2002 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament

2002 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament
Dates May 2002
Teams 4
Champions Hawaiʻi (Title vacated)
Runners-up Pepperdine (9th title match)
Matches played 3
Attendance 10,614 (3,538 per match)
Best player Greece Costas Theocharidis (Hawaiʻi) (Vacated)

The 2002 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament was the 33rd annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate indoor volleyball. The single elimination tournament was played at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania during May 2002.[1]

Hawaiʻi defeated Pepperdine in the final match, 3–1 (29–31, 31–29, 30–21, 30–24), to win their first national title. However, the NCAA Committee on Infractions ultimately vacated the Rainbow Warriors' tournament appearance, wins, and championship. The championship was not reawarded to Pepperdine. Hawaiʻi (24–8) was coached by Mike Wilton.

Hawaiʻi's Costas Theocharidis was originally named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. However, this award was revoked when Hawaiʻi's title was vacated by the NCAA. Additionally, Theocharidis and teammate Tony Ching were both removed from the six-man All Tournament Team.

Qualification

Until the creation of the NCAA Men's Division III Volleyball Championship in 2012, there was only a single national championship for men's volleyball. As such, all NCAA men's volleyball programs, whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III, were eligible. A total of 4 teams were invited to contest this championship.

Team Appearance Previous
Ball State 16th 1997
Hawaiʻi 3rd 1996
Penn State 17th 2001
Pepperdine 11th 2000

Tournament bracket

  Semifinals Championship
                                 
   Hawaiʻi (3) 30 27 35 30  
 Penn State (1) 26 30 33 27  
   Hawaiʻi (3) 29 31 30 30
   Pepperdine (1) 31 29 21 24
 Pepperdine (3) 30 30 30 33
   Ball State (1) 32 19 20 31  

All tournament team

See also

References

  1. "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
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