Adriatic Basketball League 2001/02

Adriatic basketball league 2001/2002 season
sport	basketball
founding year	2001
Teams	12
countries	Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Slovenia Yugoslavia
master	Union Olimpija (1st title)
MVP (regular season)	Marino Baždarić by Triglav Osiguranje

The 2001/02 Adriatic Basketball League season was the first season of the Adriatic Basketball League. 12 teams from 4 countries took part in the 2001/02 season. The season began on September 29, 2001 and ended on March 24, 2002. Union Olimpija from Ljubljana became champions .

Tournament format

In the regular season, 12 teams played a double round each against each other. After the regular season, the master was determined in a final four.

Participating teams

country	team	city	Venue (capacity)
	Bosna ASA	Sarajevo	Dvorana Mirza Delibašić (6,500)
	Široki Brijeg	Široki Brijeg	Dvorana Pecara (4,500)
	Sloboda Dita	Tuzla	Dvorana Mejdan (4,900)
	Budućnost	Podgorica	Sports ski center Morača (4,300)
	KK split	Split	Dvorana na Gripama (5,000)
	KK Zadar	Zadar	Dvorana Krešimira Ćosića (9,200)
	KK Cibona Zagreb	Zagreb	Dražen Petrović basketball hall (5,400)
	Triglav osiguranje	Rijeka	Dvorana Mladosti (4,000)
	Pivovarna Laško	Laško	Dvorana Tri lilije (3,000)
	Geoplin Slovan	Ljubljana	Dvorana Kodeljevo (1,500)
	Union Olimpija	Ljubljana	Arena Stožice (12,480)
	KK Krka	Novo mesto	Dvorana Leon Štukelj (3,000)

Regular season

The regular season games took place from September 29, 2001 to March 11, 2002.

table

Final score

space	team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-	Diff
1	Union Olimpija	22nd	20th	1	1898	1505	+393
2	KK Krka	22nd	16	6th	1962	1828	+204
3	Cibona Zagreb	22nd	16	6th	1897	1703	+194
4th	Pivovarna Laško	22nd	15th	7th	1848	1744	+104
5	Sloboda Dita	22nd	12	10	1645	1677	−32
6th	Široki Brijeg	22nd	12	10	1805	1741	+64
7th	KK Zadar	22nd	12	10	1811	1814	−3
8th	KK split	22nd	10	12	1774	1830	−56
9	Budućnost	22nd	9	13	1666	1758	−92
10	Triglav osiguranje	22nd	5	17th	1746	1950	−204
11	Geoplin Slovan	22nd	3	19th	1689	1890	−201
12	Bosna ASA	22nd	2	20th	1443	1814	−371

Final four

The final four games took place on March 23rd and 24th, 2002.

	Semifinals					final
	1	Union Olimpija	69
	4th	Pivovarna Laško	56
						1	Union Olimpija	73
						2	KK Krka	59
	2	KK Krka	98
	4th	Cibona Zagreb	93

Awards

Regular Season MVP

Marino Baždarić by Triglav Osiguranje