2002 America East men's basketball tournament

2002 America East men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2001–02
Champions	Boston University (5th title)
Winning coach	Dennis Wolff (2nd title)
MVP	Billy Collins (Boston U.)
America East men's basketball tournaments

2001–02 America East Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Vermont	13	–	3		.813			21	–	8		.724
Boston University †	13	–	3		.813			22	–	10		.688
Hartford	10	–	6		.625			14	–	18		.438
New Hampshire	8	–	8		.500			11	–	17		.393
Maine	7	–	9		.438			12	–	18		.400
Binghamton	6	–	10		.375			9	–	19		.321
Albany	5	–	11		.313			8	–	20		.286
Northeastern	5	–	11		.313			7	–	21		.250
Stony Brook	5	–	11		.313			6	–	22		.214
† 2002 America East tournament winner

The 2002 America East men's basketball tournament was hosted by the Northeastern Huskies at Matthews Arena . The final was held at Case Gym on the campus of Boston University. Boston University gained its fifth America East Championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament with its win over Maine. BU was given the 16th seed in the West Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Cincinnati 90–52.

Bracket and Results

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Vermont	74
	8	Stony Brook	59
						1	Vermont	59OT
						5	Maine	61
	4	New Hampshire	48
	5	Maine	54
											5	Maine	40
											2	Boston U.	66
	3	Hartford	65
	6	UAlbany	49
						3	Hartford	60
						2	Boston U.	63
	2	Boston University	86
	7	Northeastern	76

See also

• America East Conference