1982 NAIA men's basketball tournament

College basketball tournament August 2023October 2023 NAIA 1982 150px 1982 NAIA Men's National Basketball Tournament 32 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri South Carolina-Spartanburg 1 1 1 Biola 1 1 Hampton 1 Kearney State 2 Mike Gibson South Carolina-Spartanburg Warren Ellis Biola unknown The 1982 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 45th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. South Carolina-Spartanburg became the champion.http://naia.cstv.com/ NAIA.org 2020-05-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20090501033134/http://naia.cstv.com/ 2009-05-01 dead Awards and honors Leading scorers: Leading rebounder: Player of the Year: est. 1994.NAIA Championship History https://web.archive.org/web/20110523103053/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBBDIChampionshipHistory1223.pdf 2011-05-23 1982 NAIA bracket First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship TOP TIER TOP TIER BOTTOM TIER BOTTOM TIER 1 Biola (Calif.) 69 - West Virginia Tech 66 16 Quincy (Ill.) 95 - Cedarville (Ohio) 65 9 Southern Tech (Ga.) 84 - Paul Quinn (Tex.) 79 - Saginaw Valley (Mich.) 60 8 Stephen F. Austin State (Tex.) 48 5 David Lipscomb (Tenn.) 87 - Kearney State (Neb.) 92 - Westminster (Pa.) 39 12 Hanover (Ind.) 49 13 Western New Mexico 58 - Briar Cliff (Iowa) 59* - Missouri Western State 66 4 Western Oregon 76 3 Xavier (La.) 57 - St. Mary’s (Tex.) 73 - Franklin Pierce (N.H.) 62 14 South Carolina Spartanburg 75 11 St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) 72 - Washburn (Kan.) 68 - Mary (N.D.) 73 6 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 74 7 Catawba (N.C.) 75 - Moorhead State (Minn.) 82 - Birmingham-Southern (Ala.) 52 10 Henderson State (Ark.) 53 15 Central Washington 74 - Cumberland (Ky.) 65 - Hampton Institute (Va.) 65 2 Oklahoma Christian 64 1 Biola 62 16 Quincy 56 - Saginaw Valley 67 9 Southern Tech 61 - Kearney State 77 12 Hanover 76 4 Western Oregon 63 - Briar Cliff 55 - St. Mary’s (TX) 53 14 South Carolina Spartanburg 63 11 St. Thomas Aquinas 77 6 Wisconsin Eau Claire 91 - Morehead State 61 10 Henderson State 70 15 Central Washington 49 - Hampton Institute 63 1 Biola 42 - Saginaw Valley 40 - Kearney State 97 4 Western Oregon 95 14 South Carolina Spartanburg 76 6 Wisconsin Eau Claire 64 10 Henderson State 66 - Hampton Institute 70 1 Biola 84 - Kearney State 75 14 South Carolina Spartanburg 68 - Hampton Institute 54 1 Biola 38 14 South Carolina Spartanburg 51  * denotes overtime. 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 - Hampton Institute 98 - Kearney State 94 See also 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 1982 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 1982 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 1982 NAIA women's basketball tournament References Category:NAIA men's basketball championship Tournament NAIA men's basketball tournament NAIA men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Missouri Category:Basketball competitions in Kansas City, Missouri