2002 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 2002 Sun Belt Conference I Men's 200px 11 Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA Western Kentucky 4th Dennis Felton 2nd Derek Robinson Western Kentucky The 2002 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 1–5 at the Lakefront Arena at the University of New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana.2001–02 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/sun-belt/2002.html March 16, 2020 The top-seed in the East division Western Kentucky defeated West division top-seed 2001 men Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Lafayette in the championship game, 76–70, to win their fourth Sun Belt men's basketball tournament. The Hilltoppers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA tournament as the #9 seed in the Midwest region. No other Sun Belt members earned bids to the tournament. Format All eleven participating Sun Belt members were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the five highest-seeded teams were awarded byes into the quarterfinal round while the six lowest-seeded teams entered the bracket in the preliminary first round. Bracket First roundFriday, March 1 QuarterfinalsSaturday, March 2Sunday, March 3 SemifinalsMonday, March 4 ChampionshipTuesday, March 5 5W 2001 men FIU Panthers Florida International 71 4W 2001 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas 84 6W 2001 men South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama 47 3E 2001 men Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee 48 4E 2001 men Arkansas State Red Wolves Arkansas State 58 5W 2001 men Denver Pioneers Denver 53 1E #20 Western Kentucky 82 4W North Texas 68 3E Middle Tennessee 48 2W 2001 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State 63 2E 2001 men Little Rock Trojans Arkansas–Little Rock 71 3W 2001 men New Orleans Privateers New Orleans 67 4E Arkansas State 59 1W 2001 men Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Lafayette 74 1E #20 Western Kentucky 73 2W New Mexico State 72 2E Arkansas–Little Rock 53 1W Louisiana–Lafayette 67 1E #20 Western Kentucky 76 1W Louisiana–Lafayette 70 See also Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament References Category:Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament