2002 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 March 2026 2002 Conference USA I Men's 12 Firstar Center Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati 3rd Bob Huggins 3rd Steve Logan Cincinnati The 2002 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was held March 6–9 at the Firstar Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.2001-02 Conference USA Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/cusa/2002.html April 19, 2016 Top-seeded Cincinnati defeated Marquette in the championship game, 77–63, to clinch their third Conference USA men's tournament championship. The Bearcats, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA members Marquette and Charlotte, both of whom earned at-large bids. Format Conference USA added two new teams, East Carolina and TCU, bringing total membership to fourteen. ECU was placed in the American Division, and TCU into the National Division. Even with the league expansion, there were no new changes to the tournament format. The top four teams were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the next eight teams were placed into the first round. The two teams at the bottom of the conference standings, therefore, did not qualify for the tournament. All remaining tournament seeds were determined by regular season conference records. Bracket First roundWednesday, March 6 QuarterfinalsThursday, March 7 SemifinalsFriday, March 8 ChampionshipSaturday, March 9 high 9 2001 UAB Blazers UAB 62 8 2001 South Florida Bulls South Florida 65 5 2001 Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis 47 12 2001 Tulane Green Wave Tulane 50 11 2001 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 49 6 2001 Houston Cougars Houston 58 7 Louisville 110 10 2001 none TCU Horned Frogs TCU 86 1 #5 Cincinnati 79 8 South Florida 57 12 Tulane 69 4 Charlotte 78 3 2001 Memphis Tigers Memphis 74 6 Houston 80 7 Louisville 76 2 #13 Marquette 84 1 #5 Cincinnati 71 4 Charlotte 55 6 Houston 73 2 #13 Marquette 85 1 #5 Cincinnati 77 2 #13 Marquette 63 References Category:Conference USA men's basketball tournament Tournament Conference USA men's basketball tournament Conference USA men's basketball tournament