2002 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

American basketball tournament July 2023 2002 Southland Conference I Men's 6 Campus sites Campus sites Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana McNeese State 2nd Tic Price 1st Fred Gentry McNeese State The 2002 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 4–9, 2002. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were played at the home arena of the higher seeded-teams, with the championship game played at Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana.2021-22 Men's Basketball Media Guide https://www.southland.org/documents/2021/10/19/2021_22_Southland_MBB_Media_Guide.pdf Southland.org April 10, 2022 Top-seeded McNeese State won the championship game over second-seeded 2001 Louisiana–Monroe Indians Louisiana–Monroe, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.2002-03 Southland Conference Season Summary https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/southland/2003.html Sports Reference April 10, 2022 Fred Gentry of McNeese State was named the tournament's MVP. Format The top six eligible men's basketball teams in the Southland Conference received a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams were seeded by conference record. For the semifinal round, the remaining teams were reseeded. Bracket 0 Quarterfinals March 4 Semifinals March 6 Finals March 9 high 4 2001 none Lamar Cardinals Lamar 53 5 2001 none Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Stephen F. Austin 36 3 2001 UTSA Roadrunners UTSA 99 6 2001 Southwest Texas State Bobcats Southwest Texas State 83 1 McNeese State 71 4 Lamar 57 2 2001 Louisiana–Monroe Indians Louisiana–Monroe 64 3 UTSA 62 1 McNeese State 65 2 Louisiana–Monroe 43 References Tournament Category:Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Southland Conference men's basketball tournament