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
Season200102
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
American104 .714  1812  .600
Holy Cross95 .643  1815  .545
Bucknell86 .571  1316  .448
Colgate86 .571  1711  .607
Lafayette86 .571  1514  .517
Army68 .429  1216  .429
Navy59 .357  1020  .333
Lehigh212 .143  523  .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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