2002 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament

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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament

| Year = 2002

| Conference = West Coast Conference

| Division = I

| Gender = Men's

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| Teams = 8

| Arena = Jenny Craig Pavilion

| City = San Diego, California

| Champions = Gonzaga

| TitleCount = 5th

| Coach = Mark Few

| CoachCount = 3rd

| MVP = Dan Dickau

| MVPTeam = Gonzaga

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| Television = ESPN2, ESPN

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{{2001–02 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings}}

The 2002 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 2–4, 2002. All rounds were held in San Diego, California at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. The semifinals were televised by ESPN2. The West Coast Conference Championship Game was televised by ESPN.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs earned their fourth straight WCC Tournament title and an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA tournament.{{cite web|title=The Gonzaga Bulldogs earned their fourth straight automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by defeating the Pepperdine Waves, 96-90, in the 2002 West Coast Conference championship game|url=https://wccsports.com/news/2002/3/5/March_4_The_Gonzaga_Bulldogs_earned_their_fourth_straight_automatic_bid_to_the_NCAA_Tournament_by_defeating_the_Pepperdine_Waves_96_90_in_the_2002_West_Coast_Conference_championship_game.aspx?path=mbball|website=West Coast Conference|date=March 5, 2002|access-date=June 9, 2019}} Dan Dickau of Gonzaga was named Tournament MVP for the second straight year.

Format

With eight teams participating, all eight teams were placed into the first round, with teams seeded and paired based on regular-season records. After the first round, teams were re-seeded so the highest-remaining team was paired with the lowest-remaining time in one semifinal with the other two teams slotted into the other semifinal.

Bracket

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| RD1=Quarter finals
Saturday, March 2

| RD2=Semi-finals
Sunday, March 3

| RD3=Finals
Monday, March 4

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1=Pepperdine

| RD1-score1=77

| RD1-seed2=8

| RD1-team2=Portland

| RD1-score2=64

| RD1-seed3=4

| RD1-team3=San Francisco

| RD1-score3=67

| RD1-seed4=5

| RD1-team4=San Diego

| RD1-score4= 69

| RD1-seed5= 3

| RD1-team5=Santa Clara

| RD1-score5=67

| RD1-seed6=6

| RD1-team6=Saint Mary's

| RD1-score6=72

| RD1-seed7=2

| RD1-team7=#7 Gonzaga

| RD1-score7=82

| RD1-seed8=7

| RD1-team8=Loyola Marymount

| RD1-score8=64

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1=Pepperdine

| RD2-score1=68

| RD2-seed2=6

| RD2-team2=Saint Mary's

| RD2-score2=47

| RD2-seed3=2

| RD2-team3=#7 Gonzaga

| RD2-score3=87

| RD2-seed4=5

| RD2-team4=San Diego

| RD2-score4=79

| RD3-seed1=1

| RD3-team1=Pepperdine

| RD3-score1=90

| RD3-seed2=2

| RD3-team2=#7 Gonzaga

| RD3-score2=96

}}

See also

References

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Tournament

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