2002 MAAC men's basketball tournament

2002 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2001–02
Teams10
SitePepsi Arena
Albany, New York
ChampionsSiena (2nd title)
Winning coachRob Lanier (1st title)
MVPDwayne Archbold (Siena)
← 2001
2003 →
2000–01 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rider 13 – 5   .722 17 – 11   .607
Marist 13 – 5   .722 19 – 9   .679
Manhattan 12 – 6   .667 20 – 9   .690
Niagara 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563
Iona 10 – 8   .556 13 – 17   .433
Fairfield 9 – 9   .500 12 – 17   .414
Siena † 9 – 9   .500 17 – 19   .472
Canisius 5 – 13   .278 10 – 20   .333
Loyola (MD) 4 – 14   .222 5 – 23   .179
Saint Peter's 3 – 15   .167 4 – 24   .143
† 2002 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2002 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 1–4, 2002 at Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York.[2]

Seventh-seeded Siena defeated Niagara in the championship game, 92–77, to win their second MAAC men's basketball tournament.[3]

The Saints received an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA tournament.

Format

All ten of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

First round
Friday, March 1 		Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 2 		Semifinals
Sunday, March 3 		Championship
Monday, March 4
            
1 Rider 84OT
8 Canisius 85
8 Canisius 88
9 Loyola (MD) 62
8 Canisius 60
4 Niagara 70
4 Niagara 89
5 Iona 83
4 Niagara 77
7 Siena 92
2 Marist 76
7 Siena 82
7 Siena 77
10 Saint Peter's 66
7 Siena 83
6 Fairfield 63
3 Manhattan 74
6 Fairfield 81

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2001-02 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2001-02 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Championship History". MAACSports.com. Retrieved April 16, 2022.