2002 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2002 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 1–5 at the Lakefront Arena at the University of New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1]

2002 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200102
Teams11
SiteLakefront Arena
New Orleans, LA
ChampionsWestern Kentucky (4th title)
Winning coachDennis Felton (2nd title)
MVPDerek Robinson (Western Kentucky)
2001–02 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 19 Western Kentucky131 .929  284  .875
Arkansas-Little Rock86 .571  1811  .621
Middle Tennessee68 .429  1415  .483
Arkansas State59 .357  1516  .484
Florida International410 .286  1020  .333
West
Louisiana–Lafayette114 .733  2011  .645
New Mexico State114 .733  2012  .625
New Orleans96 .600  1514  .517
North Texas87 .533  1514  .517
Denver312 .200  820  .286
South Alabama213 .133  721  .250
2002 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The top-seed in the East division Western Kentucky defeated West division top-seed Louisiana–Lafayette in the championship game, 76–70, to win their fourth Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The Hilltoppers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Tournament as the #9 seed in the Midwest region. No other Sun Belt members earned bids to the tournament.

Format

All eleven participating Sun Belt members were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the five highest-seeded teams were awarded byes into the quarterfinal round while the six lowest-seeded teams entered the bracket in the preliminary first round.

Bracket

  First Round
Friday, March 1
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 2
Sunday, March 3
Semifinals
Monday, March 4
Championship
Tuesday, March 5
                                     
       
  1E Western Kentucky 82  
    4W North Texas 68  
5W Florida International 71
4W North Texas 84  
  1E Western Kentucky 73  
  2W New Mexico State 72  
6W South Alabama 47  
3E Middle Tennessee 48  
  3E Middle Tennessee 48
    2W New Mexico State 63  
     
       
  1E Western Kentucky 76
  1W Louisiana–Lafayette 70
       
       
  2E Arkansas–Little Rock 71
    3W New Orleans 67  
     
       
  2E Arkansas–Little Rock 53
  1W Louisiana–Lafayette 67  
4E Arkansas State 58  
5W Denver 53  
  4E Arkansas State 59
    1W Louisiana–Lafayette 74  
     

See also

References

  1. "2001–02 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
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