2001–02 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)

The 2001–2002 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 44th season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on 13 October 2001 and ended on 14 April 2002. KR won its 13th title by defeating ÍS 3–2 in the Finals.[1][2]

Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Competition details
Teams 6
Dates 13 October 2001 – 14 April 2002
Final positions
Champions KR (13th title)
Runners-up ÍS
Semifinalists Keflavík, Grindavík
Relegated KFÍ
Awards
Domestic MVP Alda Leif Jónsdóttir
Foreign MVP Jessica Gaspar
Statistical leaders
Points Alda Leif Jónsdóttir
19.0
Rebounds Jessica Gaspar
13.7
Assists Alda Leif Jónsdóttir
5.2
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Competition format

The participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice "home" and twice "away" for a total of 20 games. The top four teams qualified for the championship playoffs while none were relegated to Division I due to vacant berths.

Regular season
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 ÍS 20 16 4 1376 1077 +299 32 Qualification to playoffs
2 KR 20 14 6 1456 1123 +333 28
3 Keflavík 20 13 7 1409 1279 +130 26
4 Grindavík 20 12 8 1403 1394 +9 24
5 Njarðvík 20 4 16 1170 1496 −326 8
6 KFÍ 20 1 19 1041 1486 −445 2 Relegated
Source: Úrvalsdeild kvenna 2001–2002

Playoffs

Bracket
Semifinals Finals
      
1 ÍS 2
4 Grindavík 0
1 ÍS 2
2 KR 3
2 KR 2
3 Keflavík 1

Semifinals
Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
ÍS 2–0 Grindavík 74–59 77–69 0
KR 2–1 Keflavík 60–54 43–51 63–62

Final
Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg
ÍS 2–3 KR 86–82 78–75 51–5456–6364–68

Source: 2002 Úrvalsdeild kvenna playoffs

Awards

All official awards of the 2001–02 season.

Domestic Player of the Year
Pos. Player Team
PG Alda Leif JónsdóttirÍS

Foreign Player of the Year
Pos. Player Team
PG Jessica GasparGrindavík

Domestic All-First Team
Player Team
Alda Leif JónsdóttirÍS
Birna ValgarðsdóttirKeflavík
Erla ÞorsteinsdóttirKeflavík
Helga ÞorvaldsdóttirKR
Hildur SigurðardóttirKeflavík
Lovísa GuðmundsdóttirÍS

Best Young Player Award
Pos. Player Team
C Sara PálmadóttirKFÍ

Best Coach
Coach Team
Anna María SveinsdóttirKeflavík
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References
  1. "Aldrei lent í öðru eins". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 15 April 2002. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. Stefán Stefánsson (16 April 2002). "KR-stúlkur bættu við bikarasafnið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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