The 2002 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held from March 4–9, 2002, at the Arthur Ashe Athletic Center in Richmond, Virginia. Hampton defeated , 80–62 in the championship game to win its second consecutive MEAC Tournament title. The Pirates earned an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA tournament as the No. 15 seed in the East region, where they lost to No. 2 seed Connecticut 78–67 in the round 64.
Format All eleven conference members participated, with the top five teams receiving a bye to the quarterfinals. After seeds 6 through 11 played in the first round, the remaining teams were re-seeded. The lowest remaining seed faced the top seed, the next-lowest seed played the #2 seed, and the third-lowest seed squared off against the #3 seed.
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