2001-02 Euroleague

Euroleague

The PalaMalaguti in Bologna hosted the Final
Season	2001–02
Champions	Panathinaikos (3rd title)
Runners-up	Kinder Bologna
Teams	32 (regular season) 41 (total)
Dates	10 October 2001 – 12 May 2002
Awards
Regular Season MVP	Mirsad Türkcan
Top 16 MVP	Dejan Bodiroga
Final Four MVP	Dejan Bodiroga
Statistical leaders
Index Rating	Dejan Bodiroga 23.1
Points	Alphonso Ford 24.8
Rebounds	Mirsad Türkcan 12.8
Assists	Elmer Bennett 5.3
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The 2001–02 Euroleague was the second season of the professional basketball competition for elite clubs throughout Europe, organised by Euroleague Basketball Company, and it was the 45th season of the premier competition for European men's clubs overall. The season started on October 10, 2001, and ended on May 5, 2002.

The Final Four was hosted in the PalaMalaguti in Bologna, Italy. A number of 32 teams competed for the championship, which was won by Panathinaikos.Mirsad Türkcan was named Regular season MVP, while Dejan Bodiroga was awarded Euroleague Top 16 MVP and EuroLeague Final Four MVP.

Eight teams played in the qualifying rounds. Spirou Charleroi, Portugal Telekom Lisbon, Le Mans, Hapoel Jerusalem and Lugano Snakes were pre-qualified for the second qualifying round.

The first phase was a regular season, in which the competing teams were drawn into four groups, each containing eight teams. Each team played every other team in its group at home and away, resulting in 14 games for each team in the first stage. The top 4 teams in each group advanced to the next round, The Top 16. The complete list of tiebreakers is provided in the lead-in to the Regular Season results.

If one or more clubs were level on won-lost record, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:

The remaining 16 teams were placed into four groups of four teams each. Each team played every other team in its group twice, once at home and once away. The top teams of each of the four groups advanced to the Final Four.