2002 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2002 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 28–March 2 at the Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] This was the first Atlantic Sun tournament after the conference changed its name from the Trans America Athletic Conference.

2002 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2001–02
Teams8
SiteCurb Event Center
Nashville, TN
ChampionsFlorida Atlantic (1st title)
Winning coachSidney Green (1st title)
MVPThomas Terrell (Georgia State)
2001–02 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Georgia State14–6 .700  20–11  .645
Troy State14–6 .700  18–10  .643
Florida Atlantic †13–7 .650  19–12  .613
Jacksonville12–8 .600  18–12  .600
UCF12–8 .600  17–12  .586
Samford12–8 .600  15–14  .517
Jacksonville State8–12 .400  13–16  .448
Belmont8–12 .400  11–17  .393
Stetson7–13 .350  10–16  .385
Campbell6–14 .300  8–19  .296
Mercer4–16 .200  6–23  .207
† 2002 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 4, 2003; Rankings from AP Poll

Florida Atlantic defeated defending champions Georgia State in the championship game, 76–75, to win their first Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament.

The Owls, therefore, received the TAAC's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Tournament, their first appearance in the Division I tournament.

Format

The Atlantic Sun added Belmont as their eleventh member prior to the season. However, the tournament reverted to its old format whereby only the top eight teams from the conference tournament were eligible for the tournament. These eight teams were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket
  Quarterfinals
Thursday, February 28		 Semifinals
Friday, March 1		 Championship
Saturday, March 2
                           
  1 Georgia State 82  
8 Belmont 79  
  1 Georgia State 82  
    5 Central Florida 64  
5 Central Florida 84
  4 Samford 74  
    1 Georgia State 75
  3 Florida Atlantic 76
  3 Florida Atlantic 59  
6 Jacksonville 50  
3 Florida Atlantic 55
    7 Jacksonville State 47  
7 Jacksonville State 69
  2 Troy State 62  
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References
  1. "2001-2002 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
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