2002 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

2002 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2001–02
Teams12
SiteFirst Union Spectrum
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ChampionsXavier (2nd title)
Winning coachThad Matta (1st title)
MVPDavid West (Xavier)
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2001–02 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Saint Joseph's 12 4   .750 19 12   .613
Temple 12 4   .750 19 15   .559
St. Bonaventure 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
UMass 6 10   .375 13 16   .448
Fordham 4 12   .250 8 20   .286
Rhode Island 4 12   .250 8 20   .286
West
No. 22 Xavier 14 2   .875 26 6   .813
Richmond 11 5   .688 22 14   .611
Dayton 10 6   .625 21 11   .656
La Salle 6 10   .375 15 17   .469
George Washington 5 11   .313 12 16   .429
Duquesne 4 12   .250 9 19   .321
2002 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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. Dayton, Richmond, Temple, Saint Joseph's and 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.