2002 MAAC men's basketball tournament
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| 2002 MAAC men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2001–02 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Pepsi Arena Albany, New York |
| Champions | Siena (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Rob Lanier (1st title) |
| MVP | Dwayne Archbold (Siena) |
The 2002 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 1–4, 2002 at Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York.[1]
Seventh-seeded Siena defeated Niagara in the championship game, 92–77, to win their second MAAC men's basketball tournament.[2]
The Saints received an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA tournament.
Format
All ten of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records.
Bracket
| First round Friday, March 1 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 2 | Semifinals Sunday, March 3 | Championship Monday, March 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rider | 84OT | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Canisius | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Canisius | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Loyola (MD) | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Canisius | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Niagara | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Niagara | 89 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Iona | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Niagara | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Siena | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Marist | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Siena | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Siena | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Saint Peter's | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Siena | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Fairfield | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Manhattan | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Fairfield | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "2001-02 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Championship History". MAACSports.com. Retrieved April 16, 2022.