1948 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament August 2023October 2023 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1948 150px 1948 NAIA national basketball tournament 32 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Louisville 1st 1st 1st 2nd Indiana State 2nd Hamline 3rd Xavier 1st Duane Klueh Indiana State unknown Duane Klueh Indiana State 96 The 1948 NAIA basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 11th 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 Louisville beating Indiana State, 82–70. The only school to have won national titles in both the NAIA and NCAA Division I is Louisville. Uniquely, Indiana State has finished as the National Runner-up in the NAIA (1946 and 1948), the NCAA Division I (1979) and the NCAA Division II (1968) tournaments. Indiana State won the NAIA in 1950. The tournament was the first intercollegiate postseason to feature a black student-athlete, Clarence J. Walker of Indiana State under coach John Wooden. Wooden had withdrawn from the 1947 tournament because the NAIB would not allow Walker to play.Keefer Zak Indiana basketball player broke racial barrier, changed game forever https://eu.indystar.com/story/sports/college/2017/03/15/private-pain-clarence-walker/99144560/ January 5, 2019 Indianapolis Star March 16, 2017 en Awards and honors Many of the records set by the 1948 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later: Leading scorer est. 1963 Leading rebounder est. 1963 Charles Stevenson Hustle Award est. 1958 Coach of the Year est. 1954 Player of the Year est. 1994 All-time scoring leader; second appearance: Harold Haskins, 12th, Hamline (Minn.) (1947,48,49,50), 14 games, 104 field goals, 72 free throws, 280 total points, 20.0 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 - Marshall 72 - Peru State 53 - San Jose State 64 - Iowa State Teachers 58 - Brigham Young 66 - Delta State 61* - Indiana State 72 - St. Francis (PA) 40 - Southern Illinois 54 - Southern Oregon State 50 - Manhattan 65 - Arkansas State Teachers 60 - Gonzaga 46 - Texas Wesleyan 45 - Hamline 85 - Mercer 41 - Louisville 63 - South Dakota State 60 - Emporia State 65 - Loyola Maryland 57 - Lawrence Tech 76 - Appalachian State 48 - Beloit 84 - East Central State 60 - Connecticut Teachers 63 - Montana 52 - Xavier (OH) 67 - Northwestern State (LA) 43 - Mankato State 49 - Denver 46 - Arizona State-Tempe 68 - NE Missouri State 66 - Marshall 72* - San Jose State 74 - Brigham Young 68 - Indiana State 82 - Southern Illinois 42 - Manhattan 52 - Gonzaga 55 - Hamline 70 - Louisville 82 - Emporia State 66 - Lawrence Tech 62 - Beloit 78 - Connecticut Teachers 35 - Xavier 57 - Mankato State 54 - Arizona State-Tempe 53 - San Jose State 52 - Indiana State 59 - Manhattan 51 - Hamline 60 - Louisville 85 - Beloit 76 - Xavier 63 - Mankato State 50 - Indiana State 66 - Hamline 65* - Louisville 56 - Xavier 49 - Indiana State 70 - Louisville 82 - Hamline 59 - Xavier 58  * denotes overtime. See also 1948 NCAA basketball tournament 1948 National Invitation Tournament References Category:NAIA men's basketball championship Tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Kansas City, Missouri Category:1948 in sports in Missouri Category:March 1948 sports events in the United States