2002 CIS Men's Basketball Championship

The 2002 CIS Men's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was held March 15-17, 2002. For the 15th straight year, it was played at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Alberta Golden Bears won their third national championship by beating the Western Ontario Mustangs.

Championship Bracket

	First Round: March 15					Semi-Finals: March 16					Final: March 17
	1	Western Ontario Mustangs (33-4)	71
	8	Victoria Vikes (23-17)	65
						1	Western Ontario Mustangs (34-4)	79
						4	Laval Rouge et Or (24-7)	64
	4	Laval Rouge et Or (24-6)	74
	5	St. Francis Xavier X-Men (22-9)	56
											1	Western Ontario Mustangs (34-5)	71
											2	Alberta Golden Bears (34-3)	76
	2	Alberta Golden Bears (32-3)	68
	7	Saint Mary's Huskies (22-13)	58
						2	Alberta Golden Bears (33-3)	66
						6	York Yeomen (29-11)	59
	3	Brandon Bobcats (27-7)	77
	6	York Yeomen (29-10)	81

Consolation Bracket

	Consolation Semi-Finals: March 16					Consolation Final: March 17
	8	Victoria Vikes (24-17)	73
	5	St. Francis Xavier X-Men (22-10)	65
						8	Victoria Vikes (24-18)	63
						3	Brandon Bobcats (29-7)	69
	7	Saint Mary's Huskies (22-14)	61
	3	Brandon Bobcats (28-7)	74

Note: All records are against CIS competition only.

Tournament All-Stars

• Most Valuable Player: Stephen Parker (Alberta)
• All-Stars:
  • Robbie Valpreda (Alberta)
  • Jimmy Grozelle (Western Ontario)
  • Andrew Kwiatkowski (Western Ontario)
  • Dean Labayen (York)
  • David Brownrigg (Laval)

Game Reports

• Western Ontario 77-65 Victoria
• York 81-77 Brandon
• Laval 74-56 St. Francis Xavier
• Alberta 68-58 Saint Mary's
• Victoria 73-66 St. Francis Xavier
• Brandon 74-61 Saint Mary's
• Western Ontario 79-64 Laval
• Alberta 66-59 York
• Brandon 69-63 Victoria
• Alberta 76-71 Western Ontario

External links

• Tournament Web Site
• Bob Adams CIS Sports Page - 2001/02 Men's basketball