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2002 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

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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)
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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]

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

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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

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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

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  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.