2002 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2002 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament was played at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada from March 7–9, 2002. San Diego State upset tournament host UNLV, who returned to league tournament play following a one-year ban due to recruiting violations, 78–75 to win the MWC Tournament and the league's automatic NCAA Tournament bid. Though the league had only existed for three years, SDSU became the lowest seed (5) to win the Mountain West Conference Tournament in the league's short history.

2002 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200102
Teams8
SiteThomas & Mack Center
Paradise, NV
ChampionsSan Diego State (1st title)
MVPRandy Holcomb (SDSU)
2001–02 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wyoming113 .786  229  .710
Utah104 .714  219  .700
UNLV95 .643  2111  .656
BYU77 .500  1812  .600
San Diego State77 .500  2112  .636
New Mexico68 .429  1614  .533
Colorado State311 .214  1218  .400
Air Force311 .214  919  .321
2002 Mountain West Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 7
Semifinals
March 8
Finals
March 9
         
1 Wyoming 69*
8 Air Force 67
1 Wyoming 69
5 San Diego State 70
4 BYU 51
5 San Diego State 62
5 San Diego State 78
3 UNLV 75
2 Utah 69
7 Colorado State 66
2 Utah 70
3 UNLV 76
3 UNLV 120**
6 New Mexico 117

* Overtime period

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