2002 ACC men's basketball tournament

The 2002 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 7–10 in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the second Charlotte Coliseum. Duke won the tournament for the fourth year in a row, defeating NC State in the championship game. Duke's Carlos Boozer won the tournament's most valuable player award.

2002 ACC men's basketball tournament
2002 ACC Tournament logo
Classification	Division I
Season	2001–02
Teams	9
Site	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Champions	Duke (13th title)
Winning coach	Mike Krzyzewski (7th title)
MVP	Carlos Boozer (Duke)
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The University of Maryland finished in first place during the regular season but lost to NC State in the semifinal round. Maryland went on to win the NCAA Championship for the first time.

Duke defeated all three of their in-state rivals on their way to the tournament championship, beating North Carolina in the quarterfinal round, Wake Forest in the semifinal, and NC State in the championship game.

The 2002 tournament was the last one held at Charlotte Coliseum. Shortly after the ACC Tournament, the NBA Hornets moved to New Orleans. The NBA subsequently awarded Charlotte an expansion team, who requested a new arena be constructed in central Charlotte. The Coliseum therefore closed in 2005 and was imploded in 2007. Future ACC Tournaments in Charlotte have been played at the considerably smaller Spectrum Center.

2001–02 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Maryland	15	–	1		.938			32	–	4		.889
No. 1 Duke†	13	–	3		.813			31	–	4		.886
Wake Forest	9	–	7		.563			21	–	13		.618
NC State	9	–	7		.563			23	–	11		.676
Virginia	7	–	9		.438			17	–	12		.586
Georgia Tech	7	–	9		.438			15	–	16		.484
North Carolina	4	–	12		.250			8	–	20		.286
Florida State	4	–	12		.250			12	–	17		.414
Clemson	4	–	12		.250			13	–	17		.433
† 2002 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

	First round March 7, 2002					Quarterfinals March 8, 2002					Semifinals March 9, 2002					Championship Game March 10, 2002
						1	#2 Maryland	85
						8	Florida State	59
	8	Florida State	91
	9	Clemson	84
											1	#2 Maryland	82
											4	NC State	86
						4	NC State	92
						5	Virginia	72
																4	NC State	61
																2	#3 Duke	91
						2	#3 Duke	60
						7	North Carolina	48
											2	#3 Duke	79
											3	Wake Forest	64
						3	Wake Forest	92
						6	Georgia Tech	83

AP Rankings at time of tournament

External links

• . Atlantic Coast Conference. 2008. p. 109. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2020.