2002 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2002 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 28–March 3, 2002 at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Davidson Wildcats, led by head coach Bob McKillop defeated the Furman Paladins in the championship game to win their seventh title in school history and receive the automatic berth to the 2002 NCAA Tournament.[1]

2002 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2001–02
Teams12
SiteNorth Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
ChampionsDavidson (7th title)
Winning coachBob McKillop (2nd title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
2001–02 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Davidson †11–5 .688  21–10  .677
East Tennessee State11–5 .688  18–10  .643
UNC Greensboro11–5 .688  20–11  .645
Western Carolina6–10 .375  12–16  .429
VMI5–11 .313  10–18  .357
Appalachian State5–11 .313  10–18  .357
South
Georgia Southern9–7 .563  16–12  .571
Chattanooga9–7 .563  16–14  .533
College of Charleston9–7 .563  21–9  .700
The Citadel8–8 .500  17–12  .586
Furman7–9 .438  17–14  .548
Wofford5–11 .313  11–18  .379
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2002; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

All twelve teams were eligible for the tournament. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured four games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round. The top two finishers in each division received first round byes.

Bracket

  First Round
February 28
Quarterfinals
March 1
Semifinals
March 2
Championship Game
March 3
                                     
4S The Citadel 80  
5N VMI 70  
  1N Davidson 71  
    4S The Citadel 58  
     
       
  1N Davidson 68  
  3N UNC Greensboro 58  
       
       
  2S Chattanooga 57
    3N UNC Greensboro 67  
3N UNC Greensboro 70
6S Wofford 41  
  1N Davidson 62
  5S Furman 57
4N Western Carolina 61  
5S Furman 65  
  1S Georgia Southern 70
    5S Furman 73  
     
       
  3S Coll. of Charleston 43
  5S Furman 44  
       
       
  2N East Tennessee St. 75
    3S Coll. of Charleston 76*  
3S Coll. of Charleston 85
6N Appalachian State 61  

* Overtime game

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