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{{Short description|University basketball tournament in the United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college basketball tournament | Type = NIT
| Gender=
| Year=2002
| Image=
| ImageSize=
| Caption=
| Teams=40
| FinalFourArena=[[Madison Square Garden]]
| FinalFourCity=[[New York City]]
| Champions={{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=Memphis Tigers|title=Memphis Tigers}}
| TitleCount=1st
| RunnerUp={{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=South Carolina Gamecocks|title=South Carolina Gamecocks}}
| GameCount=1st
| Semifinal1=[[2001–02 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple Owls]]
| SemifinalCount=4th
| Semifinal2=[[2001–02 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team|Syracuse Orangemen]]
| SemifinalCount2=2nd
| Coach=[[John Calipari]]
| CoachCount=1st
| MOP=[[Dajuan Wagner]]
| MOPTeam=Memphis
}}

The '''2002 [[National Invitation Tournament]]''' was the 2002 edition of the annual [[NCAA]] [[college basketball]] competition.

==Selected teams==
Below is a list of the 40 teams selected for the tournament.<ref name="results">[http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-2000s.html Tournament Results (2000's)] at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100327053218/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-2000s.html Archived] 11/5/09</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
!School
!Conference
!Record
!Appearance
!Last bid 
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=Arizona State Sun Devils|title=Arizona State}}
|align=left|[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-10]]
|14–14
|8th
|[[2000 National Invitation Tournament|2000]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=Ball State Cardinals|title=Ball State}}
|align=left|[[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
|20–11
|4th
|[[1998 National Invitation Tournament|1998]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=Bowling Green Falcons|title=Bowling Green}}
|align=left|[[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
|24–8
|13th
|[[2000 National Invitation Tournament|2000]]
|-
|align=left|[[2001–02 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team|Butler]]
|align=left|[[Horizon League|Horizon]]
|25–5
|7th
|[[1999 National Invitation Tournament|1999]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=BYU Cougars|title=BYU}}
|align=left|[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
|17–11
|9th
|[[2000 National Invitation Tournament|2000]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=Dayton Flyers|title=Dayton}}
|align=left|[[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
|20–10
|20th
|[[2001 National Invitation Tournament|2001]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=Detroit Titans|title=Detroit}}
|align=left|[[Horizon League|Horizon]]
|18–12
|8th
|[[1999 National Invitation Tournament|1999]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=Fresno State Bulldogs|title=Fresno State}}
|align=left|[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
|19–14
|6th
|[[2001 National Invitation Tournament|2001]]
|-
|align=left|[[2001–02 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team|George Mason]]
|align=left|[[Colonial Athletic Association|Colonial]]
|19–9
|2nd
|[[1986 National Invitation Tournament|1986]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=Georgia State Panthers|title=Georgia State}}
|align=left|[[ASUN Conference|A-Sun]]
|20–10
|1st
|Never
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=Houston Cougars|title=Houston}}
|align=left|[[Conference USA|C-USA]]
|18–14
|7th
|[[1993 National Invitation Tournament|1993]]
|-
|align=left|[[2001–02 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team|Iowa]]
|align=left|[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|19–15
|3rd
|[[1998 National Invitation Tournament|1998]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns|title=Louisiana-Lafayette}}
|align=left|[[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|20–10
|4th
|[[1985 National Invitation Tournament|1985]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|title=Louisiana Tech}}
|align=left|[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
|20–9
|5th
|[[1992 National Invitation Tournament|1992]]
|-
|align=left|[[2001–02 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
|align=left|[[Conference USA|C-USA]]
|18–12
|13th
|[[1985 National Invitation Tournament|1985]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=LSU Tigers|title=LSU}}
|align=left|[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|18–14
|4th
|[[1983 National Invitation Tournament|1983]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=Manhattan Jaspers|title=Manhattan}}
|align=left|[[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]
|20–8
|17th
|[[1996 National Invitation Tournament|1996]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=Memphis Tigers|title=Memphis}}
|align=left|[[Conference USA|C-USA]]
|22–9
|15th
|[[2001 National Invitation Tournament|2001]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|title=Minnesota}}
|align=left|[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|17–12
|10th
|[[2001 National Invitation Tournament|2001]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=Montana State Bobcats|title=Montana State}}
|align=left|[[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]
|19–9
|2nd
|[[1987 National Invitation Tournament|1987]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=New Mexico Lobos|title=New Mexico}}
|align=left|[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
|16–13
|16th
|[[2001 National Invitation Tournament|2001]]
|-
|align=left|[[2001–02 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team|Princeton]]
|align=left|[[Ivy League|Ivy]]
|16–11
|5th
|[[2000 National Invitation Tournament|2000]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=Richmond Spiders|title=Richmond}}
|align=left|[[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
|19–13
|6th
|[[2001 National Invitation Tournament|2001]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=Rutgers Scarlet Knights|title=Rutgers}}
|align=left|[[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]]
|18–12
|12th
|[[2000 National Invitation Tournament|2000]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=Saint Joseph's Hawks|title=Saint Joseph's}}
|align=left|[[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
|18–11
|7th
|[[1996 National Invitation Tournament|1996]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=South Carolina Gamecocks|title=South Carolina}}
|align=left|[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|18–14
|8th
|[[2001 National Invitation Tournament|2001]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=South Florida Bulls|title=South Florida}}
|align=left|[[Conference USA|C-USA]]
|19–12
|7th
|[[2000 National Invitation Tournament|2000]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=St. Bonaventure Bonnies|title=St. Bonaventure}}
|align=left|[[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
|17–12
|15th
|[[2001 National Invitation Tournament|2001]]
|-
|align=left|[[2001–02 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team|Syracuse]]
|align=left|[[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]]
|20–11
|10th
|[[1997 National Invitation Tournament|1997]]
|-
|align=left|[[2001–02 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]]
|align=left|[[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
|15–14
|13th
|[[1989 National Invitation Tournament|1989]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|title=Tennessee Tech}}
|align=left|[[Ohio Valley Conference|Ohio Valley]]
|24–6
|2nd
|[[1985 National Invitation Tournament|1985]]
|-
|align=left|[[2001–02 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team|UC Irvine]]
|align=left|[[Big West Conference|Big West]]
|21–10
|4th
|[[2001 National Invitation Tournament|2001]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=UNC Greensboro Spartans|title=UNC Greensboro}}
|align=left|[[Southern Conference|Southern]]
|20–10
|1st
|Never
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=UNLV Runnin' Rebels|title=UNLV}}
|align=left|[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
|20–10
|6th
|[[1999 National Invitation Tournament|1999]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=Utah State Aggies|title=Utah State}}
|align=left|[[Big West Conference|Big West]]
|23–7
|6th
|[[1995 National Invitation Tournament|1995]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=Vanderbilt Commodores|title=Vanderbilt}}
|align=left|[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|16–14
|9th
|[[2000 National Invitation Tournament|2000]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=Villanova Wildcats|title=Villanova}}
|align=left|[[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]]
|17–12
|15th
|[[2001 National Invitation Tournament|2001]]
|-
|align=left|[[2001–02 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team|Virginia]]
|align=left|[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|17–11
|9th
|[[2000 National Invitation Tournament|2000]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=Wagner Seahawks|title=Wagner}}
|align=left|[[Northeast Conference|Northeast]]
|19–9
|2nd
|[[1979 National Invitation Tournament|1979]]
|-
|align=left|{{cbb link|2001|sex=men|team=Yale Bulldogs|title=Yale}}
|align=left|[[Ivy League|Ivy]]
|20–10
|1st
|Never
|-
|}

===Georgetown declines invitation===
[[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East Conference]] member [[2001–02 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team|Georgetown]] originally was among the teams selected, but declined to take part. Hoyas head coach  [[Craig Esherick]] explained that Georgetown's home court, the [[MCI Center]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], was booked to host the East Regional of the [[2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]], meaning that accepting the NIT invitation would have required the Hoyas to play on the road in the West for two weeks, forcing his players to miss many of their classes. After playing a similar schedule the [[2000–01 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team|previous season]] during the [[2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2001 NCAA tournament]], Esherick had concluded that missing so many classes to play in the NIT, a tournament which did not offer a chance for a national championship, was not in the best interest of Georgetown{{'}}s players.<ref>[http://www.michigandaily.com/content/georgetowns-esherick-class-act-march Horn, David, "Georgetown's Esherick the Class Act of March," ''The Michigan Daily'', March 13, 2002.]</ref>

Esherick's controversial decision meant that Georgetown had no postseason play for the first time since the [[1973–74 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team|1973–74 season]]. Georgetown became the first team to turn down an NIT bid since [[Louisville Cardinals men's basketball|Louisville]] turned down a bid to the [[1987 National Invitation Tournament|1987 NIT]].<ref>[http://dailyutahchronicle.com/2002/03/12/georgetown-declines-nit-bid/ Associated Press, "Georgetown Declines NIT Bid," ''The Daily Utah Chronicle'', March 12, 2002.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203163313/http://dailyutahchronicle.com/2002/03/12/georgetown-declines-nit-bid/ |date=February 3, 2017 }}</ref>

==Bracket==
Below are the four first-round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.<ref name="results" />
{{4RoundBracket-Byes | RD1=Opening Round
| RD2=First Round
| RD3=Second Round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
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| RD1-team01=
| RD1-score01=
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02=
| RD1-score02=
| RD1-seed03=
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| RD1-seed04=
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| RD1-score04=
| RD1-seed05=
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| RD1-score05=
| RD1-seed06=
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| RD1-seed08=
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| RD1-score08=
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09=
| RD1-score09=
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10=
| RD1-score10=
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11=
| RD1-score11=
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12=
| RD1-score12=
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13='''Richmond'''
| RD1-score13='''74'''
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14=Wagner
| RD1-score14=67
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15='''Montana State'''
| RD1-score15='''77'''
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16=Utah State
| RD1-score16=69
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01='''Syracuse'''
| RD2-score01='''76'''
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02=St. Bonaventure
| RD2-score02=66
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03='''Butler'''
| RD2-score03='''81'''
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04=Bowling Green
| RD2-score04=69
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05='''Minnesota'''
| RD2-score05='''96'''
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06=New Mexico
| RD2-score06=62
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07='''Richmond'''
| RD2-score07='''63'''
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08=Montana State
| RD2-score08=48
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01='''Syracuse'''
| RD3-score01='''66'''
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02=Butler
| RD3-score02=65
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03=Minnesota
| RD3-score03=66
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04='''Richmond'''
| RD3-score04='''67'''
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01='''Syracuse'''
| RD4-score01='''62'''
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02=Richmond
| RD4-score02=46
}}

{{4RoundBracket-Byes | RD1=Opening Round
| RD2=First Round
| RD3=Second Round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01='''Ball State'''
| RD1-score01='''98'''
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02=South Florida
| RD1-score02=92
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03='''Saint Joseph's'''
| RD1-score03='''73'''
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04=George Mason
| RD1-score04=64
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05=
| RD1-score05=
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| RD1-score08=
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09=
| RD1-score09=
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10=
| RD1-score10=
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11=
| RD1-score11=
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12=
| RD1-score12=
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13=
| RD1-score13=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14=
| RD1-score14=
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15=
| RD1-score15=
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16=
| RD1-score16=
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01='''Ball State'''
| RD2-score01='''75'''
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02=Saint Joseph's
| RD2-score02=65
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03='''LSU'''
| RD2-score03='''63'''
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04=Iowa
| RD2-score04=61
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05='''UNLV'''
| RD2-score05='''96'''
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06=Arizona State
| RD2-score06=91
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07='''South Carolina'''
| RD2-score07='''74'''
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08=Virginia
| RD2-score08=67
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01='''Ball State'''
| RD3-score01='''75'''
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02=LSU
| RD3-score02=65
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03=UNLV
| RD3-score03=65
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04='''South Carolina'''
| RD3-score04='''75'''
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01=Ball State
| RD4-score01=47
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02='''South Carolina'''
| RD4-score02='''82'''
}}

{{4RoundBracket-Byes | RD1=Opening Round
| RD2=First Round
| RD3=Second Round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01=
| RD1-score01=
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02=
| RD1-score02=
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03=
| RD1-score03=
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| RD1-team04=
| RD1-score04=
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| RD1-score05=
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| RD1-team10=
| RD1-score10=
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11=
| RD1-score11=
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12=
| RD1-score12=
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13='''Louisiana Tech'''
| RD1-score13='''83'''
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14=Louisiana–Lafayette
| RD1-score14=63
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15='''Vanderbilt'''
| RD1-score15='''59'''
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16=Houston
| RD1-score16=50
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01='''Temple'''
| RD2-score01='''81'''
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02=Fresno State
| RD2-score02=75
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03='''Louisville'''
| RD2-score03='''66'''
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04=Princeton
| RD2-score04=65
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05='''Villanova'''
| RD2-score05='''84'''
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06=Manhattan
| RD2-score06=69
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07='''Louisiana Tech'''
| RD2-score07='''83'''
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08=Vanderbilt
| RD2-score08=68
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01='''Temple'''
| RD3-score01='''65'''
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02=Louisville
| RD3-score02=62
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03='''Villanova'''
| RD3-score03='''67'''
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04=Louisiana Tech
| RD3-score04=64
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01='''Temple'''
| RD4-score01='''63'''
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02=Villanova
| RD4-score02=57
}}

{{4RoundBracket-Byes | RD1=Opening Round
| RD2=First Round
| RD3=Second Round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01='''Tennessee Tech'''
| RD1-score01='''64'''
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02=Georgia State
| RD1-score02=62
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03='''Dayton'''
| RD1-score03='''80'''
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04=Detroit
| RD1-score04=69
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05=
| RD1-score05=
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06=
| RD1-score06=
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| RD1-score07=
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| RD1-team08=
| RD1-score08=
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| RD1-team09=
| RD1-score09=
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| RD1-team10=
| RD1-score10=
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11=
| RD1-score11=
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12=
| RD1-score12=
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13=
| RD1-score13=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14=
| RD1-score14=
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15=
| RD1-score15=
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16=
| RD1-score16=
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01='''Tennessee Tech'''
| RD2-score01='''68'''
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02=Dayton
| RD2-score02=59
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03='''Yale'''
| RD2-score03='''67'''
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04=Rutgers
| RD2-score04=65
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05='''BYU'''
| RD2-score05='''78'''
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06=UC Irvine
| RD2-score06=55
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07='''Memphis'''
| RD2-score07='''82'''
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08=UNC Greensboro
| RD2-score08=62
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01='''Tennessee Tech'''
| RD3-score01='''80'''
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02=Yale
| RD3-score02=61
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03=BYU
| RD3-score03=69
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04='''Memphis'''
| RD3-score04='''80'''
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01=Tennessee Tech
| RD4-score01=73
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02='''Memphis'''
| RD4-score02='''79'''
}}

===Semifinals & finals===
{{4TeamBracket | RD1=Semifinals | RD2=Finals 
 | RD1-seed1=
 | RD1-team1=Syracuse
 | RD1-score1=59
 | RD1-seed2=
 | RD1-team2='''South Carolina'''
 | RD1-score2='''66'''
 | RD1-seed3=
 | RD1-team3=Temple
 | RD1-score3=77
 | RD1-seed4=
 | RD1-team4='''Memphis'''
 | RD1-score4='''78'''
 | RD2-seed1=
 | RD2-team1=South Carolina
 | RD2-score1=62
 | RD2-seed2=
 | RD2-team2='''Memphis'''
 | RD2-score2='''72'''
}}

{{2TeamBracket
| RD1=Third place game
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Syracuse
| RD1-score1=54
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2='''Temple'''
| RD1-score2='''65'''
}}

==See also==
* [[2002 Women's National Invitation Tournament]]
* [[2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]]
* [[2002 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament]]
* [[2002 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament]]
* [[2002 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament]]
* [[2002 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament]]
* [[2002 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament]]

==References==
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