2002 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

The 2002 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was played at The Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Maryland and Bender Arena in Washington, D.C. after the conclusion of the 2001–02 regular season. Number two seed Holy Cross defeated top seed American, 58–54 in the championship game, to win its third Patriot League Tournament title. The Crusaders earned an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA tournament as #16 seed in the Midwest region.

2002 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2001–02
Teams	8
Site	The Show Place Arena Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Finals site	Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
Champions	Holy Cross (3rd title)
Winning coach	Ralph Willard (2nd title)
MVP	Tim Szatko (Holy Cross)
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2001–02 Patriot League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
American	10	–	4		.714			18	–	12		.600
Holy Cross †	9	–	5		.643			18	–	15		.545
Bucknell	8	–	6		.571			13	–	16		.448
Colgate	8	–	6		.571			17	–	11		.607
Lafayette	8	–	6		.571			15	–	14		.517
Army	6	–	8		.429			12	–	16		.429
Navy	5	–	9		.357			10	–	20		.333
Lehigh	2	–	12		.143			5	–	23		.179
† 2002 Patriot League tournament winner

Format

All eight league members participated in the tournament, with teams seeded according to regular season conference record.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 2					Semifinals March 3					Championship game March 8
	1	American	82
	8	Lehigh	69
						1	American	66
						5	Lafayette	58
	4	Colgate	71
	5	Lafayette	74
											1	American	54
											2	Holy Cross	58
	3	Bucknell	70
	6	Army	59
						3	Bucknell	57
						2	Holy Cross	64
	2	Holy Cross	59
	7	Navy	41

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