2002 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2002 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 6–9 at the Firestar Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.[2]

2002 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200102
Teams12
SiteFirestar Center
Cincinnati, OH
ChampionsCincinnati (3rd title)
Winning coachBob Huggins (3rd title)
MVPSteve Logan (Cincinnati)
2001–02 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
American
No. 5 Cincinnati142 .875  314  .886
No. 12 Marquette133 .813  267  .788
Charlotte115 .688  1812  .600
Saint Louis97 .563  1516  .484
Louisville88 .500  1913  .594
East Carolina511 .313  1218  .400
DePaul214 .125  919  .321
National
Memphis124 .750  279  .750
Houston97 .563  1815  .545
South Florida88 .500  1913  .594
TCU610 .375  1615  .516
UAB610 .375  1317  .433
Tulane511 .313  1415  .483
Southern Miss412 .250  1017  .370
2002 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Top-seeded Cincinnati defeated Marquette in the championship game, 77–63, to clinch their third Conference USA men's tournament championship.

The Bearcats, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA members Marquette and Charlotte, both of whom earned at-large bids.

Format

Conference USA added two new teams, East Carolina and TCU, bringing total membership to fourteen. ECU was placed in the American Division, and TCU into the National Division.

Even with the league expansion, there were no new changes to the tournament format. The top four teams were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the next eight teams were placed into the first round. The two teams at the bottom of the conference standings, therefore, did not qualify for the tournament. All remaining tournament seeds were determined by regular season conference records.

Bracket

  First Round
Wednesday, March 6
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 7
Semifinals
Friday, March 8
Championship
Saturday, March 9
                                     
       
  1 #5 Cincinnati 79  
    8 South Florida 57  
9 UAB 62
8 South Florida 65  
  1 #5 Cincinnati 71  
  4 Charlotte 55  
5 Saint Louis 47  
12 Tulane 50  
  12 Tulane 69
    4 Charlotte 78  
     
       
  1 #5 Cincinnati 77
  2 #13 Marquette 63
       
       
  3 Memphis 74
    6 Houston 80  
11 East Carolina 49
6 Houston 58  
  6 Houston 73
  2 #13 Marquette 85  
7 Louisville 110  
10 TCU 86  
  7 Louisville 76
    2 #13 Marquette 84  
     

References

  1. sports-reference.com 2001-02 Conference USA Season Summary
  2. "2001-02 Conference USA Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
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