EuroLeague 2001/02

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EuroLeague 2001/02
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Duration September 13, 2001 - May 5, 2002
Order of execution 2nd season
organizer ULEB
Number of teams 32
Main round
Main rounds - MVP TurkeyTurkey Mirsad Türkcan (CSKA)
Final Four
venue ItalyItaly Bologna
master GreeceGreece Panathinaikos Athens
   Runner-up      ItalyItaly Children of Bologna
Finals - MVP Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga (Maccabi)

← EuroLeague 2000/01

The season 2001/02 was the 2 . Season of the EuroLeague , the most important competition in European club basketball.

Panathinaikos Athens won the title for the first time . However, the Greeks had already won the European Cup twice before .

qualification

The two winners made it into the main round. The remaining teams continued to play in the Saporta Cup .

1 round

total First leg Return leg
Darüşşafaka SK TurkeyTurkey 135: 171 GermanyGermany Telekom Baskets Bonn 81: 94 54: 77
KK Lietuos Rytas Lithuania 1989Lithuania 158: 159 CroatiaCroatia KK Croatia Split 87 : 71 71: 88

2nd round

total First leg Return leg
Club Portugal Telecom PortugalPortugal 150: 198 BelgiumBelgium Spirou Charleroi 77: 92 73: 106
Telekom Baskets Bonn GermanyGermany 166 : 159 CroatiaCroatia KK Croatia Split 76 : 73 90 : 86

3rd round

total First leg Return leg
Spirou Charleroi BelgiumBelgium 162 : 141 IsraelIsrael Hapoel Jerusalem 84 : 70 78 : 71
KK Krka SloveniaSlovenia 162 : 153 GermanyGermany Telekom Baskets Bonn 89 : 82 73 : 71

Main round

Preliminary round

In this first phase, the 32 teams divided into four groups (A to D) competed against each other in home and away games until each team had played 14 games. The four best from each group qualified for the next round.

Group A

team Sp S. N P + P-
1. Benetton TrevisoItalyItaly 14th 11 3 1206 1142
2. Maccabi Tel AvivIsraelIsrael 14th 10 4th 1101 1021
3. Olympiacos PiraeusGreeceGreece 14th 10 4th 1205 1098
4. Efes PilsenTurkeyTurkey 14th 9 5 1059 1032
5. Unicaja MálagaSpainSpain 14th 6th 8th 1054 1052
6. Idea Śląsk WrocławPolandPoland 14th 4th 10 1001 1061
7th ALBA BerlinGermanyGermany 14th 3 11 1065 1153
8. TEC Spirou CharleroiBelgiumBelgium 14th 3 11 1049 1181
Treviso Tel Aviv Piraeus Efes Málaga Warsaw Berlin Charleroi
Benetton Treviso * 87 : 83 89 : 81 88 : 86 98 : 94 a.d. 88 : 72 100 : 71 86 : 78
Maccabi Tel Aviv 80 : 74 * 78 : 73 76: 78 82 : 60 75 : 56 82 : 70 94 : 76
Olympiacos Piraeus 87: 91 94 : 91 a.d. * 87 : 72 81 : 80 101 : 79 91 : 75 107 : 78
Efes Pilsen 87 : 78 68: 72 79: 80 * 75 : 71 63 : 51 78 : 72 78 : 65
Unicaja Málaga 67: 68 79: 84 86 : 79 66: 67 * 65: 66 86 : 79 76 : 68
Idea Slask 91: 93 79 : 65 75: 80 74: 79 58: 63 * 71 : 66 94: 95 a.d.
ALBA Berlin 89 : 83 64: 65 69: 88 73: 74 72: 84 75 : 64 * 99 : 87
Spirou Charleroi 76: 83 63: 74 56: 76 79 : 75 75: 77 53: 71 100 : 91 *

Group B

team Sp S. N P + P-
1. Children of BolognaItalyItaly 14th 12 2 1163 969
2. FC BarcelonaSpainSpain 14th 10 4th 1211 1050
3. Ülker IstanbulTurkeyTurkey 14th 9 5 1104 1051
4. Olimpija LjubljanaSloveniaSlovenia 14th 9 5 1085 971
5. Opel SkylinersGermanyGermany 14th 8th 6th 1037 1060
6. Žalgiris KaunasLithuania 1989Lithuania 14th 5 9 1054 1097
7. Peristeri AthensGreeceGreece 14th 3 11 1058 1158
8. London TowersUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom 14th 0 14th 910 1266
Bologna Barcelona Ülkerspor Ljubljana Frankfurt Kaunas Peristeri London
Children of Bologna * 91 : 81 68 : 60 86 : 70 69 : 62 90 : 54 87 : 72 94 : 72
FC Barcelona 69: 85 * 85 : 64 81 : 61 90 : 81 90 : 86 73: 77 101 : 63
Ülker Istanbul 51: 75 77: 87 * 75 : 63 78 : 76 79 : 66 93 : 79 107 : 64
Union Olimpija 85: 89 80 : 74 78: 80 * 81 : 55 87 : 66 81 : 74 73 : 40
Opel Skyliners 80 : 79 74: 88 74 : 70 56: 79 * 84 : 75 72 : 55 61 : 57
Žalgiris Kaunas 91 : 67 72: 92 79: 82 70: 81 73: 75 * 81 : 78 90 : 72
Peristeri Athens 59: 87 72: 101 82: 95 67: 75 89: 93 62: 70 * 99 : 75
London Towers 57: 96 67: 99 75: 93 58: 91 77: 94 58: 81 75: 87 *

Group C

team Sp S. N P + P-
1. Panathinaikos AthensGreeceGreece 14th 12 2 1176 1073
2. Real MadridSpainSpain 14th 9 5 1211 1123
3. Skipper BolognaItalyItaly 14th 8th 6th 1193 1151
4. CSKA MoscowRussiaRussia 14th 8th 6th 1221 1189
5. Krka Novo mestoSloveniaSlovenia 14th 7th 7th 1245 1222
6. EB Pau OrthezFranceFrance 14th 7th 7th 1126 1114
7. Budućnost PodgoricaYugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia 14th 3 11 1108 1257
8. KK ZadarCroatiaCroatia 14th 2 12 1156 1307
Athens Madrid Skipper Moscow Orthez Novo Podgorica Zadar
Panathinaikos * 77: 88 81 : 70 83 : 80 67 : 63 98 : 92 91 : 82 102 : 64
real Madrid 70: 78 * 87 : 82 82: 86 92 : 80 87: 93 90 : 71 114 : 84
Skipper BO 77: 79 93 : 77 * 97: 99 a.d. 83 : 75 73: 88 107 : 97 95 : 85
CSKA Moscow 85: 91 77 : 42 75: 77 * 80 : 69 86 : 80 88 : 83 96 : 92
EB Pau-Orthez 67: 79 78 : 74 86 : 69 91 : 83 * 74: 84 87: 90 101 : 73
KK Krka 82 : 81 79: 95 94: 100 107 : 93 84: 93 * 101 : 74 91: 94
Budućnost 72: 84 72: 82 70: 86 72: 103 77: 79 77 : 72 * 110 : 97
KK Zadar 81: 85 73: 81 76: 82 73: 90 79: 83 97: 98 a.d. 88 : 79 *

Group D

team Sp S. N P + P-
1. TAU CerámicaSpainSpain 14th 9 5 1219 1057
2. AEK AthensGreeceGreece 14th 9 5 1152 1102
3. Urals Great PermRussiaRussia 14th 8th 6th 1266 1260
4. Scavolini PesaroItalyItaly 14th 8th 6th 1124 1137
5. ASVEL VilleurbanneFranceFrance 14th 8th 6th 1147 1135
6. Partizan BelgradeYugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia 14th 6th 8th 1138 1191
7. KK Cibona ZagrebCroatiaCroatia 14th 5 9 1110 1165
8. Telindus OstendBelgiumBelgium 14th 3 11 1138 1247
Vitoria AEK Perm Pesaro V'banne Belgrade Zagreb East End
TAU Cerámica * 82 : 62 112 : 84 86 : 68 90 : 66 80: 85 81 : 58 114 : 78
AEK Athens 85 : 82 a.d. * 99 : 85 64: 68 87 : 65 100 : 70 72 : 69 86 : 79
Urals Great Perm 94 : 88 86 : 77 * 99 : 88 103 : 98 100: 111 85 : 66 109 : 79
Scavolini Pesaro 75: 85 68: 89 103 : 85 * 65: 99 98 : 86 88 : 75 86 : 75
ASVEL Lyon 73 : 71 86 : 84 a.d. 73: 75 63: 80 * 78: 91 99 : 84 89 : 76
Partizan Belgrade 59: 65 69: 74 85 : 80 a.d. 68: 80 82: 88 * 81 : 76 86 : 77
Cibona Zagreb 96 : 95 a.d. 89: 90 102 : 97 71: 74 70: 82 85 : 71 * 85 : 76
Telindus Ostend 74: 88 102 : 73 79: 84 88 : 81 77: 88 104 : 94 a.d. 74: 84 *

Intermediate round (Top 16)

In the second phase of the Euroleague, the remaining 16 teams were divided into four groups (E to H) of four teams each. The performance from the regular season was reflected in the seeding list for the draw. In this phase, too, the teams in each group competed against each other in home and return matches. The respective group winners qualified directly for the Final Four tournament.

Group E

team Sp S. N P + P-
1. Benetton Treviso ItalyItaly 6th 4th 2 538 481
2. FC Barcelona SpainSpain 6th 4th 2 499 483
3. Skipper Bologna ItalyItaly 6th 2 4th 482 509
4. Scavolini Pesaro ItalyItaly 6th 2 4th 487 514
Treviso Barcelona Skipper Pesaro
Benetton Treviso * 89 : 75 96 : 90 94 : 66
FC Barcelona 76 : 75 * 77 : 59 90 : 76
Skipper Bologna 73: 86 97 : 93 * 73: 86
Scavolini Pesaro 101 : 98 87: 88 71: 90 *

Group F.

team Sp S. N P + P-
1. Children of Bologna ItalyItaly 6th 4th 2 460 432
2. Efes Pilsen TurkeyTurkey 6th 3 3 506 481
3. Real Madrid SpainSpain 6th 3 3 500 528
4. Urals Great Perm RussiaRussia 6th 2 4th 516 541
Children BO Efes Madrid Perm
Children of Bologna * 77 : 71 71: 82 72 : 61
Efes Pilsen 73: 76 * 63: 67 101 : 84
real Madrid 58: 86 92: 109 * 88: 95
Urals Great Perm 87 : 78 85: 89 104: 113 *

Group G

team Sp S. N P + P-
1. Panathinaikos Athens GreeceGreece 6th 5 1 496 467
2. Olympiacos Piraeus GreeceGreece 6th 4th 2 480 452
3. AEK Athens GreeceGreece 6th 2 4th 474 475
4. Olimpija Ljubljana SloveniaSlovenia 6th 1 5 450 506
PAO Piraeus AEK Ljubljana
Panathinaikos * 88 : 78 96 : 92 a.d. 85 : 67
Olympiacos 92 : 75 * 75 : 69 85: 89 a.d.
AEK Athens 66: 73 65: 75 * 97 : 87
Olimpija 72: 79 66: 75 69: 85 *

Group H.

team Sp S. N P + P-
1. Maccabi Tel Aviv IsraelIsrael 6th 4th 2 410 370
2. TAU Cerámica SpainSpain 6th 4th 2 496 472
3. CSKA Moscow RussiaRussia 6th 3 3 486 485
4. Ülker Istanbul TurkeyTurkey 6th 1 5 395 460
Tel Aviv Vitoria Moscow Ülkerspor
Maccabi Tel Aviv * 77: 78 69 : 68 2 : 0 *
TAU Ceramica 65: 94 * 73: 87 101 : 69
CSKA Moscow 81 : 77 73: 90 * 86 : 80
Ülker Istanbul 78: 91 72: 89 96 : 91 *

* Ülker Istanbul did not show up for the game in Tel Aviv. The reason given by the Istanbul residents was the unsafe situation in Israel.

Final Four tournament

In a tournament that took place within a weekend, two teams each competed in semifinals. The winners qualified for the final, from which the winner of the ULEB Euroleague emerged.

Semifinals

The semi-finals took place on May 3rd .

pairing Result
GreeceGreece Panathinaikos Athens - IsraelIsrael Maccabi Tel Aviv 83 : 75
ItalyItaly Benetton Treviso - ItalyItaly Children of Bologna 82: 90

final

The ULEB Euroleague Final took place on May 5th, 2002 at PalaMalaguti in Bologna .

pairing GreeceGreece Panathinaikos Athens - Children Bologna ItalyItaly
Result 89 : 83
date May 5, 2002
Stadion PalaMalaguti, Bologna
spectator 8,278
referee Lithuania 1989LithuaniaRomuldas Brazauskas, Juan Carlos Arteaga SpainSpain
Panathinaikos Athens Fragiskos Alvertis 11, Giorgos Kalaitzis , Johnny Rogers 7, Damir Mulaomerović 6, Dejan Bodiroga 21, Darryl Middleton 10, İbrahim Kutluay 22, Lazaros Papadopoulos 12, Pepe Sánchez
Trainers : Željko Obradović
Children of Bologna Manu Ginóbili 27, Sani Bečirovič 4, Antonio Granger 10, Alessandro Frosini, David Andersen 3, Antoine Rigaudeau 3, Rashard Griffith 2, Matjaž Smodiš 23, Marko Jarić 11
Trainers : Ettore Messina

Awards

Regular Season MVP

Final Four MVP: Dejan Bodiroga
  • TurkeyTurkey Mirsad Türkcan (CSKA Moscow)

Final Four MVP

  • Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga (Panathinaikos Athens)

All Euroleague First Team 2001-2002

  • United StatesUnited States Tyus Edney (Benetton Treviso)
  • Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia Marko Jarić (children Bologna)
  • ArgentinaArgentina Manu Ginóbili (children Bologna)
  • Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga (Panathinaikos Athens)
  • Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia Dejan Tomašević (TAU Ceramica)

All Euroleague Second Team 2001-2002

  • United StatesUnited States Ariel McDonald (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
  • United StatesUnited States Alphonso Ford (Olympiacos Piraeus)
  • TurkeyTurkey Mirsad Türkcan (CSKA Moscow)
  • ArgentinaArgentina Marcelo Nicola (Benetton Treviso)
  • United StatesUnited States Joseph Blair (Scavolini Pesaro)

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