The 1963 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

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. The 26th annual NAIA

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

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 basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format . This tournament did not feature any games going into overtime.

Awards and honors

• Leading scorers; tie: Mel Gibson, Western Carolina (N.C.) 5 games, 60 field goals 17 free throws 137 total points (27.4 average points per game) and Willis Reed, Grambling (La.) 5 games, 58 field goals, 21 free throws, 137 total points (27.4 average points per game)
• Leading rebounder: Lucious Jackson, Pan American (Texas), 5 games, 93 rebounds (18.6 rebounds per game)
• Player of the Year: est. 1994
• Most rebounds; career continues: 180, Lucious Jackson, Pan American (Texas), (1962,63,64)
• All-time leading scorer; second appearance: Lucious Jackson, 7th Pan American (Texas) (1962,63,64), 12 games, 117 field goals, 67 free throws, 301 total points, 25.0 average per game; Willis Reed, 16th Grambling (La.) (1961,63,64), 12 games 108 field goals 39 free throws 265 total points, 22.8 average per
• All-time leading scorer; final appearance: Hershell West, 15th Grambling (La.) (1960,61,63), 13 games, 116 field goals, 37 free throws, 269 total points, 20.7 average per game.

1963 NAIA bracket

3rd 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.

See also

• 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
  1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
  The 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 9, 1963, and ended with the championship game on March 23 in Louisville,...
  
  
• 1963 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
  1963 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
  The 1963 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1962-3 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...
  
  
• 1963 National Invitation Tournament
  1963 National Invitation Tournament
  The 1963 National Invitation Tournament was the 1963 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.-Selected teams:Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.-Brackets/Results:Below is the tournament bracket....