2002 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200102
Teams8
SiteAnaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, CA
ChampionsUC Santa Barbara (1st title)
Winning coachBob Williams (1st title)
MVPNick Jones (UC Santa Barbara)
2001–02 Big West men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Utah State135 .722238  .742
UC Irvine135 .7222111  .656
UC Santa Barbara117 .6112011  .645
Pacific117 .6112010  .667
Cal State Northridge117 .6111216  .429
Cal Poly99 .5001512  .556
Long Beach State99 .5001317  .433
Idaho612 .333919  .321
UC Riverside513 .278818  .308
Cal State Fullerton216 .111522  .185
2002 Big West tournament winner
As of April 10, 2002[1]
Rankings from AP poll

The 2002 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–9 at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.[2]

UC Santa Barbara defeated Utah State in the championship game, 60–56, to obtain the first Big West Conference men's basketball tournament championship in school history.

The Gauchos participated in the 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament after earning the conference's automatic bid.

Format

Eight of the ten teams in the conference participated, with UC Riverside and Cal State Fullerton not qualifying. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 7
Semifinals
Saturday, March 8
Championship
Sunday, March 9
         
1 Utah State 61
8 Idaho 41
1 Utah State 69
4 Pacific 65
4 Pacific 78
5 Cal State Northridge 66
1 Utah State 56
3 UC Santa Barbara 60
6 Cal Poly 65
3 UC Santa Barbara 74
3 UC Santa Barbara 66
2 UC Irvine 61
7 Long Beach State 65
2 UC Irvine 72

References

  1. Big West MBB Record Book
  2. "2001-02 Big West Conference Season Summary". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
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