2001–02 Lega Basket Serie A

The 2001–02 Lega Basket Serie A, known as the Foxy Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 80th season of the Lega Basket Serie A, the highest professional basketball league in Italy.

Lega Basket Serie A

Competition details
Season	2001–02
Teams	19
Dates	23 September 2001 - 15 June 2002
Final positions
Champions	Benetton Treviso 3rd title
Runners-up	Skipper Bologna
Semifinalists	Kinder Bologna Oregon Scientific Cantù
Relegated	Fillattice Imola Müller Verona
Awards
MVP	Manu Ginóbili
Statistical leaders
Points	Louis Bullock 24.9
← 2000–01 2002–03 →

The regular season ran from 23 September 2001 to 27 April 2002, the playoffs ran from May 2002 to 15 June 2002.

Benetton Treviso won their 3rd title after beating Skipper Bologna 3-0 in the finals series.

Regular season

Pos[1]	Teams	P	W	L	PF	PA	Qualification or relegation
1	Skipper Bologna	36	29	7	3075	2807	Playoffs
2	Benetton Treviso	36	28	8	3359	2986
3	Kinder Bologna	36	28	8	3121	2703
4	Oregon Scientific Cantù	36	27	9	2979	2797
5	Montepaschi Siena	36	25	11	2975	2714
6	Scavolini Pesaro	36	23	13	3003	2892
7	Coop Nordest Trieste	36	19	17	2861	2945
8	Wurth Roma	36	18	18	2813	2824
9	Euro Roseto	36	15	21	3018	3157
10	Metis Varese	36	14	22	3086	3149
11	Carifac Fabriano	36	14	22	2983	3166
12	Snaidero Udine	36	14	22	2858	3166
13	Lauretana Biella	36	14	22	2966	3091
14	De Vizia Avellino	36	13	23	2869	2994
15	Müller Verona[lower-alpha 1]	36	13	23	2852	2974	Relegation to Legadue
16	Viola Reggio Calabria	36	13	23	2974	3205
17	Adecco Milano	36	12	24	2953	3069
18	Mabo Livorno	36	12	24	2979	3199
19	Fillattice Imola	36	10	26	2859	2956	Relegation to Legadue

Playoffs

Bracket

	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
					Fortitudo Bologna	3
					Roma	0
	Roma	2
	Roseto	0
									Fortitudo Bologna	3
									Cantù	2
					Cantù	3
					Siena	0
	Siena	2
	Udine	0
													Fortitudo Bologna	0
													Treviso	3
					Virtus Bologna	3
					Pesaro	0
	Pesaro	2
	Fabriano	0
									Virtus Bologna	1
									Treviso	3
					Treviso	3
					Trieste	3
	Trieste	2
	Varese	1

Source: Sportstats.com

Results

1/8 Finals

• Wurth Roma - Euro Roseto 2-0 (100-98, 82-70)
• Montepaschi Siena - Snaidero Udine 2-0 (100-70, 82-76)
• Scavolini Pesaro - Carifac Fabriano 2-0 (99-85, 121-66)
• Coop Nordest Trieste - Metis Varese 2-1 (97-94, 75-84, 95-84)

Bye: Skipper Bologna, Benetton Treviso, Kinder Bologna, Oregon Scientific Cantù

Quarterfinals

• Skipper Bologna - Wurth Roma 3-0 (75-65, 87-86, 100-84)
• Oregon Scientific Cantù - Montepaschi Siena 3-0 (75-68, 69-61, 77-58)
• Kinder Bologna - Scavolini Pesaro 3-0 (76-64, 82-78, 83-80)
• Benetton Treviso - Coop Nordest Trieste 3-0 (118-90, 102-85, 116-68)

Semifinals

• Skipper Bologna - Oregon Scientific Cantù 3-2 (75-56, 69-80, 84-64, 71-76, 68-64)
• Benetton Treviso - Kinder Bologna 3-1 (97-66, 70-95, 93-83, 88-86)

Finals

• Benetton Treviso - Skipper Bologna 3-0 (93-69, 96-85, 20-0[lower-alpha 2])[2]

Notes

1. Relegated after the season for financial irregularities
2. The match was suspended at 38'58" for invasion, when the result was 89-81. The result was later turned into 20-0 win by forfeit.

References

1. "RISULTATI" [Results]. Legabasket.it (in Italian). Retrieved 1 March 2017.
2. "Basket, Treviso è campione a Bologna finisce nel caos" [Basketball, Treviso wins in Bologna and ends with chaos]. repubblica.it (in Italian). 16 June 2002.