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.[2]

2002 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2001–02
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
2003 →
2001–02 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
McNeese State 17 3   .850 21 9   .700
Louisiana–Monroe 15 5   .750 20 12   .625
UTSA 13 7   .650 19 10   .655
Lamar 11 9   .550 15 14   .517
Stephen F. Austin 10 10   .500 13 15   .464
Southwest Texas State 10 10   .500 12 16   .429
Sam Houston State 9 11   .450 14 14   .500
Texas–Arlington 9 11   .450 12 15   .444
Northwestern State 9 11   .450 13 18   .419
Southeastern Louisiana 6 14   .300 7 20   .259
Nicholls State 1 19   .050 2 25   .074
2002 Southland Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

  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.