2002 America East men's basketball tournament

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2002 America East men's basketball tournament
Classification Division I
Season 200102
Champions Boston University (5th title)
Winning coach Dennis Wolff (2nd title)
MVP Billy Collins (Boston U.)
  2001
2003  
2001–02 America East Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Vermont 133 .813218  .724
Boston University133 .8132210  .688
Hartford 106 .6251418  .438
New Hampshire 88 .5001117  .393
Maine 79 .4381218  .400
Binghamton 610 .375919  .321
Albany 511 .313820  .286
Northeastern 511 .313721  .250
Stony Brook 511 .313622  .214
2002 America East tournament winner

The 2002 America East men's basketball tournament was hosted by the Northeastern Huskies at Matthews Arena . The final was held at Case Gym on the campus of Boston University. Boston University gained its fifth America East Championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament with its win over Maine. [1] BU was given the 16th seed in the West Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Cincinnati 90–52.

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Bracket and Results

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Vermont 74
8 Stony Brook 59
1 Vermont 59OT
5 Maine61
4 New Hampshire 48
5 Maine 54
5 Maine 40
2 Boston U.66
3 Hartford 65
6 UAlbany 49
3 Hartford 60
2 Boston U.63
2 Boston University 86
7 Northeastern 76

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  1. "Boston University 66, Maine 40". Midland Daily News . March 8, 2002. Retrieved February 6, 2024.