2002 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament

2002 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200102
Teams8
SiteCurb Event Center
Nashville, TN
ChampionsFlorida Atlantic (1st title)
Winning coachSidney Green (1st title)
MVPThomas Terrell (Georgia State)
2001–02 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Georgia State146 .7002011  .645
Troy State146 .7001810  .643
Florida Atlantic137 .6501912  .613
Jacksonville128 .6001812  .600
UCF128 .6001712  .586
Samford128 .6001514  .517
Jacksonville State812 .4001316  .448
Belmont812 .4001117  .393
Stetson713 .3501016  .385
Campbell614 .300819  .296
Mercer416 .200623  .207
2002 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 4, 2003
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament was held February 28–March 2 at the Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. This was the first Atlantic Sun tournament after the conference changed its name from the Trans America Athletic Conference.

Florida Atlantic defeated defending champions Georgia State in the championship game, 76–75, to win their first Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament.

The Owls, therefore, received the Atlantic Sun's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA tournament, their first appearance in the Division I tournament.