1974 NAIA basketball tournament explained

Type:NAIA men's basketball tournament
Year:1974
Teams:32
Finalfourarena:Municipal Auditorium
Finalfourcity:Kansas City, Missouri
Champions:West Georgia
Titlecount:1
Champgamecount:1
Champffcount:1
Runnerup:Alcorn State
Gamecount:1
Runnerffcount:1
Semifinal1:St. Mary's (TX)
Finalfourcount1:1
Semifinal2:Kentucky State
Finalfourcount2:4 (other 3 Champs of NAIA)
Coty:Roger Kaiser
Cotyschool:West Georgia
Mvp:Foots Walker
Mvpteam:West Georgia
Hustle:George Harris
Hustleschool:St. Mary's (TX)
Attendance:unknown

The 1974 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 37th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1] It would be the last tournament to be played in Municipal until 2002. In 1975, it would be held in the new Kemper Arena. Kemper would host the NAIA Tournament until 1993, when the NAIA would move the tournament and its offices to Tulsa.

Awards and honors

1974 NAIA bracket

Third-place game

The third-place game featured the losing teams from the national semifinalist to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NAIA.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20090501033134/http://naia.cstv.com/ . 2009-05-01 . dead . 2009-04-19 .
  2. Web site: NAIA Championship History . NAIA . https://web.archive.org/web/20110523103053/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBBDIChampionshipHistory1223.pdf . 2011-05-23 . dead . 2009-04-19 .