1979 NAIA basketball tournament explained

Type:NAIA men's basketball tournament
Year:1979
Teams:32
Finalfourarena:Kemper Arena
Finalfourcity:Kansas City, Missouri
Champions:Drury
Titlecount:1
Champgamecount:1
Champffcount:1
Runnerup:Henderson State
Gamecount:2
Runnerffcount:3
Semifinal1:Southwest Texas State
Finalfourcount1:4
Semifinal2:Midwestern State
Finalfourcount2:2
Mvp:Lawrence Washington
Mvpteam:Drury
Hustle:Mike Carter
Hustleschool:Drury
Attendance:unknown

The 1979 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 42nd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1]

Awards and honors

1979 NAIA bracket

Third-place game

The third-place game featured the losing national semifinalist teams 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 . 2020-05-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090501033134/http://naia.cstv.com/ . 2009-05-01 . dead .
  2. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBBDIChampionshipHistory1223.pdf NAIA Championship History