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2002 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

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2002 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2001–02
Teams8
SiteAnaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, CA
ChampionsUC Santa Barbara (1st title)
Winning coachBob Williams (1st title)
MVPNick Jones (UC Santa Barbara)
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2001–02 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Utah State 13 5   .722 23 8   .742
UC Irvine 13 5   .722 21 11   .656
UC Santa Barbara 11 7   .611 20 11   .645
Pacific 11 7   .611 20 10   .667
Cal State Northridge 11 7   .611 12 16   .429
Cal Poly 9 9   .500 15 12   .556
Long Beach State 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
Idaho 6 12   .333 9 19   .321
UC Riverside 5 13   .278 8 18   .308
Cal State Fullerton 2 16   .111 5 22   .185
2002 Big West tournament winner
As of April 10, 2002[1]
Rankings from AP poll


The 2002 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–9 at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.[2]

UC Santa Barbara defeated Utah State in the championship game, 60–56, to obtain the first Big West Conference men's basketball tournament championship in school history.

The Gauchos participated in the 2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament after earning the conference's automatic bid.

Format

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Eight of the ten teams in the conference participated, with UC Riverside and Cal State Fullerton not qualifying. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Friday, March 7
Semifinals
Saturday, March 8
Championship
Sunday, March 9
         
1 Utah State 61
8 Idaho 41
1 Utah State 69
4 Pacific 65
4 Pacific 78
5 Cal State Northridge 66
1 Utah State 56
3 UC Santa Barbara 60
6 Cal Poly 65
3 UC Santa Barbara 74
3 UC Santa Barbara 66
2 UC Irvine 61
7 Long Beach State 65
2 UC Irvine 72

References

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  1. ^ Big West MBB Record Book
  2. ^ "2001-02 Big West Conference Season Summary". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 15, 2020.