2002 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2001–02
Teams13
SiteGund Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsKent State (3rd title)
Winning coachStan Heath (1st title)
MVPTrevor Huffman (Kent State)
MAC men's basketball tournaments
2001–02 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Kent State†17–1 .94430–6  .833
Bowling Green12–6 .66724–9  .727
Ohio11–7 .61117–11  .607
Miami (OH)9–9 .50013–18  .419
Marshall8–10 .44415–15  .500
Buffalo7–11 .38912–18  .400
Akron5–13 .27810–21  .323
West
Ball State12–6 .66723–12  .657
Toledo11–7 .61116–14  .533
Western Michigan10–8 .55617–13  .567
Northern Illinois8–10 .44412–16  .429
Central Michigan5–13 .2789–19  .321
Eastern Michigan2–16 .1116–24  .200
† 2002 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1] 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.[2][3][4][5]

Tournament

Seeds

  1. Kent State
  2. Ball State
  3. Bowling Green
  4. Toledo
  5. Ohio
  6. Western Michigan
  7. Miami
  8. Marshall
  9. Northern Illinois
  10. Buffalo
  11. Akron
  12. Central Michigan
  13. Eastern Michigan

Bracket

[6]

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
            
1 Kent State 86
8 Marshall 70
8 Marshall 97
9 Northern Illinois 93
1 Kent State 86
4 Toledo 61
4 Toledo 89
13 Eastern Michigan 53
4 Toledo 62
12 Central Michigan 54
5 Ohio 56
12 Central Michigan 65
1 Kent State 70
3 Bowling Green 59
2 Ball State 62
7 Miami (OH) 50
7 Miami (OH) 70
10 Buffalo 61
2 Ball State 57
3 Bowling Green 69
3 Bowling Green 60
11 Akron 58
6 Western Michigan 83
11 Akron 90

First Round summary

Quarterfinal summary

Semifinal summary

Championship summary

Broadcast Information

ESPN2 announcers

Regional TV announcers

Local announcers

Seed Teams Flagship station Play-by-play announcer Color analyst(s)
1 Kent State WNIR–FM 100.1 Bill Needle

References

  1. ↑ "Golden Flashes win MAC for third time in four years". ESPN. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Kent State rides big lead to first-round upset". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Kent State stifles Tide to reach Sweet 16". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Kent State reaches fourth round for first time". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Hoosiers make long-awaited return to Final Four". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  6. ↑ "MAC Tournament History" (PDF). 2009-10 MAC Men's Basketball Record Book. Mid-American Conference. November 11, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2009.
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