2008 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

College basketball tournament August 2023October 2023 NAIA 2008 Spring Break 08 133.jpg 250px 2008 Buffalo Funds NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament 32 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri 2007 men Oklahoma City Stars Oklahoma City 6th 2007 men Mountain State Cougars Mountain State 2007 men Georgetown Tigers Georgetown (KY) 2007 men Campbellsville Tigers Campbellsville Ray Harper Oklahoma City Kameron Gray Oklahoma City Ollie Bailey Oklahoma City Eric Palm 2007 men McKendree Bearcats McKendree 34,102 Othyus Jeffers 2007 men Robert Morris Eagles Robert Morris (IL) 86 The 2008 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament was held from March 19 to 25 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 71st annual NAIA basketball tournament features 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.2008 Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship Information The official announcement of the 32-team field for the 71st Annual Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I National Championship occurred late on Tuesday, March 11, with the announcement of the official bracket on Wednesday, March 12 at 5 p.m. CST. Early opening round action between No. 5 Mountain State and Olivet Nazarene went into two long overtimes. This caused a backup in game schedules. The late game featuring Southern Nazarene University and Point Loma Nazarene University was moved back from 10:30pm CST to 11:30pm CST. The late start caused many of the 3,000 fans to leave after halftime. Near the end of the game SNU rallied to tie the SeaLions 67–67 with 14 secs left sending the game into overtime. The game finally ended around 1:30am CST with Point Loma pulling off the upset over SNU. It was the latest finishing NAIA tournament game. Games for the next day started in about 6 hours. The championship game featured defending champions 7 seed Oklahoma City University and 5 seed Mountain State. Oklahoma City won the game, giving them back to back National Championships in win over Mountain State (75-72). Oklahoma City is the first team since Life University (Ga.) won the '99-'00 titles. Oklahoma City was making its third straight NAIA title game appearance, becoming the first team since Kentucky State University from 1970–72 to so. The Stars were defeated in the 2006 championship game by Texas Wesleyan University, 67–65. Awards and honors Leading scorer: Othyus Jeffers, Robert Morris (IL) Leading rebounder: Nestor Colmenares, Campbellsville Dr. James Naismith-Emil S. Liston Sportsmanship Award: Campbellsville Charles A. Krigel Award: Keith Adkins, Campbellsville Chuck Walden Memorial Trophy: Kansas City Life Insurance Company Frank Cramer Award: John Kornitzer, Buffalo Funds Most consecutive tournament appearances: 17th, Georgetown (KY) Most tournament appearances: Georgetown (KY), 27th of 30, appearances to the NAIA Tournament Oklahoma City notched its 47th tournament win, moving past Central Washington for sole possession of third place on the all-time list. The Stars trail Georgetown College (Ky.), which has a record 49 wins, and Oklahoma Baptist, which has 48 victories.NAIA 2008 Tournament History 2008 NAIA bracket First round March 19 and 20 Second round March 21 Quarterfinals March 22 Semifinals March 24 NAIA Championship March 25 TOP TIER March 19 TOP TIER March 19 BOTTOM TIER March 20 BOTTOM TIER March 20 1 2007 men Georgetown Tigers Georgetown (KY) 83 – 2007 men Emmanuel Lions Emmanuel (GA) 59 – 2007 men Mobile Rams Mobile 58 16 2007 men Trevecca Nazarene Trojans Trevecca Nazarene 67 9 2007 men Southern Nazarene Southern Nazarene 73 (OT) – 2007 men Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions Point Loma Nazarene 76 – 2007 men Carroll Fighting Saints Carroll (MT) 73 8 2007 men Robert Morris Eagles Robert Morris (IL) 82 5 2007 men Mountain State Cougars Mountain State 87 – 2007 men Olivet Nazarene Tigers Olivet Nazarene(2 OT) 76 – 2007 men Wayland Baptist Pioneers Wayland Baptist 89 12 2007 men Martin Methodist RedHawks Martin Methodist 85 13 2007 men Azusa Pacific Cougars Azusa Pacific 61 – 2007 men Columbia Cougars Columbia (MO) 47 – 2007 men USAO Drovers USAO 69 4 2007 men LSU Shreveport Pilots LSU–Shreveport 71 3 2007 men Lambuth Eagles Lambuth 76 – 2007 men St. Xavier Cougars St. Xavier 68 – 2007 men Oklahoma Baptist Bison Oklahoma Baptist 71 14 2007 men Auburn–Montgomery Senators Auburn–Montgomery 70 (OT) 11 2007 men McKendree Bearcats McKendree 73 – 2007 men Texas Wesleyan Rams Texas Wesleyan 71 – 2007 men Campbellsville Tigers Campbellsville 72 6 2007 men Concordia Eagles Concordia (CA) 63 7 2007 men Oklahoma City Stars Oklahoma City 81 – 2007 men Cumberland Bulldogs Cumberland 64 – 2006 none Xavier Gold Rush Xavier 69 10 2006 men California Baptist Lancers California Baptist 77 15 2006 men Lewis–Clark State Warriors Lewis–Clark State 62 – 2007 men Cumberlands Patriots Cumberlands 75 – 2007 men Langston Lions Langston 67 2 2007 men Lee Flames Lee 77 1 Georgetown (KY) 85 16 Trevecca Nazarene 83 – Point Loma Nazarene 64 8 Robert Morris (IL) 80 5 Mountain State 84 – Wayland Baptist 71 13 Azusa Pacific 83 4 LSU–Shreveport 69 3 Lambuth 79 – Oklahoma Baptist 89 11 McKendree 64 – Campbellsville 80 7 Oklahoma City 69 10 California Baptist 63 – Cumberlands 72 2 Lee 84 1 Georgetown (KY) 88 8 Robert Morris (IL) 84 5 Mountain State 72 13 Azusa Pacific 51 – Oklahoma Baptist 69 – Campbellsville 74 7 Oklahoma City 86 2 Lee 66 1 Georgetown (KY) 65 5 Mountain State 78 – Campbellsville 64 7 Oklahoma City 78 5 Mountain State 72 7 Oklahoma City 75 See also 2008 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2008 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 2008 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 2008 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