| Year: | 2002 |
| Conference: | Northeast Conference |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | Spiro Sports Center |
| City: | Staten Island, NY |
| Finalarena: | William H. Detrick Gymnasium |
| Champions: | Central Connecticut |
| Titlecount: | 2nd |
| Coach: | Howie Dickenman |
| Coachcount: | 2nd |
| Mvp: | Damian Battles |
| Mvpteam: | Central Connecticut |
The 2002 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in March. The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. Central Connecticut won the championship, its second, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Tournament.
The NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament consisted of an eight-team playoff format with the quarterfinal and semifinal games played at the Spiro Sports Center in Staten Island, NY. The Championship game was played at the court of the highest remaining seed, Central Connecticut.
Tournament MVP in bold.[1]
| 2002 NEC All-Tournament Team | ||||||
| Damian Battles, CCSU Rob Monroe, QU Peter Mulligan, UMBC Ron Robinson, CCSU Bill Romano, QU | ||||||