The 2001–02

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was the thirty-sixth edition of

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's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club

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competition. It was the last edition of the tournament. It took place between 30 October 2001 and 30 April 2002. The final was held at

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Competition system

* 24 teams (national domestic cup champions, plus the best qualified teams in the most important European national domestic leagues), entered a preliminary group stage, divided into four groups of six teams each, playing a round-robin. The final standing were based on individual wins and defeats. In case of a tie between two or more teams, after the group stage, the following criteria were used to decide the final classification: 1) number of wins in one-to-one games between the teams; 2) basket average between the teams; 3) general basket average within the group. * The top four teams from each group qualified for a 1/8 Final Playoff (X-pairings, home and away games), while the winners advanced further to 1/4 Finals and 1/2 Finals. * The Final was played at a predetermined venue.

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round: * 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs * QR1-2: Losers of the 2001-02 Euroleague

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. * CW: Cup winners

Regular season

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

April 30,

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Awards

FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP

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References

External links

2001–02 FIBA Saporta Cup @ FIBA Europe.com
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Saporta Cup The FIBA Saporta Cup, founded as ''FIBA European Cup Winners Cup'', was the name of the second-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, where the domestic National Cup winners, from all over Europe, played against eac ...

2001-02