1958 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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The 1958 Men's NAIA Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri
. The 21st annual NAIA
basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format .
The championship game featured returning champions, Tennessee State University
who defeated the Western Illinois University
. The Tigers won over the Leathernecks, it would be the third time a team won back to back championships.
The 3rd place game featured Texas Southern University
and Georgetown College (Ky.)
It was the first year the Charles Stevenson Hustle Award was awarded. It went to Bill McAfoos of Western Illinois.
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
. The 21st annual NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format .
The championship game featured returning champions, Tennessee State University
Tennessee State University
Tennessee State University is a land-grant university located in Nashville, Tennessee. TSU is the only state-funded historically black university in Tennessee.-History:...
who defeated the Western Illinois University
Western Illinois Leathernecks basketball
The Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represents Western Illinois University of Macomb, Illinois, in NCAA Division I men's college basketball competition....
. The Tigers won over the Leathernecks, it would be the third time a team won back to back championships.
The 3rd place game featured Texas Southern University
Texas Southern University
Texas Southern University is a historically black university located in Houston, Texas, United States....
and Georgetown College (Ky.)
It was the first year the Charles Stevenson Hustle Award was awarded. It went to Bill McAfoos of Western Illinois.
Awards and honors
Many of the records set by the 1958 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later:- Leading scorer est. 1963
- Leading rebounder est. 1963
- Player of the Year est. 1994
- Most consecutive tournament victories; continues: 18 overall; 5 in 1958, Tennessee State, 19571957 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1957 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 20th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format . This would be the first tournament to have seeded teams. This also means...
-58-591959 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1959 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 22nd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format . The 1959 Tournament is the first tournament to use the 16-seed system,...
-601960 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1960 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 23rd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format .... - Most tournament appearances: Georgetown (Ky.), 4th of 28, appearances to the NAIA Tournament
- All-time leading scorers; third appearance: Dick Barnett, 3rd, Tennessee State (1956,57,58,59) 18 games, 186 field goals, 79 free throws, 451 total points 25.1 average per game, Charles Curtis, 8th, Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) (1956,57,58,59) 14 games 101 field goals, 85 free throws, 287 total points, 20.5 average per game, Roger Iverson, 20th, Pacific Lutheran (1956,57,58,59) 14 games, 109 field goals, 23 free throws, 241 total points, 17.2 average per game, and John Barnhill, 21st, Tennessee State (1956,57,58,59) 17 games, 104 field goals, 27 free throws, 235 total points, 13.8 average per game.
- All-time leading scorer; final appearance: Bennie Swain, 6th Texas Southern (1955,56,57,58) 15 games, 119 field goals, 64 free throws, 302 total points, 20.1 average per game.
1958 NAIA bracket
- * denotes overtime.
3rd 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
- 1958 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament1958 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1958 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 24 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 11, 1958, and ended with the championship game on March 22 in...
- 1958 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament1958 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball TournamentThe 1958 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1957-58 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...
- 1958 National Invitation Tournament1958 National Invitation TournamentThe 1958 National Invitation Tournament was the 1958 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.-Selected teams:Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.-Brackets/Results:Below is the tournament bracket....