2002 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The 2002 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 72nd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship. The championship began on 14 April 2002 and ended on 8 September 2002.
Cork entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland quarter-final.
On 8 September 2002, Kilkenny won the championship after a 3-15 to 1-07 defeat of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. This was their 17th championship title overall and their first title since 1993.
Wexford's Richard Flynn was the championship's top scorer with 4-23.Results
Group A
Group B
Semi-finals
FinalQuarter-finals
Semi-finals
FinalSemi-final
FinalQuarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final;Top scorers overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Richard Flynn | Wexford | 4-23 | 35 | 4 | 8.75 |
| 2 | Pat Shortt | Tipperary | 5-17 | 32 | 5 | 6.40 |
| 3 | Richie Power | Kilkenny | 1-24 | 27 | 4 | 6.75 |
| 4 | Trevor Ivors | Tipperary | 6-06 | 24 | 5 | 4.80 |
| 5 | Michael Naughton | Cork | 2-16 | 22 | 5 | 4.40 |
| 5 | Karl English | Carlow | 1-19 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 |
| 6 | James Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 2-14 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
| 6 | Michael Griffin | Dublin | 1-17 | 20 | 5 | 4.00 |
| 7 | Michael Ralph | Carlow | 4-07 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
| 8 | Paul Kehoe | Carlow | 2-12 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 |
;Top scorers in a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Pat Shortt | Tipperary | 3-07 | 16 | Kerry |
| 2 | Paul Kehoe | Carlow | 2-09 | 15 | Wicklow |
| 3 | Michael Ralph | Carlow | 4-02 | 14 | Wicklow |
| 4 | Richard Flynn | Wexford | 2-07 | 13 | Carlow |
| 5 | Kenneth Burke | Galway | 2-05 | 11 | Kilkenny |
| 5 | Stephen Clynch | Meath | 1-08 | 11 | Westmeath |
| 6 | Richard Flynn | Wexford | 0-10 | 10 | Tipperary |
| 7 | Richard Butler | Cork | 2-03 | 9 | Clare |
| 7 | Trevor Ivors | Tipperary | 2-03 | 9 | Cork |
| 7 | Pat Shortt | Tipperary | 1-06 | 9 | Limerick |
| 7 | Michael Dwane | Offaly | 1-06 | 9 | Westmeath |
| 7 | Pat Kirby | Limerick | 0-09 | 9 | Tipperary |
Miscellaneous
