2001–02 Lega Basket Serie A Explained

Prevseason:	2000–01
Nextseason:	2002–03
Lega Basket Serie A
T Bg:	0079B9
T Color:	white
Season:	2001–02
Champions:	Benetton Treviso 3rd title
Runners Up:	Skipper Bologna
Semifinalists:	Kinder Bologna Oregon Scientific Cantù
Relegated:	Fillattice Imola Müller Verona
Teams:	19
Duration:	23 September 2001 - 15 June 2002
Top Seed:	Skipper Bologna
Mvp:	Manu Ginóbili
Ppg:	24.9
Best Coach:	Stefano Sacripanti

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.

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

width=20	^[1] !	width=200	Teams !	width=20	!	width=20	!	width=20	!	width=35	!	width=35	!	Qualification or relegation
1		36	29	7	3075	2807	Playoffs
2	Benetton Treviso	36	28	8	3359	2986
3		36	28	8	3121	2703
4		36	27	9	2979	2797
5		36	25	11	2975	2714
6		36	23	13	3003	2892
7		36	19	17	2861	2945
8		36	18	18	2813	2824
9		36	15	21	3018	3157
10		36	14	22	3086	3149
11		36	14	22	2983	3166
12		36	14	22	2858	3166
13		36	14	22	2966	3091
14		36	13	23	2869	2994
15		36	13	23	2852	2974
16		36	13	23	2974	3205
17		36	12	24	2953	3069
18		36	12	24	2979	3199
19		36	10	26	2859	2956

Playoffs

Bracket

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)^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: RISULTATI . . . 1 March 2017 . Italian . Results.
2. Web site: Basket, Treviso è campione a Bologna finisce nel caos . . repubblica.it . 16 June 2002 . Italian . Basketball, Treviso wins in Bologna and ends with chaos.