2002 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 March 2026 2002 Atlantic 10 I Men's 12 First Union Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Xavier 2nd Thad Matta 1st David West Xavier The 2002 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was played from March 6 to March 9, 2002. The tournament was played at the First Union Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Xavier won the tournament and got the conference's only bid to the NCAA Tournament. 2001 Dayton Flyers Dayton, 2001 Richmond Spiders Richmond, Temple, 2001 Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's and 2001 St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure received bids to the 2002 National Invitation Tournament. David West of Xavier was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Future NBA players Rasual Butler of La Salle and Romain Sato and Lionel Chalmers, both of Xavier, were among those joining West on the All-Championship Team. Format The tournament was a single-elimination tournament. Seeding was determined by the regular season standings in each division. With the conference divided into East and West divisions, the top two teams in each division received a first-round bye. This was after a one-year departure from this format due to having only eleven teams in the conference the year before. Bracket First roundWednesday, March 6 QuarterfinalsThursday, March 7 SemifinalsFriday, March 8 FinalSaturday, March 9 1 high W4 2001 La Salle Explorers La Salle 83 E5 2001 Fordham Rams Fordham 63 E3 2001 St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure 81 W6 2001 Duquesne Dukes Duquesne 66 E4 2001 none UMass Minutemen UMass 73 W5 2001 George Washington Colonials George Washington 62 W3 2001 Dayton Flyers Dayton 90 E6 2001 Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island 71 E1 Temple 66 W4 La Salle 72 W2 2001 Richmond Spiders Richmond 78 E3 St. Bonaventure 69 W1 #24 Xavier 65 E4 Massachusetts 59OT E2 2001 Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's 74 W3 Dayton 81 W4 La Salle 60 W2 Richmond 68 W1 #24 Xavier 66 W3 Dayton 59 W2 Richmond 60 W1 #24 Xavier 73 All games played at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania* - Overtime References https://web.archive.org/web/20110522194254/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/atl10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/a10-mbb-champ-history.pdf 2011-05-22 Atlantic 10 Championship Results Category:Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament Tournament Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Philadelphia Category:College basketball tournaments in Pennsylvania Category:2002 in Philadelphia