2001–02 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)
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| Úrvalsdeild kvenna | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | 13 October 2001 – 14 April 2002 | |||||||||
| Teams | 6 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | ÍS | |||||||||
| Relegated | KFÍ | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | KR (13th title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | ÍS | |||||||||
| Semifinalists | Keflavík, Grindavík | |||||||||
| Awards | ||||||||||
| Domestic MVP |  Alda Leif Jónsdóttir | |||||||||
| Foreign MVP |  Jessica Gaspar | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2000–01 2002–03 → | ||||||||||
The 2001–2002 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 44th season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on 13 October 2001 and ended on 14 April 2002. KR won its 13th title by defeating ÍS 3–2 in the Finals.[1][2]
Competition format
[edit]The participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice "home" and twice "away" for a total of 20 games. The top four teams qualified for the championship playoffs while none were relegated to Division I due to vacant berths.
Regular season
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ÍS | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1376 | 1077 | +299 | 32 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | KR | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1456 | 1123 | +333 | 28 | |
| 3 | Keflavík | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1409 | 1279 | +130 | 26 | |
| 4 | Grindavík | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1403 | 1394 | +9 | 24 | |
| 5 | Njarðvík | 20 | 4 | 16 | 1170 | 1496 | −326 | 8 | |
| 6 | KFÍ | 20 | 1 | 19 | 1041 | 1486 | −445 | 2 | Relegated |
Source: Úrvalsdeild kvenna 2001–2002
Playoffs
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | ÍS | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Grindavík | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | ÍS | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | KR | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | KR | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Keflavík | 1 | |||||||
Semifinals
[edit]| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ÍS | 2–0 | Grindavík | 74–59 | 77–69 | |
| KR | 2–1 | Keflavík | 60–54 | 43–51 | 63–62 |
Final
[edit]| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ÍS | 2–3 | KR | 86–82 | 78–75 | 51–54 | 56–63 | 64–68 |
Source: 2002 Úrvalsdeild kvenna playoffs
Awards
[edit]All official awards of the 2001–02 season.
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| PG |  Alda Leif Jónsdóttir | ÍS |
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| PG |  Jessica Gaspar | Grindavík |
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Alda Leif Jónsdóttir | ÍS |
| Birna Valgarðsdóttir | Keflavík |
| Erla Þorsteinsdóttir | Keflavík |
| Helga Þorvaldsdóttir | KR |
| Hildur Sigurðardóttir | Keflavík |
| Lovísa Guðmundsdóttir | ÍS |
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| C | Sara Pálmadóttir | KFÍ |
| Coach | Team |
|---|---|
| Anna María Sveinsdóttir | Keflavík |
References
[edit]- ^ "Aldrei lent í öðru eins". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 15 April 2002. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Stefán Stefánsson (16 April 2002). "KR-stúlkur bættu við bikarasafnið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 May 2020.