1952 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament August 2023October 2023 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1952 150px 1952 NAIA Basketball Tournament 32 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Southwest Missouri State 1st 1st 1st 4th Murray State 2nd Southwest Texas State 1st Portland 1st Bennie Purcell Murray State unknown The 1952 NAIA basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 15th 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 In 1952, the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball (NAIB) changes its name to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)NAIA History https://web.archive.org/web/20111121185725/http://www.naiahoops.com/page/history.php November 21, 2011 The championship game featured Southwest Missouri State, now Missouri State University, who defeated Murray State, 73–64. Finishing out the NAIA Final Four, and playing for the 3rd place game were Southwest Texas State, now Texas State University–San Marcos, and Portland. The Bears of Southwest Missouri State defeated the Pilots of Portland, 78–68. A notorious game happened in the first round between Morningside and Pepperdine. There was a tournament record of forty personal fouls between the two teams in one game. Incidentally, Morningside would win the game 84 to 80. Awards and honors Many of the records set by the 1952 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 Most personal fouls in one game: 40, Pepperdine (Calif.) vs. Morningside (Iowa) All-time scoring leader; first appearance: E.C. O'Neal, 9th, Arkansas Tech (1952,53,54,55), 13 games, 122 field goals, 43 free throws, totaling 287 points, 22.1 average per game. All-time scoring leaders; third 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 Montana State 82 American International 66 Hamline 91 Tampa 65 Portland 84 Findlay 82 Memphis State 60 Baltimore 39 West Texas State 88 West Liberty State 69 Murray State 72 Centenary (LA) 46 Whitworth 71 Whitewater State 60 Millikin 101 Elon 69 Southwest Missouri State 87 Chadron State 66 Indiana State 79 Fairleigh Dickinson 72 Morningside 84 Pepperdine 80 Eastern Illinois State 113 Huron 78 Utah State 85 Clarion State 68 Lawrence Tech 97 Washburn 80 New Mexico A&M 86 Mississippi Southern 70 Southwest Texas State 97 Arkansas Tech 53 Montana State 72 Hamline 85 Portland 72 Memphis State 48 West Texas State 73* Murray State 75 Whitworth 72 Millikin 71 Southwest Missouri State 82 Indiana State 64 Morningside 98 Eastern Illinois State 93 Utah State 63 Lawrence Tech 72 New Mexico A&M 52 Southwest Texas State 69 Hamline 65 Portland 75 Murray State 81 Whitworth 69 Southwest Missouri State 87 Morningside 74 Lawrence Tech 57 Southwest Texas State 65 Portland 57 Murray State 58 Southwest Missouri State 70 Southwest Texas State 67** Murray State 64 Southwest Missouri State 73 Portland 68 Southwest Texas State 78  *  denotes each overtime. See also 1952 NCAA basketball tournament 1952 National Invitation Tournament References Category:NAIA men's basketball championship Tournament NAIA men's basketball tournament NAIA men's basketball tournament