# 2002 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol

The 2002 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, or 2002 FIBA South American League, was the seventh edition of the top-tier tournament for basketball teams from South America. The tournament began on 20 February 2001 and finished on 1 May 2002. Argentine team Libertad won their first title, defeating Vasco da Gama in the Grand Finals.

## 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 | Estudiantes de Olavarría |
| Argentina | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia |
| Argentina | Libertad |
| Bolivia | Real Santa Cruz |
| Brazil | COC/Ribeirão Preto |
| Brazil | Franca |
| Brazil | Vasco da Gama |
| Chile | Llanquihue |
| Chile | Valdivia |
| Colombia | Piratas de Bogotá |
| Ecuador | Mavort |
| Paraguay | San José |
| Peru | Regatas Lima |
| Uruguay | Biguá |
| Uruguay | Cordón |
| Venezuela | Cocodrilos de Caracas |

## Group stage
### Group A

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

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Libertad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Advances to final stage |
| 2 | San José | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Advances to final stage |
| 3 | Cordón | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Real Santa Cruz | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Estudiantes de Olavarría | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Advances to final stage |
| 2 | COC/Ribeirão Preto | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Advances to final stage |
| 3 | Valdivia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Regatas Lima | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cocodrilos de Caracas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Advances to final stage |
| 2 | Mavort | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Advances to final stage |
| 3 | Franca | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Piratas de Bogotá | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |

## Final stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Grand Finals | Grand Finals |
| Vasco da Gama | 2 | | |
| San José | 0 | | |
| San José | 0 | Vasco da Gama | 2 |
| | | Cocodrilos de Caracas | 0 |
| Cocodrilos de Caracas | 2 | Cocodrilos de Caracas | 0 |
| COC/Ribeirão Preto | 1 | | | | |
| COC/Ribeirão Preto | 1 | | | Vasco da Gama | 1 |
| | | | | Libertad | 3 |
| Estudiantes de Olavarría | 2 | | | Libertad | 3 |
| Mavort | 0 | | | | |
| Mavort | 0 | Estudiantes de Olavarría | 1 | | |
| | | Libertad | 2 |
| Libertad | 2 | Libertad | 2 |
| Biguá | 1 | | |

### Grand Finals
## Finals rosters

Libertad Sunchales: Facundo Sucatzky [es], Mariano Cerutti, Esteban Pérez, Jorge Benítez, Román González - Sebastián Acosta. Coach: Daniel Rodríguez
Vasco da Gama: Helinho (basketball), Jamison Costa, Rogério Klafke, Jose Mingão, Sandro Varejão - Chuí. Coach: Hélio Rubens
Season MVP: Mariano Cerutti