2002 MAC men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 2002 MAC Men's 13 Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio Kent State 3rd Stan Heath 1st Trevor Huffman Kent State The 2002 MAC men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place at Gund Arena in Cleveland. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA tournament. It was a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the three highest seeds received byes in the first round. All MAC teams were invited to participate. Kent State, the MAC regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament. The Flashes won the tournament, their third MAC Tournament championship, claiming the title 70–59 over Bowling Green.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=220682309 https://web.archive.org/web/20220525180036/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=220682309 dead May 25, 2022 Golden Flashes win MAC for third time in four years ESPN en 2022-05-25 The announced crowd of 14,106 set a conference record for highest-attended tournament game. In the NCAA Tournament Kent State defeated Oklahoma State, Alabama, and Pittsburgh before losing to then eventual national runner-up Indiana Hoosiers in the Elite Eight.Kent State rides big lead to first-round upset https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=224000057 https://web.archive.org/web/20201028202619/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=224000057 dead October 28, 2020 ESPN.com 2022-05-25Kent State stifles Tide to reach Sweet 16 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=224000059 https://web.archive.org/web/20220122060025/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=224000059 dead January 22, 2022 ESPN.com 2022-05-25Kent State reaches fourth round for first time https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=224000060 https://web.archive.org/web/20220525180037/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=224000060 dead May 25, 2022 ESPN.com 2022-05-25Hoosiers make long-awaited return to Final Four https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/224000061 https://web.archive.org/web/20220525180035/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/224000061 dead May 25, 2022 ESPN.com 2022-05-25 Tournament Seeds Kent State Ball State Bowling Green Toledo Ohio Western Michigan Miami Marshall Northern Illinois Buffalo Akron Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Bracket http://mac-sports.com/downloads1/360193.pdf MAC Tournament History 2009-11-11 2009-10 MAC Men's Basketball Record Book Mid-American Conference 2009-12-14 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205424/http://mac-sports.com/downloads1/360193.pdf 2016-03-03 First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 1 high 8 2001 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall 97 9 2001 Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois 93 4 2001 Toledo Rockets Toledo 89 13 Eastern Michigan 53 5 Ohio 56 12 2001 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 65 7 2001 Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) 70 10 2001 Buffalo Bulls Buffalo 61 6 2001 Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan 83 11 2001 Akron Zips Akron 90 1 Kent State 86 8 Marshall 70 4 Toledo 62 12 Central Michigan 54 2 2001 Ball State Cardinals Ball State 62 7 Miami (OH) 50 3 2001 Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green 60 11 Akron 58 1 Kent State 86 4 Toledo 61 2 Ball State 57 3 Bowling Green 69 1 Kent State 70 3 Bowling Green 59 First Round summary Quarterfinal summary Semifinal summary Championship summary Broadcast Information ESPN2 announcers Regional TV announcers Local announcers SeedTeamsFlagship stationPlay-by-play announcerColor analyst(s) 1 Kent State WNIR–FM 100.1 Bill Needle References Category:Basketball competitions in Cleveland Category:2001–02 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season 2002 Category:2002 in sports in Ohio Category:March 2002 sports events in the United States Category:College basketball tournaments in Ohio Category:2000s in Cleveland