| Year: | 2002 |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 6 |
| 1Stroundarena: | Campus sites |
| Semiarena: | Campus sites |
| Finalarena: | Burton Coliseum |
| Finalcity: | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Champions: | McNeese State |
| Titlecount: | 2nd |
| Coach: | Tic Price |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Fred Gentry |
| Mvpteam: | McNeese State |
The 2002 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 4–9, 2002. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were played at the home arena of the higher seeded-teams, with the championship game played at Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana.[1]
Top-seeded McNeese State won the championship game over second-seeded, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[2] Fred Gentry of McNeese State was named the tournament's MVP.
The top six eligible men's basketball teams in the Southland Conference received a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams were seeded by conference record. For the semifinal round, the remaining teams were reseeded.