2002 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2002 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 6–9 at the Firestar Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.[2]

2002 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2001–02
Teams12
SiteFirestar Center
Cincinnati, OH
ChampionsCincinnati (3rd title)
Winning coachBob Huggins (3rd title)
MVPSteve Logan (Cincinnati)
2001–02 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
American
No. 5 Cincinnati †14–2 .875  31–4  .886
No. 12 Marquette13–3 .813  26–7  .788
Charlotte11–5 .688  18–12  .600
Saint Louis9–7 .563  15–16  .484
Louisville8–8 .500  19–13  .594
East Carolina5–11 .313  12–18  .400
DePaul2–14 .125  9–19  .321
National
Memphis12–4 .750  27–9  .750
Houston9–7 .563  18–15  .545
South Florida8–8 .500  19–13  .594
TCU6–10 .375  16–15  .516
UAB6–10 .375  13–17  .433
Tulane5–11 .313  14–15  .483
Southern Miss4–12 .250  10–17  .370
† 2002 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Top-seeded Cincinnati defeated Marquette in the championship game, 77–63, to clinch their third Conference USA men's tournament championship.

The Bearcats, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA members Marquette and Charlotte, both of whom earned at-large bids.

Format

Conference USA added two new teams, East Carolina and TCU, bringing total membership to fourteen. ECU was placed in the American Division, and TCU into the National Division.

Even with the league expansion, there were no new changes to the tournament format. The top four teams were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the next eight teams were placed into the first round. The two teams at the bottom of the conference standings, therefore, did not qualify for the tournament. All remaining tournament seeds were determined by regular season conference records.

Bracket
  First Round
Wednesday, March 6		 Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 7		 Semifinals
Friday, March 8		 Championship
Saturday, March 9
                                     
       
  1 #5 Cincinnati 79  
    8 South Florida 57  
9 UAB 62
8 South Florida 65  
  1 #5 Cincinnati 71  
  4 Charlotte 55  
5 Saint Louis 47  
12 Tulane 50  
  12 Tulane 69
    4 Charlotte 78  
     
       
  1 #5 Cincinnati 77
  2 #13 Marquette 63
       
       
  3 Memphis 74
    6 Houston 80  
11 East Carolina 49
6 Houston 58  
  6 Houston 73
  2 #13 Marquette 85  
7 Louisville 110  
10 TCU 86  
  7 Louisville 76
    2 #13 Marquette 84  
     
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References
  1. sports-reference.com 2001-02 Conference USA Season Summary
  2. "2001-02 Conference USA Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
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