1951 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament August 2023October 2023 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1951 150px 1951 NAIA national basketball tournament 32 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Hamline 3rd 3rd 5th 1st Millikin 1st Baldwin-Wallace 1st Regis 2nd Scotty Steagall Millikin (Ill.) unknown The 1951 NAIA basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 14th 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 championship game featured Hamline and Millikin. It was the first meeting between these two schools in tournament history. The Pipers of Hamline defeated the Big Blue of Millikin, 69–61. The 1951 Tournament would be Hamline's 5th trip to the NAIA Final Four, and second tournament win, it was also Millikin's only trip to championship game, NAIA Final Four, and first of eventually four tournament berths. The other teams that rounded out the semifinals were Baldwin-Wallace and Regis. The Baldwin-Wallace Yellow Jackets defeated the Regis Rangers, 82–78. Hamline's win put them on the leader board for most tournament champions with 3. A record that would last until Tennessee State would win in consecutive years. (1957, 1958, 1959.) Three Championships would be a tournament record until 1996 when Oklahoma City won its 4th Championship Title. Awards and honors Many of the records set by the 1951 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later: Leading Scorer Award est. 1963 Leading Rebounder Award est. 1963 Charles Stevenson Hustle Award est. 1958 Coach of the Year est. 1954 Player of the Year est. 1994 All-time scoring leaders; second appearance: Lloyd Thorgaard, 10th, Hamline (Minn.) (1950,51,52,53), 15 games, 111 field goals, 61 free throws, 283 total points, 18.9 average per game; James Fritsche, 14th, Hamline (Minn.) (1950,51,52,53), 15 games, 113 field goals, 46 free throws, 272 total points, 18.1 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 Bracket First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship NAIA third-place game TOP TIER TOP TIER BOTTOM TIER BOTTOM TIER 170 30 no high Evansville 85 Westminster (PA) 74 Morningside 66 Providence (RI) 63 Regis 72 East Central State (OK) 55 Southwest Texas State 70 Morehead State 62 Millikin 77 Eastern New Mexico 63 East Texas Baptist 67 High Point 64 Pepperdine 86 Eau Claire State 53 Florida State 85 South Dakota State 70 Hamline 82 Rocky Mountain 57 Arkansas Tech 64 Pacific (CA) 61 Central (MO) 68 Southeastern Louisiana 66 New Mexico A&M 68 Glenville State 54 Baldwin-Wallace 67 American 66 Ottawa (KS) 73 Hillsdale 58 Memphis State 76 Portland 74 Hastings 71 Pacific Lutheran 51 Evansville 75 Morningside 62 Regis 82 Southwest Texas State 64 Millikin 80 East Texas Baptist 62 Pepperdine 59 Florida State 61 Hamline 64 Arkansas Tech 52 Central 69 New Mexico A&M 73 Baldwin-Wallace 68 Ottawa 67 Memphis State 81 Hastings 79* Evansville 68 Regis 70 Millikin 91 Florida State 60 Hamline 80 New Mexico A&M 56 Baldwin-Wallace 90 Memphis State 67 Regis 70 Millikin 88 Hamline 78 Baldwin-Wallace 62 Millikin 61 Hamline 69 Baldwin-Wallace 82 Regis 78  * denotes overtime. See also 1951 NCAA basketball tournament 1951 National Invitation Tournament References Category:NAIA men's basketball championship Tournament NAIA men's basketball tournament NAIA men's basketball tournament