2002 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament

2002 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2001–02
Teams8
SiteThomas & Mack Center
Paradise, NV
ChampionsSan Diego State (1st title)
Winning coachSteve Fisher (1st title)
MVPRandy Holcomb (San Diego State)
2001–02 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wyoming 11 3   .786 22 9   .710
Utah 10 4   .714 21 9   .700
UNLV 9 5   .643 21 11   .656
BYU 7 7   .500 18 12   .600
San Diego State 7 7   .500 21 12   .636
New Mexico 6 8   .429 16 14   .533
Colorado State 3 11   .214 12 18   .400
Air Force 3 11   .214 9 19   .321
2002 Mountain West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament was played at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, from March 7–9, 2002. San Diego State upset tournament host UNLV, who returned to league tournament play following a one-year ban due to recruiting violations, 78–75 to win the MWC Tournament and the league's automatic NCAA Tournament bid. Though the league had only existed for three years, SDSU became the lowest seed (5) to win the Mountain West Conference tournament in the league's short history.

Randy Holcomb was named the tournament MVP.