2002 SWAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200102
Teams8
SiteBill Harris Arena
Birmingham, Alabama
ChampionsAlcorn State (6th title)
Winning coachDavey Whitney (6th title)
2001–02 SWAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Alcorn State162 .8892110  .677
Alabama A&M126 .6671910  .655
Alabama State126 .6671913  .594
Texas Southern108 .5561117  .393
Mississippi Valley State99 .5001217  .414
Prairie View A&M810 .4441020  .333
Jackson State810 .444919  .321
Grambling State711 .389919  .321
Southern612 .333720  .259
Arkansas–Pine Bluff216 .111226  .071
2002 SWAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2002 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 5–9, 2002, at Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.[2] Alcorn State defeated Alabama State, 70–67 in the championship game. The Braves received the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA tournament as one of two No. 16 seeds in the East Region. In the play-in game, Alcorn State was beaten by Siena.

Bracket and results

Quarterfinals
March 5
Semifinals
March 8
Final
March 9
         
1 Alcorn State 108
8 Grambling State 84
1 Alcorn State 87
4 Texas Southern 65
4 Texas Southern 68
5 Mississippi Valley State 61
1 Alcorn State 70
3 Alabama State 67
3 Alabama State 60
6 Jackson State 56
3 Alabama State 64
2 Alabama A&M 61
2 Alabama A&M 114
7 Prairie View A&M 82

References

  1. sports-reference.com 2001-02 Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. "2001-02 Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
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