2002 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

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.

2002 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200102
Teams12
SiteFirst Union Spectrum
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ChampionsXavier (2nd title)
Winning coachThad Matta (1st title)
MVPDavid West (Xavier)
2001–02 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Saint Joseph's124 .7501912  .613
Temple124 .7501915  .559
St. Bonaventure88 .5001713  .567
UMass610 .3751316  .448
Fordham412 .250820  .286
Rhode Island412 .250820  .286
West
No. 22 Xavier142 .875266  .813
Richmond115 .6882214  .611
Dayton106 .6252111  .656
La Salle610 .3751517  .469
George Washington511 .3131216  .429
Duquesne412 .250919  .321
2002 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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