2002 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
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.[1]
| 2002 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2001–02 |
| Teams | 6 |
| First round site | Campus sites |
| Semifinals site | Campus sites |
| Finals site | Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Champions | McNeese State (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Tic Price (1st title) |
| MVP | Fred Gentry (McNeese State) |
Top-seeded McNeese State won the championship game over second-seeded Louisiana–Monroe, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[2] 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 | Texas–San Antonio | 99 | 3 | Texas–San Antonio | 62 | |||||||||
| 6 | Southwest Texas State | 83 | ||||||||||||
References
- "2021-22 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southland.org. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- "2002-03 Southland Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
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