1958 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament August 2023October 2023 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1958 150px 32 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Tennessee State 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd Western Illinois 2nd Texas Southern University 2nd Georgetown College (Ky.) 1st John McClendon Tennessee State Dick Barnett Tennessee State Bill McAfoos Western Illinois unknown The 1958 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 21st 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 returning champions, Tennessee State University who defeated the Western Illinois University. The Tigers won over the Leathernecks, it would be the third time a team won back-to-back championships. Tennessee State is the 5th school to win 2 National Titles, joining University of Central Missouri, Hamline University, Indiana State University and Southwest Missouri State. It was the second year in a row with an upset in the Championship Game. The 3rd-place game featured Texas Southern University and Georgetown College (Ky.) It was the first year the Charles Stevenson Hustle Award was awarded. It went to Bill McAfoos of Western Illinois. Awards and honors Many of the records set by the 1958 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 1958, Tennessee State, 1957-58-59-60 All-time leading scorers; third 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. All-time leading scorer; final appearance: Bennie Swain, 6th Texas Southern (1955,56,57,58) 15 games, 119 field goals, 64 free throws, 302 total points, 20.1 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 1958 NAIA bracket First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship 1 1957 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois 74 - Georgia Teachers 62 - Pasadena (Calif.) 80 - Hastings (Neb.) 55 - Platteville State (Wis.) 77 - Austin (Texas) 59 - Quincy (Ill.) 68 8 Youngstown (Ohio) 88 5 West Virginia Wesleyan 81 - Arkansas Tech 75 - Indiana State (Pa.) 96 - Troy State (Ala.) 73 - Georgetown (Ky.) 93 - 1957 Rider Broncs Rider 76 - Eastern New Mexico 63 4 Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) 76 3 1957 none Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee State 113 - Northern Michigan 45 - Anderson (Ind.) 102 - Union (Tenn.) 86 7 East Texas State 66 - Minnesota-Duluth 59 - Northern State (S.D.) 71 - St. Benedict's (Kan.) 52 - 1957 none Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern 79 - Oklahoma Baptist 68 - Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 73 6 Drury (Mo.) 78 - Western Montana 86 - Assumption (Mass.) 73 - 1957 Portland Pilots Portland 61 2 Coe (Iowa) 63 1 Western Illinois 83 - Pasadena 80 - Platteville State 63 8 Youngstown 74 5 West Virginia Wesleyan 93 - Indiana State (Pa.) 82 - Georgetown 92 4 Pacific Lutheran 91* 3 Tennessee State 77 - Anderson 56 7 East Texas State 63 - Northern State 57 - Texas Southern 91 6 Drury 61 - Western Montana 69 2 Coe 103 1 Western Illinois 70 8 Youngstown 67 5 West Virginia Wesleyan 74 - Georgetown 83 3 Tennessee State 81 - East Texas State 62 - Texas Southern 98 2 Coe 78 1 Western Illinois 86 - Georgetown 81 3 Tennessee State 110 - Texas Southern 85 1 Western Illinois 73 3 Tennessee State 85  * denotes overtime. 3rd-place game The third-place game featured the losing teams from the national semifinals to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988. NAIA third-place game - Georgetown 109 - Texas Southern 121 See also 1958 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1958 NCAA College Division basketball tournament References Category:NAIA men's basketball championship Tournament NAIA men's basketball tournament NAIA men's basketball tournament