NCAA Season 78 basketball tournaments
| Host school | San Beda College | ||||||||||||
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| Duration | September 18–20, 2002 | ||||||||||||
| Arena(s) | Rizal Memorial Coliseum | ||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | Leo Najorda | ||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Turo Valenzona (6th title) | ||||||||||||
| Semifinalists | PCU Dolphins JRU Heavy Bombers | ||||||||||||
| TV network(s) | ABS-CBN Sports Studio 23 | ||||||||||||
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| Duration | September 18–20, 2002 | ||||||||||||
| Arena(s) | Rizal Memorial Coliseum | ||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | JVee Casio | ||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Ato Badolato (13th title) | ||||||||||||
| Semifinalists | Mapúa Red Robins San Sebastian Staglets | ||||||||||||
| TV network(s) | ABS-CBN Sports Studio 23 | ||||||||||||
The basketball tournaments of National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) 78th season hosted by San Beda College began on June 29, 2002 at the Araneta Coliseum with Philippine Sports Commission chairman Eric Buhain as the special guest, followed by the opening ceremonies, a ceremonial toss together with NCAA Policy Board president Fr. Anscar Chupungco, OSB, and a quadruple-header. Games then are subsequently held at Rizal Memorial Coliseum.