1970 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament August 2023October 2023 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1970 150px 1970 NAIA Men's National Basketball Tournament 32 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Kentucky State 1st 1st 1st Central Washington 1st 3rd Eastern New Mexico 2nd Guilford 1st Dean Nicholson Central Washington Greg Hyder Eastern New Mexico David Allen Central Washington unknown Travis Grant Kentucky State 137 The 1970 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 33rd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.NAIA.org http://naia.cstv.com https://web.archive.org/web/20090501033134/http://naia.cstv.com/ 2009-05-01 dead 2009-04-19 Kentucky State would win the first of three straight National Championship titles, becoming the second team to win three in a row, and the third team to win three titles. The 3rd-place game would go into overtime for the second time in tournament history. The 6th seeded Eastern New Mexico State Greyhounds beat the 8th seeded Guilford Quakers 77-72 in one overtime. Awards and honors Leading scorer: Travis Grant, Kentucky State; 5 games, 57 field goals, 23 free throws, 137 total points (27.4 average points per game) Leading rebounder: Elmore Smith, Kentucky State & Greg Hyder, Eastern New Mexico; 5 games, 65 rebounds, (13 average rebounds per game) Player of the Year: est. 1994 Most field goals made; career; 223; Travis Grant, Kentucky State, (1970, 71, 72) Most career points; individual: 518, Travis Grant, Kentucky State, (1970, 71, 72) All-time leading scorer; first appearance: Travis Grant, 1st (1970, 71, 72) 15 games, 223 field goals, 72 free throws, 518 points (34.5 average points per game)NAIA Championship History NAIA http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBBDIChampionshipHistory1223.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20110523103053/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBBDIChampionshipHistory1223.pdf 2011-05-23 dead 2009-04-19 1970 NAIA bracket First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship TOP TIER TOP TIER BOTTOM TIER BOTTOM TIER 1 Stephen F. Austin (TX) 100 - South Carolina State 86 - Monmouth (NJ) 64 16 Augusta State (GA) 85 9 Eastern Michigan 108 - East Central State (Okla.) 85 - Wayne State (Neb.) 73 8 Guilford (N.C.) 90 5 Central State (Ohio) 69 - St. Thomas (Minn.) 60 - Wiley (Tex.) 77 12 Drury (Mo.) 75 13 Eau Claire State (Wis.) 88 - Eastern Montana 81 - Illinois Wesleyan 56 4 Kentucky State 64 3 Central Washington State 77 - St. Benedict's (Kan.) 65 - Northern State (S.D.) 78 14 Wartburg (Iowa) 91 11 Hanover (Ind.) 88 - Arkansas Tech 94 - Whittier (Calif.) 66 6 Eastern New Mexico 80 7 Jackson State (Miss.) 89 - Campbell (N.C.) 65 - Linfield (Ore.) 72 10 Northeast Louisiana 78 15 Morris Harvey (W.Va.) 99 - Western New England (Mass.) 76 - California State (Pa.) 67 2 Maryland State 101 1 Stephen F. Austin 74 16 Augusta State 71 9 Eastern Michigan 85 8 Guilford 89 5 Central State (Ohio) 83 - Wiley 77 13 Eau Claire State 65 4 Kentucky State 73 3 Central Washington State 66 14 Wartburg 58 - Arkansas Tech 81 6 Eastern New Mexico 84 7 Jackson State 90 10 Northeast Louisiana 83 15 Morris Harvey 78 2 Maryland State 88 1 Stephen F. Austin 94 - Guilford 100 5 Central State (Ohio) 56 4 Kentucky State 66 3 Central Washington State 72 7 Jackson State 70 6 Eastern New Mexico 76 2 Maryland State 74* - Guilford 90 4 Kentucky State 108 3 Central Washington State 54 6 Eastern New Mexico 53 4 Kentucky State 79 3 Central Washington State 71  * 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 - Guilford 72* 6 Eastern New Mexico 77 See also 1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1970 NCAA College Division 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