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1970 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

Summary

College basketball tournament

FieldValue
TypeNAIA men's basketball tournament
Year1970
ImageSize150px
Caption1970 NAIA Men's National Basketball Tournament
Teams32
FinalFourArenaMunicipal Auditorium
FinalFourCityKansas City, Missouri
ChampionsKentucky State
TitleCount1st
ChampGameCount1st
ChampFFCount1st
RunnerUpCentral Washington
GameCount1st
RunnerFFCount3rd
Semifinal1Eastern New Mexico
FinalFourCount12nd
Semifinal2Guilford
FinalFourCount21st
COTYDean Nicholson
COTYSchoolCentral Washington
MVPGreg Hyder
MVPTeamEastern New Mexico
HustleDavid Allen
HustleSchoolCentral Washington
Attendanceunknown
TopScorerTravis Grant
TopScorerTeamKentucky State
Points137

The 1970 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 33rd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.

Kentucky State would win the first of three straight National Championship titles, becoming the second team to win three in a row, and the third team to win three titles.

The 3rd-place game would go into overtime for the second time in tournament history. The 6th seeded Eastern New Mexico State Greyhounds beat the 8th seeded Guilford Quakers 77-72 in one overtime.

Awards and honors

  • Leading scorer: Travis Grant, Kentucky State; 5 games, 57 field goals, 23 free throws, 137 total points (27.4 average points per game)
  • Leading rebounder: Elmore Smith, Kentucky State & Greg Hyder, Eastern New Mexico; 5 games, 65 rebounds, (13 average rebounds per game)
  • Player of the Year: est. 1994
  • Most field goals made; career; 223; Travis Grant, Kentucky State, (1970, 71, 72)
  • Most career points; individual: 518, Travis Grant, Kentucky State, (1970, 71, 72)
  • All-time leading scorer; first appearance: Travis Grant, 1st (1970, 71, 72) 15 games, 223 field goals, 72 free throws, 518 points (34.5 average points per game)

1970 NAIA bracket

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

| RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=Stephen F. Austin (TX) | RD1-score01=100 | RD1-seed02=- | RD1-team02=South Carolina State | RD1-score02=86

| RD1-seed03=- | RD1-team03=Monmouth (NJ) | RD1-score03=64 | RD1-seed04=16 | RD1-team04=Augusta State (GA) | RD1-score04=85

| RD1-seed05=9 | RD1-team05=Eastern Michigan | RD1-score05=108 | RD1-seed06=- | RD1-team06=East Central State (Okla.) | RD1-score06=85

| RD1-seed07=- | RD1-team07=Wayne State (Neb.) | RD1-score07=73 | RD1-seed08=8 | RD1-team08=Guilford (N.C.) | RD1-score08=90

| RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team09=Central State (Ohio) | RD1-score09=69 | RD1-seed10=- | RD1-team10=St. Thomas (Minn.) | RD1-score10=60

| RD1-seed11=- | RD1-team11=Wiley (Tex.) | RD1-score11=77 | RD1-seed12=12 | RD1-team12=Drury (Mo.) | RD1-score12=75

| RD1-seed13=13 | RD1-team13=Eau Claire State (Wis.) | RD1-score13=88 | RD1-seed14=- | RD1-team14=Eastern Montana | RD1-score14=81

| RD1-seed15=- | RD1-team15=Illinois Wesleyan | RD1-score15=56 | RD1-seed16=4 | RD1-team16=Kentucky State | RD1-score16=64

| RD1-seed17=3 | RD1-team17=Central Washington State | RD1-score17=77 | RD1-seed18=- | RD1-team18=St. Benedict's (Kan.) | RD1-score18=65

| RD1-seed19=- | RD1-team19=Northern State (S.D.) | RD1-score19=78 | RD1-seed20=14 | RD1-team20=Wartburg (Iowa) | RD1-score20=91

| RD1-seed21=11 | RD1-team21=Hanover (Ind.) | RD1-score21=88 | RD1-seed22=- | RD1-team22=Arkansas Tech | RD1-score22=94

| RD1-seed23=- | RD1-team23=Whittier (Calif.) | RD1-score23=66 | RD1-seed24=6 | RD1-team24=Eastern New Mexico | RD1-score24=80

| RD1-seed25=7 | RD1-team25=Jackson State (Miss.) | RD1-score25=89 | RD1-seed26=- | RD1-team26=Campbell (N.C.) | RD1-score26=65

| RD1-seed27=- | RD1-team27=Linfield (Ore.) | RD1-score27=72 | RD1-seed28=10 | RD1-team28=Northeast Louisiana | RD1-score28=78

| RD1-seed29=15 | RD1-team29=Morris Harvey (W.Va.) | RD1-score29=99 | RD1-seed30=- | RD1-team30=Western New England (Mass.) | RD1-score30=76

| RD1-seed31=- | RD1-team31=California State (Pa.) | RD1-score31=67 | RD1-seed32=2 | RD1-team32=Maryland State | RD1-score32=101

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Stephen F. Austin | RD2-score01=74 | RD2-seed02=16 | RD2-team02=Augusta State | RD2-score02=71

| RD2-seed03=9 | RD2-team03=Eastern Michigan | RD2-score03=85 | RD2-seed04=8 | RD2-team04=Guilford | RD2-score04=89

| RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team05=Central State (Ohio) | RD2-score05=83 | RD2-seed06=- | RD2-team06=Wiley | RD2-score06=77

| RD2-seed07=13 | RD2-team07=Eau Claire State | RD2-score07=65 | RD2-seed08=4 | RD2-team08=Kentucky State | RD2-score08=73

| RD2-seed09=3 | RD2-team09=Central Washington State | RD2-score09=66 | RD2-seed10=14 | RD2-team10=Wartburg | RD2-score10=58

| RD2-seed11=- | RD2-team11=Arkansas Tech | RD2-score11=81 | RD2-seed12=6 | RD2-team12=Eastern New Mexico | RD2-score12=84

| RD2-seed13=7 | RD2-team13=Jackson State | RD2-score13=90 | RD2-seed14=10 | RD2-team14=Northeast Louisiana | RD2-score14=83

| RD2-seed15=15 | RD2-team15=Morris Harvey | RD2-score15=78 | RD2-seed16=2 | RD2-team16=Maryland State | RD2-score16=88

| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Stephen F. Austin | RD3-score01=94 | RD3-seed02=- | RD3-team02=Guilford | RD3-score02=100

| RD3-seed03=5 | RD3-team03=Central State (Ohio) | RD3-score03=56 | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-team04=Kentucky State | RD3-score04=66

| RD3-seed05=3 | RD3-team05=Central Washington State | RD3-score05=72 | RD3-seed06=7 | RD3-team06=Jackson State | RD3-score06=70

| RD3-seed07=6 | RD3-team07=Eastern New Mexico | RD3-score07=76 | RD3-seed08=2 | RD3-team08=Maryland State | RD3-score08=74*

| RD4-seed01=- | RD4-team01=Guilford | RD4-score01=90 | RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-team02=Kentucky State | RD4-score02=108

| RD4-seed03=3 | RD4-team03=Central Washington State | RD4-score03=54 | RD4-seed04=6 | RD4-team04=Eastern New Mexico | RD4-score04=53

| RD5-seed01=4 | RD5-team01=Kentucky State | RD5-score01=79 | RD5-seed02=3 | RD5-team02=Central Washington State | RD5-score02=71

    • denotes overtime.

Third-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.

| RD1-seed1=- | RD1-team1=Guilford | RD1-score1=72* | RD1-seed2=6 | RD1-team2=Eastern New Mexico | RD1-score2=77

References

References

  1. "NAIA.org".
  2. NAIA. "NAIA Championship History".
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