2002 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament

The 2002 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament was held February 28–March 2 at the Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] This was the first Atlantic Sun tournament after the conference changed its name from the Trans America Athletic Conference.

2002 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200102
Teams8
SiteCurb Event Center
Nashville, TN
ChampionsFlorida Atlantic (1st title)
Winning coachSidney Green (1st title)
MVPThomas Terrell (Georgia State)
2001–02 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Georgia State146 .7002011  .645
Troy State146 .7001810  .643
Florida Atlantic137 .6501912  .613
Jacksonville128 .6001812  .600
UCF128 .6001712  .586
Samford128 .6001514  .517
Jacksonville State812 .4001316  .448
Belmont812 .4001117  .393
Stetson713 .3501016  .385
Campbell614 .300819  .296
Mercer416 .200623  .207
2002 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 4, 2003
Rankings from AP Poll

Florida Atlantic defeated defending champions Georgia State in the championship game, 76–75, to win their first Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament.

The Owls, therefore, received the Atlantic Sun's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA tournament, their first appearance in the Division I tournament.

Format

The Atlantic Sun added Belmont as their eleventh member prior to the season. However, the tournament reverted to its old format whereby only the top eight teams from the conference tournament were eligible for the tournament. These eight teams were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Thursday, February 28
Semifinals
Friday, March 1
Championship
Saturday, March 2
         
1 Georgia State 82
8 Belmont 79
1 Georgia State 82
5 UCF 64
5 UCF 84
4 Samford 74
1 Georgia State 75
3 Florida Atlantic 76
3 Florida Atlantic 59
6 Jacksonville 50
3 Florida Atlantic 55
7 Jacksonville State 47
7 Jacksonville State 69
2 Troy State 62

References

  1. "2001-2002 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
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