The 2001-2002 ABA Season is the second season of the American Basketball Association and the last season of the ABA before the league took a year-off for reorganization. The 2001-2002 season saw five of last season's teams fold before the season started. Four other teams joined the league before the season, bringing the grand total of teams to seven.
The season began play in November of 2001 and ended in March 2002 with the Kansas City Knights winning the championship after beating the Southern California Surf in the finals.
In the season's playoffs, as the league only had seven teams, gave a bye to the second round to the Kansas City Knights.
Of the original eight teams that started the ABA's inaugural season, only three would return to play: the Kansas City Knights, the Detroit Dogs, and the Indiana Legends.
Regular Season[]
With the conclusion of the 2001-2002 season, the Kansas City Knights held the league's best record at 35-5, while the Las Vegas Slam held the league's worst record at 7-20.
The seven teams that competed during the 2001-2002 season were the Kansas City Knights, the Southern California Surf, the Phoenix Eclipse, the DetroitDogs, the IndianaLegends, the Las Vegas Slam, and the Kentucky Pro Cats.