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1979 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

Summary

College basketball tournament

Field	Value
Type	NAIA men's basketball tournament
Year	1979
ImageSize	150px
Caption	1979 NAIA Men's National Basketball Tournament
Teams	32
FinalFourArena	Kemper Arena
FinalFourCity	Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	Drury
TitleCount	1
ChampGameCount	1
ChampFFCount	1
RunnerUp	Henderson State
GameCount	2
RunnerFFCount	3
Semifinal1	Southwest Texas State
FinalFourCount1	4
Semifinal2	Midwestern State
FinalFourCount2	2
MVP	Lawrence Washington
MVPTeam	Drury
Hustle	Mike Carter
HustleSchool	Drury
Attendance	unknown

The 1979 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 42nd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.

Awards and honors

Leading scorer:
Leading rebounder:
Player of the Year: est. 1994

1979 NAIA bracket

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

| RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=Cameron (Okla.) | RD1-score01=76 | RD1-seed02=- | RD1-team02=Central State (Ohio) | RD1-score02=69

| RD1-seed03=- | RD1-team03=Southern Maine | RD1-score03=61 | RD1-seed04=16 | RD1-team04=Tri-State (Ind.) | RD1-score04=84

| RD1-seed05=9 | RD1-team05=St. John's (Minn.) | RD1-score05=83* | RD1-seed06=- | RD1-team06=West Virginia Wesleyan | RD1-score06=81

| RD1-seed07=- | RD1-team07=Kentucky State | RD1-score07=74 | RD1-seed08=8 | RD1-team08=Southwest Texas State | RD1-score08=78

| RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team09=Henderson State (Ark.) | RD1-score09=70 | RD1-seed10=- | RD1-team10=Point Park (Pa.) | RD1-score10=69

| RD1-seed11=- | RD1-team11=Central Wesleyan (S.C.) | RD1-score11=48 | RD1-seed12=12 | RD1-team12=Wisconsin-Eau Claire | RD1-score12=84

| RD1-seed13=13 | RD1-team13=Southern Tech (Ga) | RD1-score13=75 | RD1-seed14=- | RD1-team14=California State-Dominguez Hills | RD1-score14=66

| RD1-seed15=- | RD1-team15=Quincy (Ill.) | RD1-score15=77 | RD1-seed16=4 | RD1-team16=Birmingham–Southern (Ala.) | RD1-score16=75

| RD1-seed17=3 | RD1-team17=Drury (Mo.) | RD1-score17=69 | RD1-seed18=- | RD1-team18=Hanover (Ind.) | RD1-score18=60

| RD1-seed19=- | RD1-team19=LeMoyne-Owen (Tenn.) | RD1-score19=79 | RD1-seed20=14 | RD1-team20=Kearney State (Neb.) | RD1-score20=98

| RD1-seed21=11 | RD1-team21=High Point (N.C.) | RD1-score21=91 | RD1-seed22=- | RD1-team22=Oregon Tech | RD1-score22=62

| RD1-seed23=- | RD1-team23=Louisiana College | RD1-score23=69 | RD1-seed24=6 | RD1-team24=Briar Cliff (Iowa) | RD1-score24=83

| RD1-seed25=7 | RD1-team25=Central Washington | RD1-score25=83 | RD1-seed26=- | RD1-team26=Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | RD1-score26=62

| RD1-seed27=- | RD1-team27=Midwestern State (Tex.) | RD1-score27=64 | RD1-seed28=10 | RD1-team28=Grand Valley State (Mich.) | RD1-score28=63

| RD1-seed29=15 | RD1-team29=Norfolk State (Virginia) | RD1-score29=64 | RD1-seed30=- | RD1-team30=St. John Fisher(N.Y.) | RD1-score30=57

| RD1-seed31=- | RD1-team31=Marymount (Kan.) | RD1-score31=79 | RD1-seed32=2 | RD1-team32=Grand Canyon (Ariz.) | RD1-score32=74

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Cameron | RD2-score01=74* | RD2-seed02=16 | RD2-team02=Tri-State | RD2-score02=73

| RD2-seed03=9 | RD2-team03=St. John's | RD2-score03=75 | RD2-seed04=8 | RD2-team04=Southwest Texas State | RD2-score04=79

| RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team05=Henderson State | RD2-score05=84* | RD2-seed06=12 | RD2-team06=Wisconsin-Eau Claire | RD2-score06=78

| RD2-seed07=13 | RD2-team07=Southern Tech | RD2-score07=57 | RD2-seed08=- | RD2-team08=Quincy | RD2-score08=61

| RD2-seed09=3 | RD2-team09=Drury | RD2-score09=72 | RD2-seed10=14 | RD2-team10=Kearney State | RD2-score10=69

| RD2-seed11=11 | RD2-team11=High Point | RD2-score11=65 | RD2-seed12=6 | RD2-team12=Briar Cliff | RD2-score12=76

| RD2-seed13=7 | RD2-team13=Central Washington | RD2-score13=66 | RD2-seed14=- | RD2-team14=Midwestern State | RD2-score14=73

| RD2-seed15=15 | RD2-team15=Norfolk State | RD2-score15=77 | RD2-seed16=- | RD2-team16=Marymount | RD2-score16=87

| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Cameron | RD3-score01=73 | RD3-seed02=8 | RD3-team02=Southwest Texas State | RD3-score02=77*

| RD3-seed03=5 | RD3-team03=Henderson State | RD3-score03=70 | RD3-seed04=- | RD3-team04=Quincy | RD3-score04=69

| RD3-seed05=3 | RD3-team05=Drury | RD3-score05=89 | RD3-seed06=6 | RD3-team06=Briar Cliff | RD3-score06=84

| RD3-seed07=- | RD3-team07=Midwestern State | RD3-score07=77* | RD3-seed08=- | RD3-team08=Marymount | RD3-score08=76

| RD4-seed01=8 | RD4-team01=Southwest Texas State | RD4-score01=57 | RD4-seed02=5 | RD4-team02=Henderson State | RD4-score02=58

| RD4-seed03=3 | RD4-team03=Drury | RD4-score03=77 | RD4-seed04=- | RD4-team04=Midwestern State | RD4-score04=59

| RD5-seed01=5 | RD5-team01=Henderson State | RD5-score01=54 | RD5-seed02=3 | RD5-team02=Drury | RD5-score02=60

- denotes overtime.

Third-place game

The third-place game featured the losing national semifinalist teams to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.

| RD1-seed1=8 | RD1-team1=Southwest Texas State | RD1-score1=101 | RD1-seed2=- | RD1-team2=Midwestern State | RD1-score2=88

References

References

"NAIA.org".
[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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