2002 Patriot League men's basketball tournament

2002 Patriot League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2001–02
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
2003 →
2001–02 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American 10 – 4   .714 18 – 12   .600
Holy Cross † 9 – 5   .643 18 – 15   .545
Bucknell 8 – 6   .571 13 – 16   .448
Colgate 8 – 6   .571 17 – 11   .607
Lafayette 8 – 6   .571 15 – 14   .517
Army 6 – 8   .429 12 – 16   .429
Navy 5 – 9   .357 10 – 20   .333
Lehigh 2 – 12   .143 5 – 23   .179
† 2002 Patriot League tournament winner

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.

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

Sources:[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "2001-02 Patriot League Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Patriot League Men's Basketball 2019-20 Record Book" (PDF). Patriot League. Retrieved March 17, 2020.