# 2001 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol

The 2001 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, or 2001 FIBA South American League, was the sixth edition of the top-tier tournament for basketball teams from South America. The tournament began on 12 February 2001 and finished on 13 April 2001. Argentine team Estudiantes de Olavarría won their first title, defeating Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia in the finals. This tournament saw the only appearance of a team from outside South America, the NBDL Ambassadors from the United States, coached by Nate Archibald. The team played their only home game in the stadium of Unión de Santa Fe in the quarterfinals, where they lost the series 1–2 against Brazilian team Flamengo.

## Format

Teams were split into four groups of four teams each, and played each other in a round-robin format. The top two teams from each group advanced to the final stage, a best-of-three direct playoff elimination in the quarterfinals and the semifinals, and a best-of-five elimination series in the Grand Finals, where the champion was decided.

## Teams

| Country | Team |
| Argentina | Atenas |
| Argentina | Estudiantes de Olavarría |
| Argentina | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia |
| Bolivia | Real Santa Cruz |
| Brazil | Flamengo |
| Brazil | Uberlândia |
| Brazil | Vasco da Gama |
| Chile | Provincial Osorno |
| Chile | Universidad de Concepción |
| Colombia | Piratas de Bogotá |
| Ecuador | ESPE |
| Paraguay | San José |
| Peru | Universidad Alas Peruanas |
| United States | NBDL Ambassadors |
| Uruguay | Welcome |
| Venezuela | Cocodrilos de Caracas |

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Advances to final stage |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Advances to final stage |
| 3 | Provincial Osorno | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Universidad Alas Peruanas | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Estudiantes de Olavarría | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Advances to final stage |
| 2 | Uberlândia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Advances to final stage |
| 3 | Piratas de Bogotá | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Real Santa Cruz | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atenas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Advances to final stage |
| 2 | NBDL Ambassadors | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Advances to final stage |
| 3 | San José | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Universidad de Concepción | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Flamengo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Advances to final stage |
| 2 | Welcome | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Advances to final stage |
| 3 | Cocodrilos de Caracas | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | ESPE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |

## Final stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Grand Finals | Grand Finals |
| Estudiantes de Olavarría | 2 | | |
| Vasco da Gama | 0 | | |
| Vasco da Gama | 0 | Estudiantes de Olavarría | 2 |
| | | Atenas | 1 |
| Atenas | 2 | Atenas | 1 |
| Welcome | 1 | | | | |
| Welcome | 1 | | | Estudiantes de Olavarría | 3 |
| | | | | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) | 1 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) | 2 | | | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) | 1 |
| Uberlândia | 1 | | | | |
| Uberlândia | 1 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) | 2 | | |
| | | Flamengo | 1 |
| Flamengo | 2 | Flamengo | 1 |
| NBDL Ambassadors | 1 | | |

### Grand Finals
## Finals rosters

Estudiantes de Olavarría: Gustavo Fernández, Daniel Farabello, Byron Wilson, DeWayne McCray, Gabriel Fernández - Victor Baldo, Paolo Quinteros. Coach: Sérgio Hernández
Gimnasia de Comodoro Rivadavia: Leonardo Diebold, Pablo Moldú, David Scott, Leandro Masieri, Stanley Easterling. Coach: Fernando Duró
Season MVP: Daniel Farabello