2002 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2002 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 28–March 3, 2002 at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Davidson Wildcats, led by head coach Bob McKillop defeated the Furman Paladins in the championship game to win their seventh title in school history and receive the automatic berth to the 2002 NCAA Tournament.[1]

2002 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200102
Teams12
SiteNorth Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
ChampionsDavidson (7th title)
Winning coachBob McKillop (2nd title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
2001–02 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Davidson115 .688  2110  .677
East Tennessee State115 .688  1810  .643
UNC Greensboro115 .688  2011  .645
Western Carolina610 .375  1216  .429
VMI511 .313  1018  .357
Appalachian State511 .313  1018  .357
South
Georgia Southern97 .563  1612  .571
Chattanooga97 .563  1614  .533
College of Charleston97 .563  219  .700
The Citadel88 .500  1712  .586
Furman79 .438  1714  .548
Wofford511 .313  1118  .379
SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2002; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

All twelve teams were eligible for the tournament. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured four games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round. The top two finishers in each division received first round byes.

Bracket

  First Round
February 28
Quarterfinals
March 1
Semifinals
March 2
Championship Game
March 3
                                     
4S The Citadel 80  
5N VMI 70  
  1N Davidson 71  
    4S The Citadel 58  
     
       
  1N Davidson 68  
  3N UNC Greensboro 58  
       
       
  2S Chattanooga 57
    3N UNC Greensboro 67  
3N UNC Greensboro 70
6S Wofford 41  
  1N Davidson 62
  5S Furman 57
4N Western Carolina 61  
5S Furman 65  
  1S Georgia Southern 70
    5S Furman 73  
     
       
  3S Coll. of Charleston 43
  5S Furman 44  
       
       
  2N East Tennessee St. 75
    3S Coll. of Charleston 76*  
3S Coll. of Charleston 85
6N Appalachian State 61  

* Overtime game

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