| Year: | 2002 |
| Division: | III |
| Teams: | 48 |
| Finalfourcity: | Salem, Virginia |
| Champions: | Otterbein |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Runnerup: | Elizabethtown |
| Gamecount: | 1st |
| Semifinal1: | Carthage |
| Finalfourcount: | 1st |
| Semifinal2: | Rochester |
| Finalfourcount2: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Dick Reynolds (Otterbein) |
| Mop: | Jeff Gibbs (Otterbein) |
| Attendance: | 74437 |
The 2002 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 28th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.
The field contained forty-eight teams, and each program was allocated to one of four sectionals. All sectional games were played on campus sites, while the national semifinals, third-place final, and championship finals were contested at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.[1]
Otterbein defeated Elizabethtown, 102–83, in the championship, clinching their first national title.
The Cardinals (30–3) were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Jeff Gibbs, also from Otterbein, was named Most Outstanding Player.