001 Piratas de Bogotá COL 65 83 BRA Uberlândia Bogotá, Colombia expanded 16 February 2001 Estudiantes de Olavarría ARG 90 86 COL Piratas de Bogotá Bogotá, Colombia expanded 16 February 2001 Uberlândia BRA 98 74 BOL Real Santa Cruz Bogotá, Colombia Group C main WL Group C complete FIBA Archive ATE 3 0 ARG Atenas AMB 2 1 USA NBDL Ambassadors DSJ 1 2 PAR San José CON 0 3 CHI Universidad de Concepción none points PO PO Q green1 Advances to final stage expanded 15 February 2001 Atenas ARG 90 75 CHI Universidad de Concepción Mar del Plata, Argentina Polideportivo Islas Malvinas expanded 15 February 2001 NBDL Ambassadors USA 87 76 PAR San José Mar del Plata, Argentina Polideportivo Islas Malvinas expanded 16 February 2001 Atenas ARG 93 74 PAR San José Mar del Plata, Argentina Polideportivo Islas Malvinas expanded 16 February 2001 NBDL Ambassadors USA 94 84 CHI Universidad de Concepción Mar del Plata, Argentina Polideportivo Islas Malvinas expanded 17 February 2001 Atenas ARG 103 93 USA NBDL Ambassadors Mar del Plata, Argentina Polideportivo Islas Malvinas expanded 17 February 2001 San José PAR 97 80 CHI Universidad de Concepción Mar del Plata, Argentina Polideportivo Islas Malvinas Group D main WL Group D complete FIBA Archive FLA 2 1 BRA Flamengo WEL 3 0 URU Welcome COC 1 2 COL Cocodrilos de Caracas ESP 0 3 ECU ESPE none points PO PO Q green1 Advances to final stage expanded 17 February 2001 Cocodrilos de Caracas COL 83 72 URU Welcome Rio de Janeiro, Brazil expanded 17 February 2001 Flamengo BRA 118 66 ECU ESPE Rio de Janeiro, Brazil expanded 18 February 2001 Cocodrilos de Caracas COL 96 56 ECU ESPE Rio de Janeiro, Brazil expanded 18 February 2001 Flamengo BRA 91 96 URU Welcome Rio de Janeiro, Brazil expanded 19 February 2001 Cocodrilos de Caracas COL 82 116 BRA Flamengo Rio de Janeiro, Brazil expanded 19 February 2001 Welcome URU 107 63 ECU ESPE Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Final stage main 3 high 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Grand Finals 30 200 ARG Estudiantes de Olavarría 2 BRA Vasco da Gama 0 ARG Atenas 2 URU Welcome 1 ARG Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) 2 BRA Uberlândia 1 BRA Flamengo 2 USA NBDL Ambassadors 1 ARG Estudiantes de Olavarría 2 ARG Atenas 1 ARG Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) 2 BRA Flamengo 1 ARG Estudiantes de Olavarría 3 ARG Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) 1 Quarterfinals Game 1 expanded 5 March 2001Gimnasia va por un buen inicio en Brasil, Olé, 5 March 2001. Retrieved 29 May 2001.es 0–1 Uberlândia BRA 83 89 ARG Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) Uberlândia, Brazil expanded 5 March 2001 1–0 NBDL Ambassadors USA 114 100 BRA Flamengo Santa Fe, Argentina expanded 9 March 2001Afuera vale doble, Olé, 9 March 2001. Retrieved 29 May 2001.es 1–0 Welcome URU 88 83 ARG Atenas Montevideo, Uruguay expanded 9 March 2001 0–1 Vasco da Gama BRA 67 91 ARG Estudiantes de Olavarría Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Game 2 expanded 12 March 2001 1–1 Flamengo BRA 93 90 USA NBDL Ambassadors Rio de Janeiro, Brazil expanded 12 March 2001 1–1 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) ARG 90 91 BRA Uberlândia Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina Estadio Socios Fundadores expanded 12 March 2001 1–1 Flamengo BRA 93 90 USA NBDL Ambassadors Rio de Janeiro, Brazil expanded 16 March 2001 1–1 Atenas ARG 101 74 URU Welcome Córdoba, Argentina Polideportivo Municipal Carlos Cerutti expanded 16 March 2001 2–0 Estudiantes de Olavarría ARG 107 106 BRA Vasco da Gama Olavarría, Argentina Parque Carlos Guerrero Game 3 expanded 13 March 2001 2–1 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) ARG 120 68 BRA Uberlândia Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina Estadio Socios Fundadores expanded 13 March 2001 2–1 Flamengo BRA 95 92 USA NBDL Ambassadors Rio de Janeiro, Brazil expanded 18 March 2001 2–1 Atenas ARG 91 86 URU Welcome Córdoba, Argentina Polideportivo Municipal Carlos Cerutti Semifinals Game 1 expanded 24 March 2001 1–0 Atenas ARG 92 81 ARG Estudiantes de Olavarría Córdoba, Argentina Polideportivo Municipal Carlos Cerutti expanded 24 March 2001 1–0 Flamengo BRA 112 105 ARG Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Game 2 expanded 30 March 2001 1–1 Estudiantes de Olavarría ARG 79 69 ARG Atenas Olavarría, Argentina Parque Carlos Guerrero expanded 30 March 2001 1–1 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) ARG 108 91 BRA Flamengo Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina Estadio Socios Fundadores Game 3 expanded 31 March 2001 2–1 Estudiantes de Olavarría ARG 84 80 ARG Atenas Olavarría, Argentina Parque Carlos Guerrero expanded 31 March 2001 2–1 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) ARG 108 105 BRA Flamengo Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina Estadio Socios Fundadores Grand Finals expanded 6 April 2001Pibe de moda, Olé, 6 April 2001. Retrieved 30 May 2001.es 1–0 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) ARG 93 88 ARG Estudiantes de Olavarría Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina Estadio Socios Fundadores expanded 7 April 2001 1–1 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) ARG 86 100 ARG Estudiantes de Olavarría Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina Estadio Socios Fundadores expanded 11 April 2001 2–1 Estudiantes de Olavarría ARG 106 84 ARG Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) Olavarría, Argentina Parque Carlos Guerrero expanded 12 April 2001 3–1 Estudiantes de Olavarría ARG 100 78 ARG Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) Olavarría, Argentina Parque Carlos Guerrero Finals rosters Estudiantes de Olavarría: Gustavo Fernández, Daniel Farabello, Byron Wilson, DeWayne McCray, Gabriel Fernández - Victor Baldo, Paolo Quinteros. Coach: Sérgio Hernández Gimnasia de Comodoro Rivadavia: Leonardo Diebold, Pablo Moldú, David Scott, Leandro Masieri, Stanley Easterling. Coach: Fernando Duró Season MVP ARG Daniel Farabello References Liga Sudamericana 2001