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
ClassificationDivision I
Season2001–02
Teams8
SiteThe Show Place Arena
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Finals siteBender Arena
Washington, D.C.
ChampionsHoly Cross (3rd title)
Winning coachRalph Willard (2nd title)
MVPTim Szatko (Holy Cross)
2001–02 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
American10–4 .714  18–12  .600
Holy Cross †9–5 .643  18–15  .545
Bucknell8–6 .571  13–16  .448
Colgate8–6 .571  17–11  .607
Lafayette8–6 .571  15–14  .517
Army6–8 .429  12–16  .429
Navy5–9 .357  10–20  .333
Lehigh2–12 .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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