1942 NAIA basketball tournament

1942 NAIA men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteMunicipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsHamline (1st title, 1st title game,
2nd Final Four)
Runner-upSoutheastern State (1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Semifinalists
MVPGus Doerner (Evansville)
NAIA men's basketball tournament
«1941 1943»

The 1942 NAIA basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 6th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1]

The championship game featured Hamline beating Southeastern State (OK), 33–31.

Awards and honors

Many of the records set by the 1942 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later:

  • Leading scorer est. 1963
  • Leading rebounder est. 1963
  • Charles Stevenson Hustle Award est. 1958
  • Coach of the Year est. 1954
  • Player of the Year est. 1994[2]

Bracket

First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship
          
Southeastern State 43
Eastern Washington State 33
Southeastern State 37
Texas Tech 36
Texas Tech 59
Louisiana Tech 47
Southeastern State 46
TOP TIER
East Central State 41*
Evansville 73
Peru State 50
Evansville 30
East Central State 42
East Central State 49
Murray State 45*
Southeastern State 37
Pittsburg State 36
Missouri Valley 68
George Pepperdine 53
Missouri Valley 49
Stout Institute 33
Stout Institute 47
Texas Wesleyan 42
Missouri Valley 49
TOP TIER
Pittsburg State 59
Luther 39
Delta State 35
Luther 39
Pittsburg State 48
Pittsburg State 37
Arkansas State Teachers 34
Southeastern State 31
Hamline 33
Southwestern (KS) 47
East Texas State 43
Southwestern (KS) 31
Hamline 37
Hamline 67
New Mexico Normal 40
Hamline 45
BOTTOM TIER
Indiana State 41
Indiana State 83
Stevens Point State 45
Indiana State 51
Simpson 43
Simpson 59
Portland 43
Hamline 45
Central Missouri State 27
San Diego State 36
Chadron State 29
San Diego State 32
Bemidji State 41
Bemidji State 46 NAIA third-place game
Panzer 37
Bemidji State 32 Pittsburg State 48
BOTTOM TIER
Central Missouri State 46 Central Missouri State 47
Central Missouri State 53
Morehead State 29
Central Missouri State 59
High Point 40
High Point 44
Yankton 37
  •  * denotes overtime.

See also

References

  1. ^ NAIA.org
  2. ^ NAIA Championship History archived via WebCite