2002 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

2002 NCAA Men's Division II
Basketball Tournament

Teams	48
Finals site	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana
Champions	Metro State (2nd title)
Runner-up	Kentucky Wesleyan (12th title game)
Semifinalists	Indiana (PA) (2nd Final Four) Shaw (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Mike Dunlap (2nd title)
MOP	Patrick Mutombo ((Metro State))
← 2001  NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament 2003 →

The 2002 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament was the 46th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball in the United States.

Officially culminating the , the tournament featured forty-eight teams from around the country.

The Elite Eight, national semifinals, and championship returned to the Roberts Municipal Stadium in Evansville, Indiana, the home of the first twenty College Division championships between 1957 and 1976.

Metro State (29–6) defeated defending champions Kentucky Wesleyan in the final, 80–72, to win their second Division II national championship and second in three seasons.

It was also Kentucky Wesleyan's fifth consecutive appearance in the title game (winning in 1999 and 2001), although their appearance was later vacated by the NCAA.

The Roadrunners were coached by Mike Dunlap. Metro State's Patrick Mutombo was the Most Outstanding Player.

Regionals[]

Northeast - Old Westbury, New York[]

Location: Clark Athletic Center

	First Round Round of 48 March 7					Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 8					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9
						1	Adelphi	72
						4	UMass Lowell	57
	4	UMass Lowell	72
	5	Bentley	70
											1	Adelphi	77
											2	Assumption	56
	3	Pace	92
	6	Queens (NY)	88
						2	Assumption	91
						3	Pace	73

Great Lakes - Owensboro, Kentucky[]

Location: Sportscenter

	First Round Round of 48 March 7					Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 8					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9
						1	Kentucky Wesleyan	94
						4	Findlay	89
	4	Findlay	70
	5	Gannon	53
											1	Kentucky Wesleyan	80
											3	Lewis	75
	3	Lewis	67
	6	Hillsdale	53
						2	Michigan Tech	51
						3	Lewis	62

South Atlantic - Jefferson City, Tennessee[]

Location: Butler-Blanc Gymnasium

	First Round Round of 48 March 7					Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 8					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9
						1	Carson–Newman	77
						5	Johnson C. Smith	66
	4	Augusta State	70
	5	Johnson C. Smith	73
											1	Carson–Newman	68
											2	Shaw	69
	3	Wingate	75
	6	Winston-Salem State	90
						2	Shaw	62
						6	Winston-Salem State	61

South - Tampa, Florida[]

Location: Bob Martinez Sports Center

	First Round Round of 48 March 8					Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 9					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 10
						1	Tampa	69
						5	West Georgia	77
	4	Delta State	71
	5	West Georgia	76
											5	West Georgia	81
											3	Valdosta State	69
	3	Valdosta State	62
	6	Paine	57
						2	Henderson State	54
						3	Valdosta State	80

East - Indiana, Pennsylvania[]

Location: Memorial Field House

	First Round Round of 48 March 7					Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 8					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9
						1	Indiana (PA)	91
						5	Charleston	81
	4	Alderson-Broaddus	93
	5	Charleston (OT)	96
											1	Indiana (PA)	85
											2	Salem International	81
	3	Belmont Abbey	76
	6	West Virginia Wesleyan	59
						2	Salem International	75
						3	Belmont Abbey	69

South Central - Tahlequah, Oklahoma[]

Location: Dobbins Fieldhouse

	First Round Round of 48 March 8					Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 9					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 10
						1	Northeastern State	70
						4	Rockhurst (2OT)	75
	4	Rockhurst	75
	5	Missouri Western	68
											4	Rockhurst	73
											2	Northwest Missouri State	79
	3	Incarnate Word	72
	6	Tarleton State	59
						2	Northwest Missouri State	61
						3	Incarnate Word	56

North Central - Brookings, South Dakota[]

Location: Frost Arena

	First Round Round of 48 March 8					Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 9					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 10
						1	South Dakota State	96
						4	Nebraska-Omaha	76
	4	Nebraska-Omaha	88
	5	Fort Lewis	58
											1	South Dakota State	86
											3	Metro State	87
	3	Metro State	66
	6	Minnesota-Duluth	61
						2	Nebraska–Kearney	51
						3	Metro State	59

West - San Bernardino, California[]

Location: James and Aerianthi Coussoulis Arena

	First Round Round of 48 March 7					Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 8					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9
						1	Cal State San Bernardino	66
						4	Cal State Bakersfield	62
	4	Cal State Bakersfield	84
	5	Montana State-Billings	81
											1	Cal State San Bernardino	80
											2	Humboldt State	65
	3	Seattle Pacific	82
	6	Brigham Young-Hawai'i	57
						2	Humboldt State	89
						3	Seattle Pacific	82

Elite Eight - Evansville, Indiana[]

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium

National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 20

National Semifinals Final Four March 21

National Championship March 23

E

Indiana (PA)

'78

SC

Northwest Missouri State

72

E

Indiana (PA)

52

SC

Metro State

82

NC

Metro State

65

W

Cal State San Bernardino

48

SC

Metro State

80

Evansville, Indiana

GL

Kentucky Wesleyan

72

SA

Shaw

102

S

West Georgia

84

SA

Shaw

92

GL

Kentucky Wesleyan

101

GL

Kentucky Wesleyan

71

NE

Adelphi

46

• Note: Kentucky Wesleyan's performance was vacated by the NCAA.

All-tournament team[]

• Patrick Mutombo, Metro State (MOP)
• Clayton Smith, Metro State
• Chris Landry, Kentucky Wesleyan
• Ronald Evans, Kentucky Wesleyan
• Ronald Murray, Shaw

See also[]

• 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
• 2002 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament

References[]

• NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament Results
• 2002 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament jonfmorse.com