| Lega Basket Serie A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2001–02 | |||
| Duration | 23 September 2001 - 15 June 2002 | |||
| Teams | 19 | |||
| Regular season | ||||
| Top seed | Skipper Bologna | |||
| Season MVP |  Manu Ginóbili | |||
| Relegated | Fillattice Imola Müller Verona | |||
| Finals | ||||
| Champions | Benetton Treviso 3rd title | |||
| Runners-up | Skipper Bologna | |||
| Semifinalists | Kinder Bologna Oregon Scientific Cantù | |||
| Statistical leaders | ||||
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| ← 2000–01 2002–03 → | ||||
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
| Pos | 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 | 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)
Notes
- Relegated after the season for financial irregularities
- 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
- "RISULTATI" [Results]. Legabasket.it (in Italian). Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- "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.
