2001–02 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)

Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Duration13 October 2001 – 14 April 2002
Teams6
Regular season
Top seedÍS
RelegatedKFÍ
Finals
ChampionsKR (13th title)
Runners-upÍS
SemifinalistsKeflavík, Grindavík
Awards
Domestic MVP Alda Leif Jónsdóttir
Foreign MVP Jessica Gaspar
Statistical leaders
Points Alda Leif Jónsdóttir 19.0
Rebounds Jessica Gaspar 13.7
Assists Alda Leif Jónsdóttir 5.2
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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

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
Source: Úrvalsdeild kvenna 2001–2002

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
KR 2–1 Keflavík 60–54 43–51 63–62

Final

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

All official awards of the 2001–02 season.

Domestic Player of the Year

Pos. Player Team
PG Alda Leif Jónsdóttir ÍS

Foreign Player of the Year

Pos. Player Team
PG Jessica Gaspar Grindavík

Domestic All-First Team

Player Team
Alda Leif Jónsdóttir ÍS
Birna Valgarðsdóttir Keflavík
Erla Þorsteinsdóttir Keflavík
Helga Þorvaldsdóttir KR
Hildur Sigurðardóttir Keflavík
Lovísa Guðmundsdóttir ÍS

Best Young Player Award

Pos. Player Team
C Sara Pálmadóttir KFÍ

Best Coach

Coach Team
Anna María Sveinsdóttir Keflavík

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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