2002 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
The 2002 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament was the 46th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball in the United States.
Teams | 48 | ||||
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Finals site | Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana | ||||
Champions | Metro State (2nd title) | ||||
Runner-up | |||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Mike Dunlap (2nd title) | ||||
MOP | Patrick Mutombo (Metro State) | ||||
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Officially culminating the 2001–02 NCAA Division II men's basketball season, the tournament featured forty-eight teams from around the country.
The Elite Eight, national semifinals, and championship returned to the Roberts Municipal Stadium in Evansville, Indiana, the home of the first twenty College Division championships between 1957 and 1976.
Metro State (29–6) defeated defending champions Kentucky Wesleyan in the final, 80–72, to win their second Division II national championship and second in three seasons.
It was also Kentucky Wesleyan's fifth consecutive appearance in the title game (winning in 1999 and 2001), although their appearance was later vacated by the NCAA.
The Roadrunners were coached by Mike Dunlap. Metro State's Patrick Mutombo was the Most Outstanding Player.
Regionals
Northeast - Old Westbury, New York
Location: Clark Athletic Center Host: Adelphi University, with support from State University of New York at Old Westbury
First round Round of 48 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 9 | ||||||||||||
1 | Adelphi | 72 | ||||||||||||
4 | UMass Lowell | 57 | ||||||||||||
4 | UMass Lowell | 72 | ||||||||||||
5 | Bentley | 70 | ||||||||||||
1 | Adelphi | 77 | ||||||||||||
2 | Assumption | 56 | ||||||||||||
3 | Pace | 92 | ||||||||||||
6 | Queens (NY) | 88 | ||||||||||||
2 | Assumption | 91 | ||||||||||||
3 | Pace | 73 |
Great Lakes - Owensboro, Kentucky
Location: Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College
First round Round of 48 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 9 | ||||||||||||
1 | 94 | |||||||||||||
4 | Findlay | 89 | ||||||||||||
4 | Findlay | 70 | ||||||||||||
5 | Gannon | 53 | ||||||||||||
1 | 80 | |||||||||||||
3 | Lewis | 75 | ||||||||||||
3 | Lewis | 67 | ||||||||||||
6 | Hillsdale | 53 | ||||||||||||
2 | Michigan Tech | 51 | ||||||||||||
3 | Lewis | 62 |
South Atlantic - Jefferson City, Tennessee
Location: Butler-Blanc Gymnasium Host: Carson-Newman College
First round Round of 48 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 9 | ||||||||||||
1 | Carson–Newman | 77 | ||||||||||||
5 | Johnson C. Smith | 66 | ||||||||||||
4 | Augusta State | 70 | ||||||||||||
5 | Johnson C. Smith | 73 | ||||||||||||
1 | Carson–Newman | 68 | ||||||||||||
2 | Shaw | 69 | ||||||||||||
3 | Wingate | 75 | ||||||||||||
6 | Winston-Salem State | 90 | ||||||||||||
2 | Shaw | 62 | ||||||||||||
6 | Winston-Salem State | 61 |
South - Tampa, Florida
Location: Bob Martinez Sports Center Host: University of Tampa
First round Round of 48 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 9 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 10 | ||||||||||||
1 | Tampa | 69 | ||||||||||||
5 | West Georgia | 77 | ||||||||||||
4 | Delta State | 71 | ||||||||||||
5 | West Georgia | 76 | ||||||||||||
5 | West Georgia | 81 | ||||||||||||
3 | Valdosta State | 69 | ||||||||||||
3 | Valdosta State | 62 | ||||||||||||
6 | Paine | 57 | ||||||||||||
2 | Henderson State | 54 | ||||||||||||
3 | Valdosta State | 80 |
East - Indiana, Pennsylvania
Location: Memorial Field House Host: Indiana University of Pennsylvania
First round Round of 48 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 9 | ||||||||||||
1 | Indiana (PA) | 91 | ||||||||||||
5 | Charleston | 81 | ||||||||||||
4 | Alderson-Broaddus | 93 | ||||||||||||
5 | Charleston (OT) | 96 | ||||||||||||
1 | Indiana (PA) | 85 | ||||||||||||
2 | Salem International | 81 | ||||||||||||
3 | Belmont Abbey | 76 | ||||||||||||
6 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 59 | ||||||||||||
2 | Salem International | 75 | ||||||||||||
3 | Belmont Abbey | 69 |
South Central - Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Location: Dobbins Fieldhouse Host: Northeastern State University
First round Round of 48 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 9 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 10 | ||||||||||||
1 | Northeastern State | 70 | ||||||||||||
4 | Rockhurst (2OT) | 75 | ||||||||||||
4 | Rockhurst | 75 | ||||||||||||
5 | Missouri Western | 68 | ||||||||||||
4 | Rockhurst | 73 | ||||||||||||
2 | Northwest Missouri State | 79 | ||||||||||||
3 | Incarnate Word | 72 | ||||||||||||
6 | Tarleton State | 59 | ||||||||||||
2 | Northwest Missouri State | 61 | ||||||||||||
3 | Incarnate Word | 56 |
North Central - Brookings, South Dakota
Location: Frost Arena Host: South Dakota State University
First round Round of 48 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 9 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 10 | ||||||||||||
1 | South Dakota State | 96 | ||||||||||||
4 | Nebraska-Omaha | 76 | ||||||||||||
4 | Nebraska-Omaha | 88 | ||||||||||||
5 | Fort Lewis | 58 | ||||||||||||
1 | South Dakota State | 86 | ||||||||||||
3 | Metro State | 87 | ||||||||||||
3 | Metro State | 66 | ||||||||||||
6 | Minnesota-Duluth | 61 | ||||||||||||
2 | Nebraska–Kearney | 51 | ||||||||||||
3 | Metro State | 59 |
West - San Bernardino, California
Location: James and Aerianthi Coussoulis Arena Host: California State University, San Bernardino
First round Round of 48 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 9 | ||||||||||||
1 | Cal State San Bernardino | 66 | ||||||||||||
4 | Cal State Bakersfield | 62 | ||||||||||||
4 | Cal State Bakersfield | 84 | ||||||||||||
5 | Montana State-Billings | 81 | ||||||||||||
1 | Cal State San Bernardino | 80 | ||||||||||||
2 | Humboldt State | 65 | ||||||||||||
3 | Seattle Pacific | 82 | ||||||||||||
6 | Brigham Young-Hawai'i | 57 | ||||||||||||
2 | Humboldt State | 89 | ||||||||||||
3 | Seattle Pacific | 82 |
Elite Eight - Evansville, Indiana
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Southern Indiana
National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 20 | National semifinals Final Four March 21 | National championship March 23 | ||||||||||||
E | Indiana (PA) | '78 | ||||||||||||
SC | Northwest Missouri State | 72 | ||||||||||||
E | Indiana (PA) | 52 | ||||||||||||
SC | Metro State | 82 | ||||||||||||
NC | Metro State | 65 | ||||||||||||
W | Cal State San Bernardino | 48 | ||||||||||||
SC | Metro State | 80 | ||||||||||||
Evansville, Indiana | ||||||||||||||
GL | 72 | |||||||||||||
SA | Shaw | 102 | ||||||||||||
S | West Georgia | 84 | ||||||||||||
SA | Shaw | 92 | ||||||||||||
GL | 101 | |||||||||||||
GL | 71 | |||||||||||||
NE | Adelphi | 46 |
- Note: Kentucky Wesleyan's performance was vacated by the NCAA.
All-tournament team
- Patrick Mutombo, Metro State (MOP)
- Clayton Smith, Metro State
Chris Landry, Kentucky WesleyanRonald Evans, Kentucky Wesleyan- Ronald Murray, Shaw