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1956 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

FieldValue
TypeNAIA men's basketball tournament
Year1956
ImageSize150px
Teams32
FabFourArenaMunicipal Auditorium
FabFourCityKansas City, Missouri
ChampionsMcNeese State
TitleCount1st
ChampGameCount1st
ChampFFCount1st
RunnerFFCount1st
RunnerUpTexas Southern
GameCount1st
Semifinal1Pittsburg State
FinalFourCount12nd
Semifinal2Wheaton (IL)
FinalFourCount21st
COTYJohn Lance
COTYSchoolPittsburg State
MVPBill Reigel
MVPTeamMcNeese State
Attendanceunknown

The 1956 NAIA basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 19th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. 1956 would be the last tournament with unseeded teams.

The championship game featured McNeese State University and Texas Southern University. It was the first and only appearance for the McNeese State made in the NAIA tournament. The Cowboys beat the Tigers, 60–55.

The third-place game featured Pittsburg State who defeated the Wheaton Thunder, 77–70. This tournament featured six all-time leading scorers.

Awards and honors

Many of the records set by the 1956 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
  • Top single-game performances: Jim Spivey of Southeastern Oklahoma vs State Georgia Southern. Spivey scored 17 field goals 9 free throws, totaling 43 points.
  • Most free throws made; career: 120 free throws made by Jim Spivey of Southeastern Oklahoma State (1954,55,56,57).
  • All-time leading scorers; first appearance: Dick Barnett, 3rd, Tennessee State (1956,57,58,59) 18 games, 186 field goals, 79 free throws, 451 total points 25.1 average per game, Charles Curtis, 8th, Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) (1956,57,58,59) 14 games 101 field goals, 85 free throws, 287 total points, 20.5 average per game, Roger Iverson, 20th, Pacific Lutheran (1956,57,58,59) 14 games, 109 field goals, 23 free throws, 241 total points, 17.2 average per game, and John Barnhill, 21st, Tennessee State (1956,57,58,59) 17 games, 104 field goals, 27 free throws, 235 total points, 13.8 average per game.
  • All-time leading scorer; second appearance: Bennie Swain, 6th Texas Southern (1955,56,57,58) 15 games, 119 field goals, 64 free throws, 302 total points, 20.1 average per game.
  • All-time leading scorer; third appearance: James Spivey, 4th, Southeastern Oklahoma (1954,55,56,57) 13 games, 133 field goals, 120 free throws, 386 total points, 29.7 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=114 | RD1-team02=Eastern New Mexico | RD1-score02=87

| RD1-team03=Pacific Lutheran | RD1-score03=79 | RD1-team04=South Dakota State | RD1-score04=64

| RD1-team05=Georgia Teachers | RD1-score05=81 | RD1-team06=Southeastern State (OK) | RD1-score06=78

| RD1-team07=Pittsburg State | RD1-score07=77 | RD1-team08=Elon | RD1-score08=55

| RD1-team09=Eau Claire State | RD1-score09=84 | RD1-team10=Portland State | RD1-score10=76

| RD1-team11=Tennessee A&I State | RD1-score11=86 | RD1-team12=Indiana Central | RD1-score12=63

| RD1-team13=Central State (OH) | RD1-score13=67 | RD1-team14=Montana State | RD1-score14=66

| RD1-team15=McNeese State | RD1-score15=88 | RD1-team16=Georgetown (KY) | RD1-score16=65

| RD1-team17=Wheaton (IL) | RD1-score17=80 | RD1-team18=Kalamazoo (MI) | RD1-score18=60

| RD1-team19=Stephen F. Austin | RD1-score19=72 | RD1-team20=Coe | RD1-score20=64

| RD1-team21=Gustavus Adolphus | RD1-score21=80 | RD1-team22=East Tennessee State | RD1-score22=60

| RD1-team23=San Diego State | RD1-score23=77 | RD1-team24=Alderson-Broaddus | RD1-score24=64

| RD1-team25=Texas Southern | RD1-score25=108 | RD1-team26=Hastings | RD1-score26=81

| RD1-team27=Rockhurst | RD1-score27=81 | RD1-seed28=- | RD1-team28=Rider | RD1-score28=59

| RD1-team29=Midwestern (TX) | RD1-score29=87 | RD1-team30=American International | RD1-score30=70

| RD1-team31=Geneva | RD1-score31=74 | RD1-team32=Arkansas Tech | RD1-score32=69

| RD2-team01=Western Illinois State | RD2-score01=72 | RD2-team02=Pacific Lutheran | RD2-score02=67

| RD2-team03=Georgia Teachers | RD2-score03=72 | RD2-team04=Pittsburg State | RD2-score04=99

| RD2-team05=Eau Claire State | RD2-score05=61 | RD2-team06=Tennessee A&I State | RD2-score06=62

| RD2-team07=Central State (OH) | RD2-score07=74 | RD2-team08=McNeese State | RD2-score08=87

| RD2-team09=Wheaton (IL) | RD2-score09=74 | RD2-team10=Stephen F. Austin | RD2-score10=66

| RD2-team11=Gustavus Adolphus | RD2-score11=69 | RD2-team12=San Diego State | RD2-score12=60

| RD2-team13=Texas Southern | RD2-score13=64 | RD2-team14=Rockhurst | RD2-score14=61

| RD2-team15=Midwestern (TX) | RD2-score15=93 | RD2-team16=Geneva | RD2-score16=75

| RD3-team01=Western Illinois State | RD3-score01=76 | RD3-team02=Pittsburg State | RD3-score02=83

| RD3-team03=Tennessee A&I State | RD3-score03=68 | RD3-team04=McNeese State | RD3-score04=76

| RD3-team05=Wheaton (IL) | RD3-score05=90 | RD3-team06=Gustavus Adolphus | RD3-score06=73

| RD3-team07=Texas Southern | RD3-score07=85 | RD3-team08=Midwestern (TX) | RD3-score08=82

| RD4-team01=Pittsburg State | RD4-score01=72 | RD4-team02=McNeese State | RD4-score02=78

| RD4-team03=Wheaton (IL) | RD4-score03=73 | RD4-team04=Texas Southern | RD4-score04=82

| RD5-team01=McNeese State | RD5-score01=60 | RD5-team02=Texas Southern | RD5-score02=55

| RD5-team03=Pittsburg State | RD5-score03=77 | RD5-team04=Wheaton (IL) | RD5-score04=70

References

References

  1. "NAIA.org".
  2. [http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBBDIChampionshipHistory1223.pdf NAIA Championship History] {{webarchive. link. (2011-05-23)
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