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
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)
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2001–02 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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	UTSA	99			3	UTSA	62
	6	Southwest Texas State	83

References

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.