The 2000–01 FIBA Saporta Cup was the thirty-fifth edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition. It occurred between October 17, 2000, and April 17, 2001. The final was held at Hala Torwar, Warsaw, Poland.
Competition system 24 teams (national domestic cup champions, plus the best qualified teams in the most important European national domestic leagues), entered a preliminary group stage, divided into four groups of six teams each, playing a round-robin. The final standing were based on individual wins and defeats. In case of a tie between two or more teams, after the group stage, the following criteria were used to decide the final classification: 1) number of wins in one-to-one games between the teams; 2) basket average between the teams; 3) general basket average within the group. The top four teams from each group qualified for a 1/8 Final Playoff (X-pairings, home and away games), while the winners advanced further to 1/4 Finals and 1/2 Finals. The Final was played at a predetermined venue.
Team allocation The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs CW: Cup winners
Regular season Paris Basket Racing (6th) Pınar Karşıyaka (4th) Keravnos Keo (1st) Anwil Włocławek (2nd) Élan Chalon (8th) Beşiktaş (5th) Namika Lahti (1st) Porto (CW) Aris (8th) Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions (1st) Telekom Baskets Bonn (4th) UNICS (3rd) Maroussi (10th) Telindus Racing Antwerpen (1st) Hapoel Galil Elyon (4th) Slovakofarma Pezinok (1st) Caja San Fernando (5th) Borac Banja Luka (1st) Lineltex AC Imola (12th)* Pivovarna Laško (2nd) Pamesa Valencia (6th) Zagreb (4th) Sakalai (4th) Crvena zvezda (3rd) *As a substitute for Olimpia Milano which team withdrew from competition
Regular season
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Top 16
* Aris didn't play the second leg because its players were on strike for not getting their salaries and Maroussi received a forfeit (20–0) in this game.
** The original second leg was suspended after several players of Telindus Racing Antwerpen and Crvena zvezda were disqualified. Later, FIBA decided that his game should be replayed a week later behind closed doors to avoid further incidents, but the Yugoslavian team didn't show up for the match and Telindus received a forfeit (20–0).
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final April 17, Hala Torwar, Warsaw
2000–01 FIBA Saporta Cup Champions Maroussi 1st title
Awards FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP Jimmy Oliver ( Maroussi)
See also 2000–01 Euroleague 2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague 2000–01 FIBA Korać Cup
References
External links 2000–01 FIBA Saporta Cup @ FIBA Europe.com