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2002 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

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2002 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2001–02
Teams8
SiteRoanoke Civic Center
Roanoke, VA
ChampionsWinthrop (5th title)
Winning coachGregg Marshall (4th title)
MVPGreg Lewis (Winthrop)
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2001–02 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Winthrop 10 4   .714 19 12   .613
UNC Asheville 10 4   .714 13 15   .464
Radford 9 5   .643 15 16   .484
Charleston Southern 8 6   .571 12 17   .414
Elon 7 7   .500 13 16   .448
Coastal Carolina 5 9   .357 8 20   .286
High Point 5 9   .357 11 19   .367
Liberty 2 12   .143 5 25   .167
2002 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place February 28–March 2, 2002, at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia. For the fourth consecutive year, the tournament was won by the Winthrop Eagles, led by head coach Gregg Marshall.[1]

Format

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All eight teams participated in the tournament, hosted at the Roanoke Civic Center. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage. Birmingham–Southern was in a transitional phase to the conference during the season, and not technically counted as a conference member.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
February 28
Semifinals
March 1
Finals
March 2
         
1 Winthrop 66
8 Liberty 59
1 Winthrop 77
5 Elon 66
4 Charleston Southern 64
5 Elon 83
1 Winthrop 70
7 High Point 48
3 Radford 81
6 Coastal Carolina 66
3 Radford 70OT
7 High Point 72
2 UNC Asheville 71
7 High Point 72

All-Tournament Team

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References

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