2003 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

College basketball tournament August 2023October 2023 NAIA 2003 100px 2003 NAIA Men's Division I National Basketball Tournament 32 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri 2002 men Concordia Eagles Concordia (CA) 1st 2002 men Mountain State Cougars Mountain State 1st 2002 men Georgetown Tigers Georgetown (KY) 9th 2002 men McKendree Bearcats McKendree 1st Ken Ammann Concordia (CA) Raynardo Curry Mountain State Matt Laur McKendree Tanner Luster Concordia (CA) 21,234 Matt Laur McKendree 116 The 2003 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held from March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 66th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.http://naia.cstv.com/ NAIA.org 2008-03-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20090501033134/http://naia.cstv.com/ 2009-05-01 dead The 2003 National Championship game would feature Concordia (CA) and Mountain State. That game would be the 6th championship game to go into overtime (the most recent as of 2009). The Eagles would defeat the Cougars by an overtime score of 88 to 84. The other teams making it to the NAIA national semifinals were Georgetown (KY), and McKendree. Awards and honors Leading scorer: Matt Laur, McKendree; in 4 games Laur scored a total of 116 points. Including 48 field goals and 20 free throws. Laur averaged 29.0 points per game. Leading rebounder: Matt Laur, McKendree; in 4 games Laur earned 49 rebounds averaging 12.3 per game. Most Three-point Field Goals Made (Individual/Tournament): 21 by Jeremy Groth of Concordia (CA) Most consecutive tournament appearances: 12th, Georgetown (KY) Most tournament appearances: Georgetown (KY), 22nd of 28, appearances to the NAIA Tournament.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 2003 NAIA bracket First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship TOP TIER TOP TIER BOTTOM TIER BOTTOM TIER 1 2002 men Houston Baptist Huskies Houston Baptist 76 – 2002 none Dillard Bleu Devils Dillard 79 – 2002 men Carroll Fighting Saints Carroll (MT) 58 16 2002 men Lee Flames Lee 68 9 2002 men St. Xavier Cougars St. Xavier 82 – 2002 men Oklahoma City Stars Oklahoma City 56 – 2002 men Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions Point Loma Nazarene 63 8 2002 men Georgetown Tigers Georgetown (KY) 86 5 2002 men Oklahoma Baptist Bison Oklahoma Baptist 69 – 2002 men Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders Lindsey Wilson 66 – 2002 men Auburn Montgomery Senators Auburn Montgomery 53 12 2002 men Westmont Warriors Westmont 85 13 2002 men Columbia Cougars Columbia (MO) 68 – 2002 men Wayland Baptist Pioneers Wayland Baptist 72 – 2002 men Rocky Mountain Battlin' Bears Rocky Mountain 80 4 2002 men Mountain State Cougars Mountain State 88 3 2002 none Southern–New Orleans Knights Southern–New Orleans 85 – 2002 men Reinhardt Eagles Reinhardt 72 – 2002 men Westminster Griffins Westminster (UT) 48 14 2002 men Barber–Scotia Mighty Sabers Barber–Scotia 59 11 2002 men Cumberlands Patriots Cumberland (KY) 73 – 2002 men Oklahoma Christian Eagles Oklahoma Christian 86 – 2002 men Martin Methodist RedHawks Martin Methodist 64 6 2002 men Concordia Eagles Concordia (CA) 87 7 2002 men Azusa Pacific Cougars Azusa Pacific 67 – 2002 men John Brown Golden Eagles John Brown 70 – 2002 men Olivet Nazarene Tigers Olivet Nazarene 63 10 2002 men Faulkner Eagles Faulkner 58 15 2002 men USAO Drovers USAO 79 – 2002 men Pikeville Bears Pikeville 68 – 2002 men Jarvis Christian Bulldogs Jarvis Christian 81 2 2002 men McKendree Bearcats McKendree 94 – Dillard 79 16 Lee 105 9 St. Xavier 60 8 Georgetown (KY) 77 5 Oklahoma Baptist 72 12 Westmont 66 – Wayland Baptist 85 4 Mountain State 94 3 Southern–New Orleans 69 14 Barber–Scotia 72 – Oklahoma Christian 73 6 Concordia (CA) 76 – John Brown 78 - Olivet Nazarene 83 15 USAO 98 2 McKendree 105 16 Lee 58 8 Georgetown (KY) 71 5 Oklahoma Baptist 106* 4 Mountain State 108 14 Barber–Scotia 52 6 Concordia (CA) 64 – Olivet Nazarene 62 2 McKendree 64 8 Georgetown (KY) 89 4 Mountain State 106 6 Concordia 81 2 McKendree 58 4 Mountain State 84* 6 Concordia 88  * denotes overtime. See also 2003 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2003 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 2003 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 2003 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament References Category:NAIA men's basketball championship Tournament NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament