2002 MEAC men's basketball tournament

The 2002 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 4–9, 2002, at the Arthur Ashe Athletic Center in Richmond, Virginia. Hampton defeated Howard, 80–62 in the championship game, to win its second consecutive MEAC Tournament title. The Pirates earned an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA tournament as No. 15 seed in the East region. In the round of 64, Hampton fell to No. 2 seed Connecticut 78–67.

2002 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2001–02
Teams11
SiteArthur Ashe Athletic Center
Richmond, Virginia
ChampionsHampton (2nd title)
Winning coachSteve Merfeld (2nd title)
MVPTommy Adams (Hampton)
2001–02 MEAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Hampton †17–1 .94426–7  .788
Delaware State12–6 .66716–13  .552
Howard11–7 .61118–13  .581
South Carolina State11–7 .61115–16  .484
North Carolina A&T10–8 .55611–17  .393
Norfolk State9–9 .50010–19  .345
Florida A&M9–9 .5009–19  .321
Bethune–Cookman8–10 .44412–17  .414
Maryland Eastern Shore7–11 .38911–18  .379
Coppin State3–15 .1676–25  .194
Morgan State2–16 .1113–25  .107
† 2002 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Format

All eleven conference members participated, with the top 5 teams receiving a bye to the quarterfinal round. After seeds 6 through 11 completed games in the first round, teams were re-seeded. The lowest remaining seed was slotted against the top seed, next lowest remaining faced the #2 seed, and third lowest remaining seed squared off against the #3 seed.

Bracket
First round
Tuesday-Wednesday,
March 4–5 		Quarterfinals
Wednesday-Thursday,
March 6–7 		Semifinals
Friday, March 8 		Final
Saturday, March 9
            
1 Hampton 93
11 Morgan State 70
8 Bethune–Cookman 82
9 Maryland Eastern Shore 70
1 Hampton 80
4 South Carolina State 70
4 South Carolina State 63
5 North Carolina A&T 61
1 Hampton 80
3 Howard 62
8 Bethune–Cookman 52
3 Howard 71
6 Florida A&M 91
11 Morgan State 94
3 Howard 65
2 Delaware State 56
2 Delaware State 54
10 Coppin State 45
7 Norfolk State 46
10 Coppin State 61

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References
  1. sports-reference.com 2001-02 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. "MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
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