2001 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

2001 (2001) NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteTulsa Convention Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
ChampionsFaulkner (1st title)
Runner-upUSAO (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Coach of the yearJim Sanderson (Faulkner)
Player of the yearCollier Mills (Transylvania)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Rich Reinebach (Christian Heritage)
Chuck Taylor MVPPaul Little (Faulkner)
Top scorerDuJuan Brown (Oklahoma Baptist)
(78 points)
NAIA Division I
men's tournaments
«2000 2002»

The 64th NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament was held in March at the Tulsa Convention Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was the second tournament held in the Tulsa Convention Center and the last tournament to be held in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 64th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1] 2001 would bring four new teams to the NAIA national semifinals. The first tournament since 1969 tournament to do so. (It would be the 6th time in tournament history this has happened; previous years were the inaugural year 1937, 1945, 1947, 1965, 1969). It surpasses the 15 year gap between a fresh set of semi-finalist that was between 1947-1969. It would be the only time this would happen outside of Kansas City.

In the end, Faulkner University would win out over University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, with a score of 63 to 59. The others rookies in the semifinals were Pikeville College and Christian Heritage (Calif.). USAO would eventually come back and win in 2002 national tournament.

Awards and honors

  • Leading scorer: DuJuan Brown, Oklahoma Baptist, in 3 games DuJuan scored 34 field goals, 8 FT, totaling 78 points, (avg 26.0/game)
  • Leading rebounder: Randy Hughes, USAO in 5 games Randy grabbed 56 rebounds (avg 11.2/game)
  • Most consecutive tournament appearances: 10th, Georgetown (KY)
  • Most tournament appearances: Georgetown (KY), 20th of 28, appearances to the NAIA Tournament.[2]

2001 NAIA bracket

First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship
               
1 Transylvania 82
- Trevecca Nazarene 68
1 Transylvania 67
16 Christian Heritage 77
16 Christian Heritage 73
- Barber–Scotia 59
16 Christian Heritage 75
TOP TIER
- Lubbock Christian 61
- Georgetown (KY) 95
9 Auburn Montgomery 85
- Georgetown (KY) 91**
- Lubbock Christian 92
- Lubbock Christian 63
8 St. Xavier 62
16 Christian Heritage 88
4 USAO 99
5 Columbia (MO) 75
- Union (TN) 66
5 Columbia (MO) 43
12 Spring Hill 69
12 Spring Hill 72
- Life 63
12 Spring Hill 57
TOP TIER
4 USAO 63
13 Biola 74
- Westminster (UT) 53
13 Biola 72*
4 USAO 75
4 USAO 79
- Cumberlands 64
4 USAO 59
10 Faulkner 63
3 Houston Baptist 66
- Martin Methodist 67
- Martin Methodist 72
14 Pikeville 82
- Dillard 71
14 Pikeville 78
14 Pikeville 88
BOTTOM TIER
- Oklahoma Baptist 83
11 Carroll (MT) 69
- Oklahoma Baptist 72
- Oklahoma Baptist 82
- Southern Tech 74
- Southern Tech 86
6 College of West Virginia 59
14 Pikeville 59
10 Faulkner 63
7 Lee 92
- Campbellsville 87
7 Lee 98
10 Faulkner 108
- McKendree 76
10 Faulkner 78
10 Faulkner 79
BOTTOM TIER
2 Azusa Pacific 75
15 Xavier (LA) 69
- Oklahoma City 91
- Oklahoma City 54
2 Azusa Pacific 94
- Edward Waters 70
2 Azusa Pacific 82
  •  * denotes each overtime.

See also

References

  1. ^ "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
  2. ^ NAIA Championship History Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine