| Year: | 2002 |
| Conference: | SWAC |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | Bill Harris Arena |
| City: | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Titlecount: | 6th |
| Coach: | Davey Whitney |
| Coachcount: | 6th |
The 2002 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 5–9, 2002, at Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.[1] defeated, 70–67 in the championship game. The Braves received the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA tournament as one of two No. 16 seeds in the East Region. In the play-in game, Alcorn State was beaten by Siena.