1970 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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The 1970 NAIA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri
. The 33rd annual NAIA
basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format .
Kentucky State would win the first of three straight National Championship titles, becoming the second team to win three in a row, and the third team to win three titles.
The 3rd place game would go into overtime for second time in tournament history. The 6th seeded Eastern New Mexico State Greyhounds beat the 8th seeded Guilford Quakers 77-72 in one overtime.
1970 would see the departure of the fifth team of the eight originating teams from the 1937 tournament
. St. Benidict's College
left the tournament with seven career appearances, and an overall record of 13 wins and 5 loses, and two National titles in 1954
, and 1967
. To date, the Ravens of now, Benedictine College, have not appeared in either NAIA DI or DII tournaments.
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 33rd 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 .
Kentucky State would win the first of three straight National Championship titles, becoming the second team to win three in a row, and the third team to win three titles.
The 3rd place game would go into overtime for second time in tournament history. The 6th seeded Eastern New Mexico State Greyhounds beat the 8th seeded Guilford Quakers 77-72 in one overtime.
1970 would see the departure of the fifth team of the eight originating teams from the 1937 tournament
1937 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
-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.-References:...
. St. Benidict's College
Benedictine College
Benedictine College is a co-educational university in Atchison, Kansas, founded in 1971 by the merger of St. Benedict's College for men and Mount St. Scholastica College for women. It is a Roman Catholic, Benedictine, liberal arts, and residential college located on bluffs overlooking the...
left the tournament with seven career appearances, and an overall record of 13 wins and 5 loses, and two National titles in 1954
1954 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1954 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 17th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format . The Southwest Missouri State University Bears were out to claim an...
, and 1967
1967 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1967 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 30th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format . There were only 3 upsets in this tournament. The championship game featured...
. To date, the Ravens of now, Benedictine College, have not appeared in either NAIA DI or DII tournaments.
Awards and honors
- Leading scorer: Travis Grant, Kentucky State; 5 games, 57 field goals, 23 free throws, 137 total points (27.4 average points per game)
- Leading rebounder: Elmore Smith, Kentucky State & Greg HyderGreg HyderGregory Peck Hyder is a former professional basketball player. He was born on June 21, 1948. He grew up in Victorville, California, and with his brother, Jerry, attended Victor Valley High School, where they excelled under future SCIBCA Hall of Fame coach, Ollie Butler...
, Eastern New Mexico; 5 games, 65 rebounds, (13 average rebounds per game) - Player of the Year: est. 1994
- Most field goals made; career; 223; Travis Grant, Kentucky State, (1970, 71, 72)
- Most career points; individual: 518, Travis Grant, Kentucky State, (1970, 71, 72)
- All-time leading scorer; first appearance: Travis Grant, 1st (1970, 71, 72) 15 games, 223 field goals, 72 free throws, 518 points (34.5 average points per game)
1970 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
- 1970 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament1970 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1970 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 7, 1970, and ended with the championship game on March 21 in College Park, Maryland...
- 1970 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament1970 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball TournamentThe 1970 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 1969-70 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...
- 1970 National Invitation Tournament1970 National Invitation TournamentThe 1970 National Invitation Tournament was unique in that coach Al McGuire of Marquette University, unhappy with his team's placement, turned down a bid to the NCAA tournament and elected to play in the NIT instead. His Marquette Warriors went on to claim the championship.This tournament...