1960 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament August 2023 October 2023 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1960 150px 1960 NAIA Men's National Basketball Tournament 32 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Southwest Texas State 1st 1st 3rd Westminster (Pa.) 1st 1st Tennessee State 4th William Jewell (Mo.) 1st Milt Jowers Southwest Texas State Charles Sharp Southwest Texas State Chuckie Davis Westminster (Pa.) unknown The 1960 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 23rd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.http://naia.cstv.com/ NAIA.org 2020-05-16 https://archive.today/20120714173433/http://naia.cstv.com/ 2012-07-14 dead The pivotal game in this year's tournament was in the semifinals round when #4 Westminster College knocked off the three time defending national champions #1 Tennessee State University. This ended the 18 tournament win streak. As of 2017, it is still the tournament's longest win streak. Tennessee State would then play in the 3rd-place game where they easily defeated William Jewell College 100–65. (William Jewell's highest finish in the DI tournament, as of 2010). Westminster went to the championship game and was defeated by Southwest Texas State 44–66. The Bobcats finish with their first national championship, after being in the NAIA Final Four two previous times, 1952, 1959, both finishing 3rd. Awards and honors Many of the records set by the 1960 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; record ends: 18 overall; 3 in 1960, Tennessee State, 1957-58-59-60 Top single-game performances: Charles Sharp, 16th, Southwest Texas State vs. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, In that game Sharp scored 15 field goals and 14 free throws, totaling 44 points. All-time leading scorer; first appearance: Hershell West, 15th Grambling (La.) (1960,61,63), 13 games, 116 field goals, 37 free throws, 269 total points, 20.7 average per game. All-time leading scorer; final appearance: Charles Sharp, 5th Southwest Texas State (1957,59,60) 12 games, 118 field goals, 69 free throws, 305 total points, 25.4 average per game.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBBDIChampionshipHistory1223.pdf NAIA Championship History archived via WebCite 2009-05-05 2011-05-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20110523103053/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBBDIChampionshipHistory1223.pdf dead 1960 NAIA bracket First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship TOP TIER TOP TIER BOTTOM TIER BOTTOM TIER 1 Tennessee State 102 - Midwestern (Texas) 83 - Valley City State (N.D.) 84 16 West Virginia Wesleyan 109 9 Pittsburg State (Kan.) 61 - Findlay (Ohio) 76 - Oakland City (Ind.) 85* 8 Wofford (S.C.) 86 5 Hamline (Minn.) 88 - Florence State (Ala.) 83** - Arkansas A&M 64 12 Western Washington State 53 13 Whittier (Calif.) 77 - Ferris Institute (Mich.) 71 - Maryland State 63 4 Westminster (Pa.) 64 3 Southern Illinois 71 - Oklahoma Baptist 75 - New Mexico Highlands 96 14 Nebraska Wesleyan 90 7 Stetson (Fla.) 66 - William Jewell (Mo.) 68 - Parsons (Iowa) 67 10 Christian Brothers (Tenn.) 65 11 Villa Madonna (Ky.) 94 - College of Idaho 70 - Central Connecticut State 68 6 Grambling State (La.) 92 15 Willamette (Ore.) 71 - Savannah State (Ga.) 85 - Oshkosh State (Wis.) 69 2 Southwest Texas State 93 1 Tennessee State 84 16 West Virginia Wesleyan 79 - Findlay 73 8 Wofford 80 5 Hamline 89 - Arkansas A&M 76 13 Whittier 50 4 Westminster 59 - Oklahoma Baptist 67 - New Mexico Highlands 77 - William Jewell 73 - Parsons 71 11 Villa Madonna 97 6 Grambling State 113 - Savannah State 88 2 Southwest Texas State 101 1 Tennessee State 75 8 Wofford 60 - Hamline 59 4 Westminster 62 - New Mexico Highlands 62 - William Jewell 67 6 Grambling State 68 2 Southwest Texas State 76 1 Tennessee State 38 4 Westminster 39 - William Jewell 44 2 Southwest Texas State 82 4 Westminster 44 2 Southwest Texas State 66  * denotes each overtime. 3rd-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 1 Tennessee State 100 - William Jewell 65 See also 1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1960 NCAA College Division basketball tournament References Category:NAIA men's basketball championship Tournament NAIA men's basketball tournament NAIA men's basketball tournament