1996 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

1996 (1996) NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteMabee Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
ChampionsOklahoma City (4 title, 4 title game,
4 Fab Four)
Runner-upGeorgetown (KY) (2 title game,
6 Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Shannon Hoskins (Georgetown (KY))
Chuck Taylor MVPReggie Garrett (Oklahoma City)
NAIA Division I
men's tournaments
«1995 1997»

The 1996 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 59th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1]

Awards and honors

  • Leading scorers:
  • Leading rebounder:
  • Player of the Year: Jason Cason (Birmingham Southern).[2]

1996 NAIA bracket

First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship
               
1 Georgetown (KY) 116
- North Georgia 68
1 Georgetown (KY) 78
- Arkansas Tech 49
- Arkansas Tech 68
- Lewis–Clark State 60
1 Georgetown (KY) 93
TOP TIER
- Geneva 77
- Geneva 74
9 Montana State–Northern 69
- Geneva 81
8 Oklahoma Baptist 79
8 Oklahoma Baptist 75
- St. Mary's (TX) 69
1 Georgetown (KY) 97
4 Lipscomb 84
5 BYU–Hawaii 83
- St. Francis (IL) 68
5 BYU–Hawaii 60
- East Central 66
- East Central 62
12 Azusa Pacific 60
- East Central 75
TOP TIER
4 Lipscomb 93
4 Lipscomb 91
- Talladega 78
4 Lipscomb 95
- McKendree 87
- McKendree 73
13 East Texas Baptist 69
1 Georgetown (KY) 80
14 Oklahoma City 86
3 The Master’s 72
- Claflin 64
3 The Master’s 85
14 Oklahoma City 108
14 Oklahoma City 94
- St. Xavier 58
14 Oklahoma City 82
BOTTOM TIER
6 Birmingham Southern 66
- Findlay 68
11 Harding 65
- Findlay 69
6 Birmingham Southern 72
6 Birmingham–Southern 88
- Westmont 75
14 Oklahoma City 97
- Belmont 77
7 Hawaii Pacific 74
- SE Oklahoma State 72*
7 Hawaii Pacific 64
10 Cumberlands 89
10 Cumberlands 65
- Columbia (MO) 58
10 Cumberlands 65
BOTTOM TIER
- Belmont 66
- Belmont 57
15 Westminster (PA) 54
- Belmont 74
2 Life 73
2 Life 79
- Xavier (LA) 72
  •  * denotes overtime.

See also

References

  1. ^ "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  2. ^ NAIA Championship History Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine