2004 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

2004 (2004) NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteMunicipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsMountain State (1st title)
Runner-upConcordia (CA) (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Coach of the yearBob Bolen (Mountain State)
Player of the yearZach Moss (Mountain State)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Chris Victor (Concordia (CA))
Chuck Taylor MVPZach Moss (Mountain State)
Attendance23,434
Top scorerZach Moss (Mountain State)
(138 points)
NAIA Division I
men's tournaments
«2003 2005»

The 2004 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. This was the 67th annual NAIA DI basketball tournament and featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1] This was the third year the tournament was held in Kansas City. The 2004 NAIA national championship game featured the #1 ranked Cougars of Mountain State and the #6 ranked Eagles of Concordia University (CA). This match up was a repeat of the 2003 tournament. The Cougars defeated the Eagles 74–70. The other teams that rounded out the NAIA national semifinals were Georgetown College (KY) and University of Mobile, respectively.

Awards and honors

  • Leading scorer: Zach Moss, Mountain State – in 5 games, Moss scored a total of 138 points, including 54 field goals and 30 free throws, averaging 27.6 points per game
  • Leading rebounder: Nick VanderLaan, Concordia (CA) – in 5 games, VanderLaan recorded 71 rebounds at 14.2 per game
  • Most consecutive tournament appearances: 13 – Georgetown (KY)
  • Most tournament appearances: Georgetown (KY) – 23rd of 28 appearances in the NAIA Tournament[2]

2004 NAIA bracket

First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship
               
1 Mountain State 79
– Reinhardt 68
1 Mountain State 84
– Wayland Baptist 66
– Wayland Baptist 73
16 Missouri Baptist 68
1 Mountain State 87
TOP TIER
8 Oklahoma Baptist 84
9 Cumberland (TN) 68
– Biola 64
9 Cumberland 74
8 Oklahoma Baptist 86
– Xavier (LA) 67
8 Oklahoma Baptist 75
1 Mountain State 96
5 Georgetown (KY) 77
5 Georgetown (KY) 88
– McKendree 56
5 Georgetown (KY) 65
– Westminster (UT) 55
– Westminster (UT) 74
12 Lubbock Christian 65
5 Georgetown (KY) 64
TOP TIER
– Barber–Scotia 60
13 Union (TN) 53*
– Barber–Scotia 61
- Barber–Scotia 74
4 Robert Morris (IL) 61
– Langston 67
4 Robert Morris (IL) 102
1 Mountain State 74
6 Concordia (CA) 70
3 Lindsey Wilson 70
– Martin Methodist 53
3 Lindsey Wilson 66
14 Southern–New Orleans 55
– Brescia 47
14 Southern–New Orleans 60
3 Lindsey Wilson 58
BOTTOM TIER
6 Concordia (CA) 61
11 Houston Baptist 64
- John Brown 72
– John Brown 65
6 Concordia (CA) 70
– St. Xavier 72
6 Concordia (CA) 82
6 Concordia (CA) 72
15 Mobile 57
7 Columbia (MO) 48
– Oklahoma City 81
– Oklahoma City 79
10 Lewis–Clark State 65
– Pikeville 65
10 Lewis–Clark State 67
- Oklahoma City 62
BOTTOM TIER
15 Mobile 75
15 Mobile 77
– Southern Tech 67
15 Mobile 76
2 Azusa Pacific 75
– Voorhees 79
2 Azusa Pacific 112
  •  * denotes 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