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1939 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

Summary

College basketball tournament

FieldValue
TypeNAIA men's basketball tournament
Year1939
ImageSize150px
Teams32
FabFourArenaMunicipal Auditorium
FabFourCityKansas City, Missouri
ChampionsSouthwestern (KS)
TitleCount1st
ChampGameCount1st
ChampFFCount2nd
RunnerUpSan Diego State
GameCount1st
RunnerFFCount1st
Semifinal1Glenville State
FinalFourCount11st
Semifinal2Peru State
FinalFourCount21st
MVPEdgar Hinshaw
MVPTeamSouthwestern (Kan.)
Attendanceunknown

The 1939 NAIA basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 3rd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. This was also the year the NCAA basketball tournament was started.

This tournament also featured the lowest-scoring game in tournament history between Loras College (Iowa) and Central Missouri State University, the two-time champions. Loras scored a total of 16 points, a tournament low as well, Central Missouri State won the game with a total score of 20. The total combined score of the game was 36, resulting in the all-time lowest scoring game in tournament history.

New Mexico A&M and Mississippi College were selected for the tournament, but did not make the trip to Kansas City. They were replaced by Wayne State and Culver-Stockton respectively. Notre Dame had also been given an invite to compete, but because of scheduling conflicts, the Fighting Irish declined.

The championship game featured Southwestern (KS) defeat San Diego State by a score of 32-31. It would be the closest final score until the 1981 tournament which ended in overtime with a score of 86-85. (1939, 1981, and 2016 are the only three years a team has won by one point, to date.)

This year the NAIA awarded the first Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player Award. The first award went to Edgar Hinshaw of Southwestern College

Awards and honors

Many of the records set by the 1939 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
  • Fewest points by team; single game: 16, Loras (Iowa) vs. Central Missouri State 20.
  • Fewest points in a tournament Game; both teams: 36 total; Central Missouri State vs. Loras (Iowa) (20-16).

Bracket

| RD2-group1=**TOP TIER ** | RD2-group2=**TOP TIER ** | RD2-group3=**BOTTOM TIER ** | RD2-group4=**BOTTOM TIER **

| team-width = 170 | score-width = 30

| RD1-team01=Wayne (MI) | RD1-score01=55 | RD1-team02=Anderson (IN) | RD1-score02=26

| RD1-team03=Glenville State | RD1-score03=49 | RD1-team04=Simpson | RD1-score04=34

| RD1-team05=St. Ambrose | RD1-score05=37 | RD1-team06=New Mexico Mines | RD1-score06=22

| RD1-team07=Dakota Wesleyan | RD1-score07=41 | RD1-team08=West Texas State | RD1-score08=38

| RD1-team09=Southwestern (KS) | RD1-score09=39 | RD1-team10=Eau Claire State | RD1-score10=30

| RD1-team11=Westminster (MO) | RD1-score11=33 | RD1-team12=Delta State | RD1-score12=32

| RD1-team13=NW Missouri State | RD1-score13=35 | RD1-team14=Wayne State (NE) | RD1-score14=20

| RD1-team15=Culver-Stockton | RD1-score15=53 | RD1-team16=Winona State | RD1-score16=40

| RD1-team17=Central Missouri State | RD1-score17=20 | RD1-team18=Columbia (IA) | RD1-score18=16

| RD1-team19=Augustana (IL) | RD1-score19=49 | RD1-team20=Northwestern State (LA) | RD1-score20=43

| RD1-team21=Trinity (TX) | RD1-score21=44 | RD1-team22=Alfred Holbrook | RD1-score22=41

| RD1-team23=Peru State | RD1-score23=55 | RD1-team24=High Point | RD1-score24=46

| RD1-team25=Murray State | RD1-score25=43 | RD1-team26=Jordan | RD1-score26=37

| RD1-team27=Central State (OK) | RD1-score27=50 | RD1-team28=Manchester | RD1-score28=53

| RD1-team29=San Diego State | RD1-score29=49 | RD1-team30=Northern State | RD1-score30=25

| RD1-team31=SW Missouri State | RD1-score31=45 | RD1-team32=East Texas State | RD1-score32=68

| RD2-team01=Wayne (MI) | RD2-score01=50 | RD2-team02=Glenville State | RD2-score02=56

| RD2-team03=St. Ambrose | RD2-score03=42 | RD2-team04= Dakota Wesleyan | RD2-score04=21

| RD2-team05=Southwestern (KS) | RD2-score05=37 | RD2-team06= Westminster (MO) | RD2-score06=31

| RD2-team07=NW Missouri State | RD2-score07=30 | RD2-team08=Culver-Stockton | RD2-score08=24

| RD2-team09=Central Missouri State | RD2-score09=32 | RD2-team10=Augustana (IL) | RD2-score10=29

| RD2-team11=Trinity (TX) | RD2-score11=42* | RD2-team12=Peru State | RD2-score12=48

| RD2-team13=Murray State | RD2-score13=39 | RD2-team14=Manchester | RD2-score14=42

| RD2-team15=San Diego State | RD2-score15=41 | RD2-team16=East Texas State | RD2-score16=36

| RD3-team01=Glenville State | RD3-score01=52 | RD3-team02=St. Ambrose | RD3-score02=42

| RD3-team03=Southwestern (KS) | RD3-score03=53 | RD3-team04=NW Missouri State | RD3-score04=37

| RD3-team05=Peru State | RD3-score05=45 | RD3-team06=Central Missouri State | RD3-score06=31

| RD3-team07=Manchester | RD3-score07=41 | RD3-team08=San Diego State | RD3-score08=49

| RD4-team01=Glenville State | RD4-score01=37 | RD4-team02=Southwestern (KS) | RD4-score02=46

| RD4-team03=Peru State | RD4-score03=39 | RD4-team04=San Diego State | RD4-score04=49

| RD5-team01=Southwestern (KS) | RD5-score01=32 | RD5-team02=San Diego State | RD5-score02=31

| RD5-team03=Glenville State | RD5-score03=73 | RD5-team04=Peru State | RD5-score04=49

    • denotes overtime.

References

References

  1. [http://www.naia.org//SportSelect.dbml?&&DB_OEM_ID=27900&SPID=100296&SPSID=646078 NAIA.org]
  2. "Field for cage event is complete".
  3. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110523103053/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBBDIChampionshipHistory1223.pdf NAIA Championship History archived via WebCite]
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