2002 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

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2002 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2001–02
Teams12
SiteThe Spectrum
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ChampionsXavier University
Winning coachThad Matta (1st title)
MVPDavid West (Xavier)
← 2001
2003 →
2001–02 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Saint Joseph's 12 – 4   .750 19 – 12   .613
Temple 12 – 4   .750 19 – 15   .559
St. Bonaventure 8 – 8   .500 17 – 13   .567
UMass 6 – 10   .375 13 – 16   .448
Fordham 4 – 12   .250 8 – 20   .286
Rhode Island 4 – 12   .250 8 – 20   .286
West
No. 22 Xavier † 14 – 2   .875 26 – 6   .813
Richmond 11 – 5   .688 22 – 14   .611
Dayton 10 – 6   .625 21 – 11   .656
La Salle 6 – 10   .375 15 – 17   .469
George Washington 5 – 11   .313 12 – 16   .429
Duquesne 4 – 12   .250 9 – 19   .321
† 2002 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2002 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 6 to March 9, 2002. The tournament was played at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Xavier University won the tournament and got the conference's only bid to the NCAA Tournament. Dayton, Richmond, Temple, Saint Joseph's and St. Bonaventure received bids to the 2002 National Invitation Tournament. David West of Xavier was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Future NBA players Rasual Butler of La Salle and Romain Sato and Lionel Chalmers, both of Xavier, were among those joining West on the All-Championship Team.

Format[]

The tournament was a single-elimination tournament. Seeding was determined by the regular season standings in each division. With the conference divided into East and West divisions, the top two teams in each division received a first-round bye. This was after a one-year departure from this format due to having only eleven teams in the conference the year before.

Bracket[]

First Round
Wednesday, March 6 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 7 		Semifinals
Friday, March 8 		Final
Saturday, March 9
            
E1 Temple 66
W4 La Salle 72
W4 La Salle 83
E5 Fordham 63
W4 La Salle 60
W2 Richmond 68
W2 Richmond 78
E3 St. Bonaventure 69
E3 St. Bonaventure 81
W6 Duquesne 66
W2 Richmond 60
W1 #24 Xavier 73
W1 #24 Xavier 65*
E4 Massachusetts 59
E4 Massachusetts 73
W5 George Washington 62
W1 #24 Xavier 66
W3 Dayton 59
E2 Saint Joseph's 74
W3 Dayton 81
W3 Dayton 90
E6 Rhode Island 71

All games played at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* - Overtime

References[]

[1] Atlantic 10 Championship Results

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2001-02 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
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