2002 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

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2002 NCAA men's volleyball tournament
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DatesMay 2002
Teams4
Champions Hawaiʻi (Title vacated)
Runners-up Pepperdine (9th title match)
Matches played3
Attendance10,614 (3,538 per match)
Best player Flag of Greece.svg Costas Theocharidis (Hawaiʻi) (Vacated)
2001
2003

The 2002 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the 33rd annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate indoor volleyball. The single elimination tournament was played at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania during May 2002. [1]

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Hawaiʻi defeated Pepperdine in the final match, 3–1 (29–31, 31–29, 30–21, 30–24), to win their first national title. However, the NCAA Committee on Infractions ultimately vacated the Rainbow Warriors' tournament appearance, wins, and championship. The championship was not reawarded to Pepperdine. Hawaiʻi (24–8) was coached by Mike Wilton.

Hawaiʻi's Costas Theocharidis was originally named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. However, this award was revoked when Hawaiʻi's title was vacated by the NCAA. Additionally, Theocharidis and teammate Tony Ching were both removed from the six-man All Tournament Team.

Qualification

Until the creation of the NCAA Men's Division III Volleyball Championship in 2012, there was only a single national championship for men's volleyball. As such, all NCAA men's volleyball programs, whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III, were eligible. A total of 4 teams were invited to contest this championship.

TeamAppearancePrevious
Ball State 15th 1997
Hawaiʻi 3rd 1996
Penn State 17th 2001
Pepperdine 11th 2000

Tournament bracket

SemifinalsChampionship
              
Hawaiʻi (3)3027 3530
Penn State (1) 26 3033 27
Hawaiʻi (3)29 313030
Pepperdine (1) 3129 21 24
Pepperdine (3) 30 303033
Ball State (1) 3219 20 31

All tournament team

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References

  1. "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 8, 2015.