2002 CAA men's basketball tournament

The 2002 CAA men's basketball tournament was held from March 1–4, 2002 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. The winner of the tournament was UNC Wilmington, who received an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

2002 CAA men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2001–02
Teams	10
Site	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Champions	UNC Wilmington (2nd title)
Winning coach	Jerry Wainwright (2nd title)
MVP	Brett Blizzard (UNC Wilmington)
Television	ESPN
CAA men's basketball tournaments

2001–02 CAA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UNC Wilmington†	14	–	4		.778			23	–	10		.697
George Mason	13	–	5		.722			19	–	10		.655
VCU	11	–	7		.611			21	–	11		.656
Drexel	11	–	7		.611			14	–	14		.500
Delaware	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
Old Dominion	7	–	11		.389			13	–	16		.448
Towson	7	–	11		.389			11	–	18		.379
William & Mary	7	–	11		.389			10	–	19		.345
James Madison	6	–	12		.333			14	–	15		.483
Hofstra	5	–	13		.278			12	–	20		.375
† 2002 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Bracket

	First round Friday, March 1					Quarterfinals Saturday, March 2					Semifinals Sunday, March 3					Final Monday, March 4
						1	UNC Wilmington	78
						9	James Madison	62
	8	William & Mary	67
	9	James Madison	78
											1	UNC Wilmington	69
											5	Delaware	54
						4	Drexel	59
						5	Delaware	85
																1	UNC Wilmington	66
																3	VCU	51
						2	George Mason	76
						10	Hofstra	82
	7	Towson	52
	10	Hofstra	72
											10	Hofstra	54
											3	VCU	70
						3	VCU	58
						6	Old Dominion	54

Honors

CAA All-Tournament Team	Player	School	Position
	Brett Blizzard	UNC-Wilmington	Guard
	Craig Callahan	UNC-Wilmington	Forward
	Ed Williams	UNC-Wilmington	Forward
	Domonic Jones	VCU	Guard
	L. F. Likcholitov	VCU	Forward
	Kenny Adeleke	Hofstra	Guard