2002 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NAIA Basketball Tournament
Year=2002


ImageSize=100px
Caption=2002 NAIA Men's Division I National Basketball Tournament
Teams=32
FinalFourArena=Municipal Auditorium
FinalFourCity=Kansas City, Missouri
Champions=Science and Arts (Okla.)
TitleCount=1st
RunnerUp=Oklahoma Baptist
GameCount=6th
Semifinal1=Azusa Pacific
FinalFourCount=3rd
Semifinal2=Barat (Ill.)
FinalFourCount2=1st
Coach=Harry Statham
CoachCount=1st
MVP=DuJuan Brown/Robert Joseph
MVPTeam=Oklahoma Baptist/Union (Tenn.)
Attendance=10,000 approx.
OneTopScorer=*
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=DuJuan Brown
TopScorerTeam=Oklahoma Baptist
TopScorer2=
TopScorer2Team=
Points=136The 2002 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March in at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. This was the first NAIA tournament back in Kansas City since 1993. The NAIA had relocated to Olathe, Kansas.The 65th Annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format [ [http://naia.cstv.com NAIA.org] ] . The winner was USAO over Sooner Athletic Conference rival, Oklahoma Baptist, 96-79. Finishing out the NAIA Final Four were
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) and Barat (Ill.).

Awards and honors

* Leading Scorer: "DuJuan Brown", Oklahoma Baptist (2001 winner) in 5 games DuJuan scored 51FG 21FT totaling 136pts (avg 27.2/game)
* Leading Rebounder: "Sidney Holmes", Barat (Ill.) in 4 games 49 rebounds (avg. 12.3)
* Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player: "Michael Williamson", Science & Arts (Okla.)
* Charles Stevenson Hustle Award: "Troy Farrow", Barat (Ill.)
* Coach of the Year: "Harry Statham", McKendree (Ill.)
* Player(s) of the Year: "DuJuan Brown", Oklahoma Baptist & Robert Joseph, Union (Tenn.)
* Most Three-Point Field Goals Made (All Tournament): "55, University of Science & Arts" (Okla.) (120 attempts) [ [http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mensd1champhistory.pdf NAIA Championship History] ]

2002 NAIA bracket

32TeamBracket
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Elite Eight
RD4=NAIA Final Four
RD5=NAIA National Championship

RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Georgetown (Ky.)
RD1-score01=88
RD1-seed02=-
RD1-team02=Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
RD1-score02=65

RD1-seed03=-
RD1-team03=Houston Baptist (Texas)
RD1-score03=82
RD1-seed04=16
RD1-team04=Oklahoma City
RD1-score04=88
RD1-seed05=9
RD1-team05=Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
RD1-score05=78
RD1-seed06=-
RD1-team06=Spalding (Ky.)
RD1-score06=44
RD1-seed07=-
RD1-team07=Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)
RD1-score07=56
RD1-seed08=8
RD1-team08=Southern-New Orleans (La.)
RD1-score08=55

RD1-seed09=-
RD1-team09=Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
RD1-score09=78
RD1-seed10=5
RD1-team10=Oklahoma Baptist
RD1-score10=89
RD1-seed11=-
RD1-team11=Martin Methodist (Tenn.)
RD1-score11=53
RD1-seed12=12
RD1-team12=Spring Hill (Ala.)
RD1-score12=47
RD1-seed13=13
RD1-team13=Edwards Waters (Fla.)
RD1-score13=64
RD1-seed14=-
RD1-team14=Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)
RD1-score14=80
RD1-seed15=-
RD1-team15=Georgia Southwestern
RD1-score15=71
RD1-seed16=4
RD1-team16=McKendree (Ill.)
RD1-score16=87
RD1-seed17=3
RD1-team17=Biola (Calif.)
RD1-score17=75
RD1-seed18=-
RD1-team18= Barber-Scotia (N.C.)
RD1-score18=46
RD1-seed19=-
RD1-team19=Science & Arts (Okla.)
RD1-score19=68
RD1-seed20=14
RD1-team20=Carroll (Mont.)
RD1-score20=61

RD1-seed21=11
RD1-team21=Cumberlands (Ky.)
RD1-score21=69
RD1-seed22=-
RD1-team22=Dillard (La.)
RD1-score22=55

RD1-seed23=-
RD1-team23=Huston-Tillotson (Texas)
RD1-score23=83
RD1-seed24=6
RD1-team24=Faulkner (Ala.)
RD1-score24=68

RD1-seed25=7
RD1-team25=Mountain State (W. Va.)
RD1-score25=85
RD1-seed26=-
RD1-team26=Wayland Baptist (Texas)
RD1-score26=71

RD1-seed27=-
RD1-team27=Westmont (Calif.)
RD1-score27=88
RD1-seed28=10
RD1-team28=Southern Polytechnic (Ga.)
RD1-score28=77

RD1-seed29=15
RD1-team29=Barat (Ill.)
RD1-score29=93
RD1-seed30=-
RD1-team30=Columbia (Mo.)
RD1-score30=86

RD1-seed31=-
RD1-team31=Westminster (Utah)
RD1-score31=52
RD1-seed32=2
RD1-team32=Union (Tenn.)
RD1-score32=62

RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Georgetown
RD2-score01=59
RD2-seed02=16
RD2-team02=Oklahoma City
RD2-score02=74
RD2-seed03=9
RD2-team03=Azusa Pacific
RD2-score03=97
RD2-seed04=-
RD2-team04=Auburn Montgomery
RD2-score04=50
RD2-seed05=5
RD2-team05=Oklahoma Baptist
RD2-score05=90
RD2-seed06=-
RD2-team06=Martin Methodist
RD2-score06=79
RD2-seed07=-
RD2-team07=Olivet Nazarene
RD2-score07=85
RD2-seed08=4
RD2-team08=McKendree
RD2-score08=78
RD2-seed09=3
RD2-team09=Biola
RD2-score09=79
RD2-seed10=-
RD2-team10=Science & Arts
RD2-score10=92

RD2-seed11=11
RD2-team11=Cumberland
RD2-score11=73
RD2-seed12=-
RD2-team12=Huston-Tillotson
RD2-score12=78

RD2-seed13=7
RD2-team13=Mountain State
RD2-score13=47
RD2-seed14=-
RD2-team14=Westmont
RD2-score14=75

RD2-seed15=15
RD2-team15=Barat
RD2-score15=96
RD2-seed16=2
RD2-team16=Union
RD2-score16=87 OT
RD3-seed01=16
RD3-team01=Oklahoma City
RD3-score01=72
RD3-seed02=9
RD3-team02=Azusa Pacific
RD3-score02=80
RD3-seed03=5
RD3-team03=Oklahoma Baptist
RD3-score03=89
RD3-seed04=-
RD3-team04=Olivet Nazarene
RD3-score04=69
RD3-seed05=-
RD3-team05=Science and Arts
RD3-score05=92
RD3-seed06=-
RD3-team06=Huston-Tillotson
RD3-score06=77

RD3-seed07=-
RD3-team07=Westmont
RD3-score07=79
RD3-seed08=15
RD3-team08=Barat
RD3-score08=91
RD4-seed01=9
RD4-team01=Azusa Pacific
RD4-score01=81
RD4-seed02=5
RD4-team02=Oklahoma Baptist
RD4-score02=93

RD4-seed03=-
RD4-team03=Science & Arts
RD4-score03=111
RD4-seed04=15
RD4-team04=Barat
RD4-score04=106 OT

RD5-seed01=5
RD5-team01=Oklahoma Baptist
RD5-score01=79
RD5-seed02=-
RD5-team02=Science & Arts
RD5-score02=96

References

See also

* 2002 NAIA Men’s Division II Basketball Tournament
* 2002 NAIA Women’s Division I Basketball Tournament
* 2002 NAIA Women’s Division II Basketball Tournament
* 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
* 2002 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
* 2002 NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Tournament
* 2002 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
* 2002 NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Tournament
* 2002 NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Tournament