2001–02 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)

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]

Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Duration13 October 2001 – 14 April 2002
Number of teams6
Regular season
Top seedÍS
RelegatedKFÍ
Finals
ChampionsKR (13th title)
  Runners-upÍS
SemifinalistsKeflavík, Grindavík
Awards
Domestic MVPIceland Alda Leif Jónsdóttir
Foreign MVPUnited States Jessica Gaspar
Statistical leaders
Points Iceland Alda Leif Jónsdóttir 19.0
Rebounds United States Jessica Gaspar 13.7
Assists Iceland Alda Leif Jónsdóttir 5.2
2002–03

Competition format

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

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

Playoffs

Bracket

Semifinals Finals
      
1 ÍS 2
4 Grindavík 0
1 ÍS 2
2 KR 3
2 KR 2
3 Keflavík 1

Semifinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
ÍS 2–0 Grindavík 74–59 77–69 0
KR 2–1 Keflavík 60–54 43–51 63–62

Final

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
ÍS 2–3 KR 86–82 78–75 51–5456–6364–68

Source: 2002 Úrvalsdeild kvenna playoffs

Awards

All official awards of the 2001–02 season.

Domestic Player of the Year

Pos. Player Team
PGIceland Alda Leif JónsdóttirÍS

Foreign Player of the Year

Pos. Player Team
PGUnited States Jessica GasparGrindavík

Domestic All-First Team

Player Team
Iceland Alda Leif JónsdóttirÍS
Iceland Birna ValgarðsdóttirKeflavík
Iceland Erla ÞorsteinsdóttirKeflavík
Iceland Helga ÞorvaldsdóttirKR
Iceland Hildur SigurðardóttirKeflavík
Iceland Lovísa GuðmundsdóttirÍS

Best Young Player Award

Pos. Player Team
CIceland Sara PálmadóttirKFÍ

Best Coach

Coach Team
Iceland Anna María SveinsdóttirKeflavík

References

  1. "Aldrei lent í öðru eins". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 15 April 2002. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. Stefán Stefánsson (16 April 2002). "KR-stúlkur bættu við bikarasafnið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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