2002 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

The 2002 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its Division II members in the United States and Canada for the 2001–02 basketball season.

2002 (2002) NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Keeter Gymnasium Point Lookout, Missouri
Champions	Evangel Crusaders (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Fab Four)
Runner-up	Robert Morris Eagles (1st title game, 1st Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Cornerstone Golden Eagles (3rd Fab Four) Northwestern Red Raiders (3rd Fab Four)
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	Neil Foster (Warner Southern)
Chuck Taylor MVP	Daniel Cutbirth (Evangel)
Top scorer	Bobby Smith (Robert Morris (IL)) (156 points)
NAIA Division II men's tournaments «2001 2003»

Top-seeded Evangel defeated Robert Morris (IL) in the championship game, 84–61, to claim the Crusaders' first NAIA national title.

The tournament was played at Keeter Gymnasium on the campus of the College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Missouri.^[1]

Qualification

See also: 2001–02 NAIA Division II men's basketball season

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, and the top sixteen teams were seeded.

The tournament continued to utilize a single-elimination format.

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					National championship
	1	Evangel	79
		St. Joseph (VT)	49
						1	Evangel	83
							Black Hills State	66
		Black Hills State	72
	16	Brevard	62
											1	Evangel	86
												Holy Family	57
	9	Newman	71
		Holy Family	73
							Holy Family	78
						8	Evergreen State	74
		Ottawa (KS)	64
	8	Evergreen State	71
																1	Evangel	81
																4	Northwestern (IA)	79
	5	Siena Heights	90
		Northwestern St. Paul	67
						5	Siena Heights	52
						12	Saint Vincent	74
		Briar Cliff	69
	12	Saint Vincent	77
											12	Saint Vincent	62
											4	Northwestern (IA)	72
	13	Huntington (IN)	76
		Holy Names	60
						13	Huntington (IN)	80
						4	Northwestern (IA)	92
		Saint Joseph's (ME)	69
	4	Northwestern (IA)	86
																					1	Evangel	84
																					7	Robert Morris (IL)	61
	3	Cornerstone	92
		Mount St. Clare	91
						3	Cornerstone	81
						14	Caldwell	78
		Bluefield (VA)	48
	14	Caldwell	68
											3	Cornerstone	67
											11	MidAmerica Nazarene	61
	11	MidAmerica Nazarene	81
		Ohio Dominican	70
						11	MidAmerica Nazarene	75
						6	Jamestown	70
		College of the Ozarks	80
	6	Jamestown	82
																3	Cornerstone	75
																7	Robert Morris (IL)	82
	7	Robert Morris (IL)	80
		Menlo	66
						7	Robert Morris (IL)	89
							Bethel (TN)	72
		Bethel (TN)	71
	10	Western Baptist	69
											7	Robert Morris (IL)	81
											2	Warner Southern	74
	15	Walsh	78
		Sioux Falls	94
							Sioux Falls	74
						2	Warner Southern	88
		Tabor	78
	2	Warner Southern	87

See also

• 2002 NAIA Division I men's basketball 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 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament

References

1. "NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved April 13, 2022.