# 2001–02 Major Indoor Soccer League season

The 2001–02 Major Indoor Soccer League season was the first season for the second incarnation of the Major Indoor Soccer League following the dissolution of the National Professional Soccer League. The regular season started on October 20, 2001, and ended on April 14, 2002.

## Teams

| Team | City/Area | Arena |
| Baltimore Blast | Baltimore, Maryland | Baltimore Arena |
| Cleveland Crunch | Cleveland, Ohio | CSU Convocation Center |
| Harrisburg Heat | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center |
| Kansas City Comets | Kansas City, Missouri | Kemper Arena |
| Milwaukee Wave | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Bradley Center |
| Philadelphia KiXX | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wachovia Spectrum |

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | GB |
| 1 | Milwaukee Wave | 44 | 34 | 10 | 663 | 468 | +195 | .773 | — |
| 2 | Philadelphia KiXX | 44 | 30 | 14 | 578 | 498 | +80 | .682 | 4 |
| 3 | Kansas City Comets | 44 | 24 | 20 | 673 | 651 | +22 | .545 | 10 |
| 4 | Baltimore Blast | 44 | 18 | 26 | 555 | 589 | −34 | .409 | 16 |
| 5 | Cleveland Crunch | 44 | 16 | 28 | 566 | 623 | −57 | .364 | 18 |
| 6 | Harrisburg Heat | 44 | 10 | 34 | 449 | 655 | −206 | .227 | 24 |

## Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| 1 | Milwaukee Wave | 18 | | | | | |
| 4 | Baltimore Blast | 12 | | | | | |
| 4 | Baltimore Blast | 12 | 1 | Milwaukee Wave | 11 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | 2 | Philadelphia KiXX | 4 | 11 | 8 |
| 2 | Philadelphia KiXX | 18 | 2 | Philadelphia KiXX | 4 | 11 | 8 |
| 3 | Kansas City Comets | 13 | | | | | |

## Scoring leaders

GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
| Dino Delevski | Kansas City | 43 | 86 | 31 | 210 |
| Hector Marinaro | Cleveland | 42 | 60 | 73 | 188 |
| Denison Cabral | Baltimore | 44 | 57 | 24 | 133 |
| Joe Reiniger | Milwaukee | 35 | 48 | 36 | 131 |
| Nino Da Silva | Kansas City | 43 | 40 | 36 | 115 |
| Wes Wade | Kansas City | 40 | 31 | 45 | 110 |
| Paul Wright | Baltimore | 40 | 30 | 40 | 104 |
| Brian Loftin | Milwaukee | 42 | 43 | 18 | 102 |
| Chris Handsor | Philadelphia | 42 | 36 | 26 | 102 |
| Alex Zotincă | Kansas City | 43 | 31 | 21 | 98 |
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## League awards

* Most Valuable Player: Dino Delevski, Kansas City
* Defender of the Year: Sean Bowers, Baltimore
* Rookie of the Year: Billy Nelson, Baltimore
* Goalkeeper of the Year: Victor Nogueira, Milwaukee
* Coach of the Year: Keith Tozer, Milwaukee
* Championship Series MVP: Chris Handsor, Philadelphia
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## All-MISL Teams
### First Team

| Player | Pos. | Team |
| Victor Nogueira | G | Milwaukee |
| Sean Bowers | D | Baltimore |
| Pat Morris | D | Philadelphia |
| Dino Delevski | F | Kansas City |
| Hector Marinaro | F | Cleveland |
| Joe Reiniger | F | Milwaukee |

### Second Team

| Player | Pos. | Team |
| Pete Pappas | G | Philadelphia |
| Troy Dusosky | D | Milwaukee |
| Nick Corneli | D | Harrisburg |
| Denison Cabral | M | Baltimore |
| Brian Loftin | F | Milwaukee |
| David Bascome | F | Harrisburg |
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### All-Rookie Team

| Player | Pos. | Team |
| Brian Bowes | G | Kansas City |
| Billy Nelson | D | Baltimore |
| Marco Reda | D | Cleveland |
| Johnny Torres | M | Milwaukee |
| Jason Webb | M | Harrisburg |
| Justin Evans | F | Cleveland |
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