Classification Division I Teams 8 | Season 2001–02 MVP Randy Holcomb (SDSU) | |
Site Thomas & Mack Center
Paradise, NV Champions San Diego State (1st title) | ||
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.
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References
2002 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA