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1955 NAIA basketball tournament

1955 men's basketball tournament

1955 men's basketball tournament

FieldValue
TypeNAIA men's basketball tournament
Year1955
Teams32
FabFourArenaMunicipal Auditorium
FabFourCityKansas City, Missouri
ChampionsEast Texas State
TitleCount1st
ChampGameCount1st
ChampFFCount2nd
RunnerFFCount2nd
RunnerUpSoutheastern State (OK)
GameCount2nd
Semifinal1Western Illinois State
FinalFourCount12nd
Semifinal2Arkansas Tech
FinalFourCount22nd
COTYLeroy Morley
COTYSchoolWestern Illinois
MVPJim Miller
MVPTeamEast Texas State
Attendanceunknown

The 1955 NAIA basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 18th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.

The 1955 tournament featured four of the all-time leading scorers, two single-game best tournament performances, and most free throws made in tournament history.

The championship game featured East Texas State (now Texas A&M-Commerce) and Southeastern Oklahoma State. East Texas State defeated SEOSU, 71–54. The other teams in the NAIA Semifinals were Western Illinois State and Arkansas Tech. The Leathernecks defeated the Wonder Boys for the third place title, 77–74.

Awards and honors

Many of the records set by the 1955 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
  • Player of the Year est. 1994
  • Most free throws made; single game: 24 free throws made by Joe Miller of Alderson-Broaddus (W.Va.) in a game verses Quincy (Ill.).
  • Most free throws made; career: 120 free throws made by Jim Spivey of Southeastern Oklahoma State (1954,55,56,57).
  • All-time single game performances: 5th Joe Miller of Alderson-Broaddus (W.Va.) vs. Quincy (Ill.). Miller scored 12 field goals and 24 free throws, totaling 48 points.
  • All-time single game performances: 12th Paul Brownlee of Steubenville (Ohio) vs. Southeastern Oklahoma. Brownlee scored 16 field goals and 14 free throws, totaling 46 points.
  • All-time scoring leader; first appearance: Bennie Swain 6th, Texas Southern (1955,56,57,58), 15 games, 119 field goals, 64 free throws, totaling 302 points, 20.1 average per game.
  • All-time scoring leader; second appearance: James Spivey, 4th Southeastern Oklahoma State (1954,55,56,57), 13 games, 133 field goals, 120 free throws, totaling 386 points, 29.7 average per game.
  • All-time scoring leaders; final 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; James Miller, 18th, East Texas State (1953,54,55), 13 games, 103 field goals, 40 free throws, totaling 246 points, 18.9 average per game.

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=Western Illinois State | RD1-score01=76 | RD1-team02=Regis | RD1-score02=60

| RD1-team03=NE Missouri State | RD1-score03=82 | RD1-team04=Georgetown (KY) | RD1-score04=70

| RD1-team05=Texas Southern | RD1-score05=102 | RD1-team06=Adrian | RD1-score06=83

| RD1-team07=Gustavus Adolphus | RD1-score07=78 | RD1-team08=Wayland | RD1-score08=58

| RD1-team09=Steubenville | RD1-score09=79 | RD1-team10=Mississippi Southern | RD1-score10=62

| RD1-team11=Louisiana Tech | RD1-score11=94 | RD1-team12=Coe | RD1-score12=65

| RD1-team13=Southeastern State (OK) | RD1-score13=120 | RD1-team14=Middle Tennessee State | RD1-score14=67

| RD1-team15=Nebraska Wesleyan | RD1-score15=86 | RD1-team16=Geneva | RD1-score16=80*

| RD1-team17=Southwestern (KS) | RD1-score17=83 | RD1-team18=Loyola Los Angeles | RD1-score18=79

| RD1-team19=East Texas State | RD1-score19=68 | RD1-team20=Portland State | RD1-score20=55

| RD1-team21=Florida State | RD1-score21=93 | RD1-team22=Montana State | RD1-score22=84

| RD1-team23=Beloit | RD1-score23=88 | RD1-team24=Whitworth | RD1-score24=75

| RD1-team25=Quincy | RD1-score25=84 | RD1-team26=St. Francis (NY) | RD1-score26=82

| RD1-team27=Alderson–Broaddus | RD1-score27=100 | RD1-team28=Minot State | RD1-score28=72

| RD1-team29=Arkansas Tech | RD1-score29=96 | RD1-team30=New Haven State | RD1-score30=71

| RD1-team31=Atlantic Christian | RD1-score31=95 | RD1-team32=Evansville | RD1-score32=88

| RD2-team01=Western Illinois State | RD2-score01=86 | RD2-team02=NE Missouri State | RD2-score02=85

| RD2-team03=Texas Southern | RD2-score03=55 | RD2-team04=Gustavus Adolphus | RD2-score04=67

| RD2-team05=Steubenville | RD2-score05=90 | RD2-team06=Louisiana Tech | RD2-score06=65

| RD2-team07=Southeastern State | RD2-score07=106 | RD2-team08=Nebraska Wesleyan | RD2-score08=69

| RD2-team09=Southwestern (KS) | RD2-score09=78 | RD2-team10=East Texas State | RD2-score10=94

| RD2-team11=Florida State | RD2-score11=88 | RD2-team12=Beloit | RD2-score12=110

| RD2-team13=Quincy | RD2-score13=84 | RD2-team14=Alderson–Broaddus | RD2-score14=88

| RD2-team15=Arkansas Tech | RD2-score15=93 | RD2-team16=Atlantic Christian | RD2-score16=74

| RD3-team01=Western Illinois State | RD3-score01=50 | RD3-team02=Gustavus Adolphus | RD3-score02=49

| RD3-team03=Southeastern State | RD3-score03=96 | RD3-team04=Steubenville | RD3-score04=77

| RD3-team05=East Texas State | RD3-score05=66 | RD3-team06=Beloit | RD3-score06=57

| RD3-team07=Arkansas Tech | RD3-score07=93 | RD3-team08=Alderson–Broaddus | RD3-score08=74

| RD4-team01=Western Illinois State | RD4-score01=61 | RD4-team02=Southeastern State | RD4-score02=68

| RD4-team03=East Texas State | RD4-score03=81 | RD4-team04=Arkansas Tech | RD4-score04=66

| RD5-team01=Southeastern State | RD5-score01=54 | RD5-team02=East Texas State | RD5-score02=71

| RD5-team03=Western Illinois State | RD5-score03=77 | RD5-team04=Arkansas Tech | RD5-score04=74

    • denotes overtime.

References

References

  1. "NAIA.org".
  2. [http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mensd1champhistory.pdf NAIA Championship History] {{webarchive. link. (2008-05-15)
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