2002 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 2002 Atlantic Sun I Men's 200px 8 Curb Event Center Nashville, TN Florida Atlantic 1st Sidney Green 1st Thomas Terrell 2001 Georgia State Panthers Georgia State 2001 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.2001-2002 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/atlantic-sun/2002.html March 8, 2016 This was the first Atlantic Sun tournament after the conference changed its name from the Trans America Athletic Conference. Florida Atlantic defeated defending champions 2001 Georgia State Panthers 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 QuarterfinalsThursday, February 28 SemifinalsFriday, March 1 ChampionshipSaturday, March 2 high 1 2001 Georgia State Panthers Georgia State 82 8 2001 Belmont Bruins Belmont 79 5 2001 UCF Golden Knights UCF 84 4 2001 none Samford Bulldogs Samford 74 3 Florida Atlantic 59 6 2001 Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville 50 7 2001 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State 69 2 Troy State 62 1 Georgia State 82 5 UCF 64 3 Florida Atlantic 55 7 Jacksonville State 47 1 Georgia State 75 3 Florida Atlantic 76 References Category:ASUN men's basketball tournament Tournament Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament