1959 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament August 2023October 2023 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1959 150px 32 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Tennessee State 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd Pacific Lutheran 1st Southwest Texas State 2nd Fort Hays State 1st Bob Davis Georgetown (Ky.) Dick Barnett Tennessee State Roger Iverson Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) unknown The 1959 NAIA men's 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.http://naia.cstv.com/ NAIA.org 2020-05-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20090501033134/http://naia.cstv.com/ 2009-05-01 dead The 1959 Tournament is the first tournament to use the 16-seed system, which was used until the 2015. The championship game again featured Tennessee State University. The Tigers defeated the Lutes of Pacific Lutheran University. It would be the first time any school would win three consecutive tournaments; a feat only repeated once, by Kentucky State, in 1970, 1971, and 1972. It was also the first tournament that didn't feature an upset in the championship game and first time a "true" number 1 seed won the tournament since seeding began in 1957. Awards and honors Many of the records set by the 1959 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 1959, Tennessee State, 1957-58-59-60 Most rebounds: 32, Ken Remley, West Virginia Wesleyan vs. Whittier (Calif.) All-time leading scorer; second appearance: Charles Sharp, 5th Southwest Texas State (1957,59,60) 12 games, 118 field goals, 69 free throws, 305 total points, 25.4 average per game All-time leading scorers; final 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.NAIA Championship History https://web.archive.org/web/20080515144808/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mensd1champhistory.pdf 2008-05-15 1959 NAIA bracket First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship TOP TIER TOP TIER BOTTOM TIER BOTTOM TIER 1 Tennessee State 75 - Nebraska Wesleyan 57 9 Youngstown (Ohio) 85 - Northern State (S.D.) 76 13 Culver-Stockton (Mo.) 66 - Fairleigh Dickinson (N.J.) 77 - Troy State (Ala.) 50 8 Illinois State Normal 98 5 Southwest Texas State 93 - Linfield (Ore.) 61 - Connecticut Teachers 76 12 Westminster (Pa.) 79 - Northern Michigan 67 16 Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 90 - Christian Brothers (Tenn.) 70 4 Grambling State (La.) 81 3 Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) 78 - Western Montana 60 - Kentucky State 65 14 Central State (Okla.) 72 11 Platteville State (Wis.) 84 - Georgia Teachers 91 - Morningside (Iowa) 67 6 Indiana State 87 15 Fort Hays State (Kan.) 73 - Westminster (Utah) 60 7 Pikeville (Ky.) 67 - Arkansas State Teachers 70 - Austin (Texas) 79 10 Minnesota-Duluth 87 - Whittier (Calif.) 64 2 West Virginia Wesleyan 84 1 Tennessee State 89 9 Youngstown 80 - Fairleigh-Dickinson 64 8 Illinois State Normal 68 5 Southwest Texas State 61 12 Westminster (Pa.) 58 16 Lenoir-Rhyne 88 4 Grambling State 78 3 Pacific Lutheran 68 14 Central State (Okla.) 57 - Georgia Teachers 73 6 Indiana State 70 15 Fort Hays State 59 - Arkansas State Teachers 48 10 Minnesota-Duluth 75 2 West Virginia Wesleyan 90 1 Tennessee State 131 8 Illinois State Normal 74 5 Southwest Texas State 80 16 Lenoir-Rhyne 78 3 Pacific Lutheran 97 - Georgia Teachers 65 15 Fort Hays State 98 2 West Virginia Wesleyan 83 1 Tennessee State 64 5 Southwest Texas State 62 3 Pacific Lutheran 80 15 Fort Hays State 71 1 Tennessee State 97 3 Pacific Lutheran 87 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. NAIA third-place game 5 Southwest Texas State 87 15 Fort Hays State 80 See also 1959 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1959 NCAA College Division basketball tournament References Category:NAIA men's basketball championship Tournament NAIA men's basketball tournament NAIA men's basketball tournament