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2002 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

Field	Value
Type	NAIA
Year	2002
ImageSize	100px
Caption	2002 NAIA Men's Division I National Basketball Tournament
Teams	32
FinalFourArena	Municipal Auditorium
FinalFourCity	Kansas City, Missouri
Champions
TitleCount	1st
RunnerUp
GameCount	6th
Semifinal1
FinalFourCount1	3rd
Semifinal2
FinalFourCount2	1st
COTY	Harry Statham
COTYSchool
MVP	Michael Williamson
MVPTeam	USAO
POTY	DuJuan Brown and Robert Joseph
POTYSchool	Oklahoma Baptist and
Hustle	Troy Farrow,
HustleSchool	Barat
Attendance	21,456
TopScorer	DuJuan Brown
TopScorerTeam	Oklahoma Baptist
Points	136

The 2002 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. This was the first NAIA tournament back in Kansas City since 1993. The NAIA headquarters also relocated to Olathe, Kansas this year. The 65th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. The 2002 champion was 2001's runner-up, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. The Drovers faced Sooner Athletic Conference rival Oklahoma Baptist University in the championship game. It was the first time two teams from the Sooner Athletic Conference ever met in the national championship game. And the first SAC team to win the tournament since Oklahoma City University won in 1996. The Drovers rolled over the Bison 96–79. Finishing out the NAIA Semifinals were Azusa Pacific University and Barat College.

2002 was also the first year Buffalo Funds, a Kansas City-based investment management firm, was the title corporate sponsor. In 2008 Buffalo Funds extended its contract with the NAIA tournament until the 2010 tournament; in 2013, it would be extended to 2017.

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 in 4 games 49 rebounds (avg. 12.3)
Most Three-Point Field Goals Made (All Tournament): 55, USAO (120 attempts)
Most consecutive tournament appearances: 11th, Georgetown (KY)
Most tournament appearances: Georgetown (KY), 21st of 28, appearances to the NAIA Tournament

2002 NAIA bracket

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- denotes overtime.

References

"NAIA.org".
[https://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2002/02/11/daily36.html Buffalo Funds as NAIA title sponsor]
"Buffalo Funds extends sponsorship to 2010".
[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mensd1champhistory.pdf NAIA Championship History] {{webarchive. link. (2008-05-15)

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