2002 MAAC men's basketball tournament

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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[edit]

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

Bracket[edit]

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[edit]

  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.