The 2002 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 6 to March 9, 2002. The tournament was played at The Spectrum

Wachovia Spectrum

The Spectrum, formerly known as the CoreStates Spectrum , First Union Spectrum , and Wachovia Spectrum was an indoor arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

 in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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. 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

2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 2002, and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Atlanta, Georgia...

. Xavier University

Xavier Musketeers men's basketball

The Xavier Musketeers team is the basketball team that represents Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school's team currently competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference...

 won the tournament and got the conference's only bid to the NCAA Tournament. Dayton

Dayton Flyers men's basketball

The Dayton Flyers men's basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and the Atlantic Ten Conference representing the University of Dayton. They are known for a rivalry with Xavier University, playing for the Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy each year.-History:The...

, Richmond

Richmond Spiders men's basketball

The Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represents the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia and currently competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference...

, Temple

Temple Owls men's basketball

The Temple Owls men's basketball team represents Temple University in the Atlantic 10 Conference at the Division I level. The program is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The head men's basketball coach is Fran Dunphy.-History:...

, Saint Joseph's

Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball

The Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represents Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Its home court is the Hagan Arena. The team's only Final Four appearance in 1961 was removed from the NCAA records due to a gambling scandal. Through...

 and St. Bonaventure

St. Bonaventure University

St. Bonaventure University is a private, Franciscan Catholic university, located in Allegany, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. It has roughly 2,400 undergraduate and graduate students....

 received bids to the 2002 National Invitation Tournament

2002 National Invitation Tournament

-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Temple 65, Syracuse 64...

. David West

David West (basketball)

David Moorer West is an American professional basketball player who has most recently played with the NBA's New Orleans Hornets...

 of Xavier was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Future NBA players Rasual Butler

Rasual Butler

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 of La Salle

La Salle Explorers men's basketball

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 and Romain Sato

Romain Sato

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 and Lionel Chalmers

Lionel Chalmers

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, both of Xavier, were among those joining West on the All-Championship Team.

Format

The tournament was a single-elimination tournament. Seeding was determined by the regular season standings in each division. With the conference divided into East and West divisions, the top two teams in each division received a first-round bye. This was after a one year departure from this format due to having only eleven teams in the conference the year before.

Bracket

All games played at The Spectrum

Wachovia Spectrum

The Spectrum, formerly known as the CoreStates Spectrum , First Union Spectrum , and Wachovia Spectrum was an indoor arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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