| Year: | 2002 |
| Conference: | Big South Conference |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | Roanoke Civic Center |
| City: | Roanoke, VA |
| Champions: | Winthrop |
| Titlecount: | 5th |
| Coach: | Gregg Marshall |
| Coachcount: | 4th |
| Mvp: | Greg Lewis |
| Mvpteam: | Winthrop |
The 2002 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place February 28–March 2, 2002, at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia. For the fourth consecutive year, the tournament was won by the Winthrop Eagles, led by head coach Gregg Marshall.[1]
All eight teams participated in the tournament, hosted at the Roanoke Civic Center. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage. Birmingham–Southern was in a transitional phase to the conference during the season, and not technically counted as a conference member.