| Year: | 2002 |
| Conference: | Big 12 |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Arena: | Kemper Arena |
| City: | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Champions: | Oklahoma |
| Titlecount: | 2nd |
| Coach: | Kelvin Sampson |
| Coachcount: | 2nd |
| Mvp: | Hollis Price |
| Mvpteam: | Oklahoma |
| Attendance: | 104,740 (overall) 18,848 (championship) |
| Topscorer: | Drew Gooden |
| Topscorerteam: | Kansas |
| Points: | 56 |
| Television: | ESPN |
The 2002 Big 12 Men's Basketball tournament took place in Kansas City, Missouri at Kemper Arena. Oklahoma defeated Kansas 64–55 to win their second Big 12 tournament championship.[1]
The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.[2]
| 2002 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds | ||||||||||
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas ‡# | 16–0 | 33–4 | |||||||
| 2 | Oklahoma # | 13–3 | 31–5 | |||||||
| 3 | Texas # | 10–6 | 22–12 | |||||||
| 4 | # | 10–6 | 23–9 | |||||||
| 5 | 10–6 | 23–9 | ||||||||
| 6 | 9–7 | 24–12 | ||||||||
| 7 | 6–10 | 13–16 | ||||||||
| 8 | 6–10 | 13–15 | ||||||||
| 9 | 5–11 | 15–14 | ||||||||
| 10 | 4–12 | 14–16 | ||||||||
| 11 | 4–12 | 12–19 | ||||||||
| 12 | 3–13 | 9–22 | ||||||||
| ‡ – Big 12 Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the Big 12 Conference tournament. | ||||||||||
| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round – Thursday, March 7 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 PM |
| Big 12 | 10,500 | |
| 2 | 2:20 PM |
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| 2 | 3 | 6:00 PM |
| 18,848 | ||
| 4 | 8:35 PM |
| ESPN2 | |||
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 8 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 PM |
| Big 12 | 18,848 | |
| 6 | 2:20 PM |
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| 4 | 7 | 6:00 PM |
| 18,848 | ||
| 8 | 8:20 PM |
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| Semifinals – Saturday, March 9 | ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 1:00 PM |
| Big 12 | 18,848 | |
| 10 | 3:20 PM |
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| Final – Sunday, March 10 | ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 2:00 PM |
| ESPN | 18,848 | |
| Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[3] [4] | ||||||
* Indicates overtime game[5]
Most Outstanding Player – Hollis Price, Oklahoma[3]
| Player | Team | Position | Class | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollis Price | Oklahoma | Jr. | G | |
| Nick Collison | Kansas | Jr. | F | |
| Drew Gooden | Kansas | Jr. | F | |
| Aaron McGhee | Oklahoma | Sr. | F | |
| T. J. Ford | Texas | Fr. | G |