2002 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2002 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament was played at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada from March 7–9, 2002. San Diego State upset tournament host UNLV, who returned to league tournament play following a one-year ban due to recruiting violations, 78–75 to win the MWC Tournament and the league's automatic NCAA Tournament bid. Though the league had only existed for three years, SDSU became the lowest seed (5) to win the Mountain West Conference tournament in the league's short history.

2002 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2001–02
Teams	8
Site	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Champions	San Diego State (1st title)
Winning coach	Steve Fisher (1st title)
MVP	Randy Holcomb (San Diego State)
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2001–02 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Wyoming	11	–	3		.786			22	–	9		.710
Utah	10	–	4		.714			21	–	9		.700
UNLV	9	–	5		.643			21	–	11		.656
BYU	7	–	7		.500			18	–	12		.600
San Diego State †	7	–	7		.500			21	–	12		.636
New Mexico	6	–	8		.429			16	–	14		.533
Colorado State	3	–	11		.214			12	–	18		.400
Air Force	3	–	11		.214			9	–	19		.321
† 2002 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 7					Semifinals March 8					Finals March 9
	1	Wyoming	69
	8	Air Force	67^OT
						1	Wyoming	69
						5	San Diego State	70
	4	BYU	51
	5	San Diego State	62
											5	San Diego State	78
											3	UNLV	75
	2	Utah	69
	7	Colorado State	66
						2	Utah	70
						3	UNLV	76
	3	UNLV	120
	6	New Mexico	117^2OT

References

1. sports-reference.com 2001-02 Mountain West Conference Season Summary