2002 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200102
Teams8
SiteAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
ChampionsValparaiso (7th title)
Winning coachHomer Drew (7th title)
MVPMilo Stovall (Valparaiso)
Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournaments
2001–02 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Valparaiso122 .857258  .758
Oral Roberts104 .7141714  .548
Oakland104 .7141713  .567
Southern Utah86 .5711116  .407
UMKC77 .5001811  .621
IUPUI68 .4291515  .500
Western Illinois311 .2141216  .429
Chicago State014 .000226  .071
2002 Mid-Con Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2002 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 3–5, 2002, at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Valparaiso defeated IUPUI in the title game, 88–55, to win their seventh AMCU/Mid-Con/Summit League championship. The Crusaders earned an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA tournament as the #13 seed in the East region.

Format

All eight conference members qualified for the tournament. First round seedings were based on regular season record.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 4
Semifinals
March 5
Finals
March 6
         
1 Valparaiso 81
8 Chicago State 50
1 Valparaiso 71
5 UMKC 58
4 Southern Utah 57
5 UMKC 70
1 Valparaiso 88
6 IUPUI 55
3 Oakland 84
6 IUPUI 90
6 IUPUI 58
2 Oral Roberts 53
2 Oral Roberts 86
7 Western Illinois 75

[2]

References

  1. sports-reference.com 2001-02 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary
  2. "2001-02 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary".
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