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.
[2] Top-seeded McNeese State won the championship game over second-seeded Louisiana–Monroe, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
[3] Fred Gentry of McNeese State was named the tournament's MVP.
For the semifinal round, the remaining teams were reseeded.