2002 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200102
Teams6
First round siteCampus sites
Semifinals siteCampus sites
Finals siteBurton Coliseum
Lake Charles, Louisiana
ChampionsMcNeese State (2nd title)
Winning coachTic Price (1st title)
MVPFred Gentry (McNeese State)
2001–02 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
McNeese State173 .850219  .700
Louisiana–Monroe155 .7502012  .625
UTSA137 .6501910  .655
Lamar119 .5501514  .517
Stephen F. Austin1010 .5001315  .464
Southwest Texas State1010 .5001216  .429
Sam Houston State911 .4501414  .500
Texas–Arlington911 .4501215  .444
Northwestern State911 .4501318  .419
Southeastern Louisiana614 .300720  .259
Nicholls State119 .050225  .074
2002 Southland Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2002 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 4–9, 2002. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were played at the home arena of the higher seeded-teams, with the championship game played at Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana.[2]

Top-seeded McNeese State won the championship game over second-seeded Louisiana–Monroe, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[3] Fred Gentry of McNeese State was named the tournament's MVP.

Format

The top six eligible men's basketball teams in the Southland Conference received a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams were seeded by conference record. For the semifinal round, the remaining teams were reseeded.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 4
Semifinals
March 6
Finals
March 9
1 McNeese State 71
4 Lamar 53 4 Lamar 57
5 Stephen F. Austin 36 1 McNeese State 65
2 Louisiana–Monroe 43
2 Louisiana–Monroe 64
3 UTSA 99 3 UTSA 62
6 Southwest Texas State 83

References

  1. sports-reference.com 2001-02 Southland Conference Season Summary
  2. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southland.org. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. "2002-03 Southland Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
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