2002 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

none March 2026 II 2002 Men's 100px 48 Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana Metro State 2nd Kentucky Wesleyan 12th Indiana (PA) 2nd Shaw 1st Mike Dunlap 2nd Patrick Mutombo Metro State The 2002 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament was the 46th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball in the United States. Officially culminating the 2001–02 NCAA Division II men's basketball season, the tournament featured forty-eight teams from around the country. The Elite Eight, national semifinals, and championship returned to the Roberts Municipal Stadium in Evansville, Indiana, the home of the first twenty College Division championships between 1957 and 1976. Metro State (29–6) defeated defending champions Kentucky Wesleyan in the final, 80–72, to win their second Division II national championship and second in three seasons. It was also Kentucky Wesleyan's fifth consecutive appearance in the title game (winning in 1999 and 2001), although their appearance was later vacated by the NCAA. The Roadrunners were coached by Mike Dunlap. Metro State's Patrick Mutombo was the Most Outstanding Player. USA 450 right 2002 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red) USA cyan pog.svg 40.64 -78.72 left Indiana Indiana University of Pennsylvania USA cyan pog.svg 35.62 -94.8 left Tahlequah Northeastern State University USA cyan pog.svg 36.08 -83.34 bottom Jefferson City Carson-Newman College USA cyan pog.svg 40.53 -73.38 bottom Old Westbury Adelphi University USA cyan pog.svg 27.66 -82.33 top Tampa University of Tampa USA cyan pog.svg 44.4 -97 top Brookings South Dakota State University USA cyan pog.svg 34.09 -117.25 bottom San Bernardino California State University, San Bernardino USA cyan pog.svg 37.7 -86.8 right Owensboro Kentucky Wesleyan College USA red pog.svg 38.15 -87.35 top Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Regionals Northeast - Old Westbury, New York Location: Clark Athletic Center Host: Adelphi University, with support from State University of New York at Old Westbury 1 y First roundRound of 48March 7 Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 8 Regional finalSweet 16March 9 4 UMass Lowell 72 5 Bentley 70 3 Pace 92 6 Queens (NY) 88 1 Adelphi 72 4 UMass Lowell 57 2 Assumption 91 3 Pace 73 1 Adelphi 77 2 Assumption 56 Great Lakes - Owensboro, Kentucky Location: Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College 1 y First roundRound of 48March 7 Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 8 Regional finalSweet 16March 9 4 Findlay 70 5 Gannon 53 3 Lewis 67 6 Hillsdale 53 1 Kentucky Wesleyan 94 4 Findlay 89 2 Michigan Tech 51 3 Lewis 62 1 Kentucky Wesleyan 80 3 Lewis 75 South Atlantic - Jefferson City, Tennessee Location: Butler-Blanc Gymnasium Host: Carson-Newman College 1 y First roundRound of 48March 7 Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 8 Regional finalSweet 16March 9 4 Augusta State 70 5 Johnson C. Smith 73 3 Wingate 75 6 Winston-Salem State 90 1 Carson–Newman 77 5 Johnson C. Smith 66 2 Shaw 62 6 Winston-Salem State 61 1 Carson–Newman 68 2 Shaw 69 South - Tampa, Florida Location: Bob Martinez Sports Center Host: University of Tampa 1 y First roundRound of 48March 8 Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 9 Regional finalSweet 16March 10 4 Delta State 71 5 West Georgia 76 3 Valdosta State 62 6 Paine 57 1 Tampa 69 5 West Georgia 77 2 Henderson State 54 3 Valdosta State 80 5 West Georgia 81 3 Valdosta State 69 East - Indiana, Pennsylvania Location: Memorial Field House Host: Indiana University of Pennsylvania 1 y First roundRound of 48March 7 Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 8 Regional finalSweet 16March 9 4 Alderson-Broaddus 93 5 Charleston (OT) 96 3 Belmont Abbey 76 6 West Virginia Wesleyan 59 1 Indiana (PA) 91 5 Charleston 81 2 Salem International 75 3 Belmont Abbey 69 1 Indiana (PA) 85 2 Salem International 81 South Central - Tahlequah, Oklahoma Location: Dobbins Fieldhouse Host: Northeastern State University 1 y First roundRound of 48March 8 Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 9 Regional finalSweet 16March 10 4 Rockhurst 75 5 Missouri Western 68 3 Incarnate Word 72 6 Tarleton State 59 1 Northeastern State 70 4 Rockhurst (2OT) 75 2 Northwest Missouri State 61 3 Incarnate Word 56 4 Rockhurst 73 2 Northwest Missouri State 79 North Central - Brookings, South Dakota Location: Frost Arena Host: South Dakota State University 1 y First roundRound of 48March 8 Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 9 Regional finalSweet 16March 10 4 Nebraska-Omaha 88 5 Fort Lewis 58 3 Metro State 66 6 Minnesota-Duluth 61 1 South Dakota State 96 4 Nebraska-Omaha 76 2 Nebraska–Kearney 51 3 Metro State 59 1 South Dakota State 86 3 Metro State 87 West - San Bernardino, California Location: James and Aerianthi Coussoulis Arena Host: California State University, San Bernardino 1 y First roundRound of 48March 7 Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 8 Regional finalSweet 16March 9 4 Cal State Bakersfield 84 5 Montana State-Billings 81 3 Seattle Pacific 82 6 Brigham Young-Hawai'i 57 1 Cal State San Bernardino 66 4 Cal State Bakersfield 62 2 Humboldt State 89 3 Seattle Pacific 82 1 Cal State San Bernardino 80 2 Humboldt State 65 Elite Eight - Evansville, Indiana Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Southern Indiana National QuarterfinalsElite EightMarch 20 National semifinalsFinal FourMarch 21 National championshipMarch 23 Evansville, Indiana 160 E Indiana (PA) '78 SC Northwest Missouri State 72 NC Metro State 65 W Cal State San Bernardino 48 SA Shaw 102 S West Georgia 84 GL Kentucky Wesleyan 71 NE Adelphi 46 E Indiana (PA) 52 SC Metro State 82 SA Shaw 92 GL Kentucky Wesleyan 101 SC Metro State 80 GL Kentucky Wesleyan 72 Note: Kentucky Wesleyan's performance was vacated by the NCAA. All-tournament team Patrick Mutombo, Metro State (MOP) Clayton Smith, Metro State Chris Landry, Kentucky Wesleyan Ronald Evans, Kentucky Wesleyan Ronald Murray, Shaw See also 2002 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2002 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 2002 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 2002 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament References NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament Results 2002 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com Category:NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Indiana Category:Basketball competitions in Evansville, Indiana