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2002 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

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The 2002 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place February 28–March 2, 2002, at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia. For the fourth consecutive year, the tournament was won by the Winthrop Eagles, led by head coach Gregg Marshall.[1]

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2002 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2001–02
Teams8
SiteRoanoke Civic Center
Roanoke, VA
ChampionsWinthrop (5th title)
Winning coachGregg Marshall (4th title)
MVPGreg Lewis (Winthrop)
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2001–02 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Winthrop †10–4 .71419–12  .613
UNC Asheville10–4 .71413–15  .464
Radford9–5 .64315–16  .484
Charleston Southern8–6 .57112–17  .414
Elon7–7 .50013–16  .448
Coastal Carolina5–9 .3578–20  .286
High Point5–9 .35711–19  .367
Liberty2–12 .1435–25  .167
† 2002 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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Format

All eight teams participated in the tournament, hosted at the Roanoke Civic Center. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage. Birmingham–Southern was in a transitional phase to the conference during the season, and not technically counted as a conference member.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
February 28
Semifinals
March 1
Finals
March 2
         
1 Winthrop 66
8 Liberty 59
1 Winthrop 77
5 Elon 66
4 Charleston Southern 64
5 Elon 83
1 Winthrop 70
7 High Point 48
3 Radford 81
6 Coastal Carolina 66
3 Radford 70OT
7 High Point 72
2 UNC Asheville 71
7 High Point 72

All-Tournament Team

  • Greg Lewis, Winthrop
  • Pierre Wooten, Winthrop
  • Jay Wallace, High Point
  • Joe Knight, High Point
  • Correy Watkins, Radford

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