1964 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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The 1964 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri
. The 27th annual NAIA
basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format . It was the first time the leading rebounder was also the leading scorer, Lucious Jackson of runner-up Pan American (Texas). Lucious was also named tournament Most Valuable Player, which made him the third player to receive the award back to back.
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
. The 27th annual NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format . It was the first time the leading rebounder was also the leading scorer, Lucious Jackson of runner-up Pan American (Texas). Lucious was also named tournament Most Valuable Player, which made him the third player to receive the award back to back.
Awards and honors
- Leading scorer: Lucious Jackson, Pan American (Texas); 5 games, 54 field goals, 16 free throws, 124 total points (24.8 points per game)
- Leading rebounder: Lucious Jackson, Pan American (Texas); 5 games, 67 rebounds (13.4 rebounds per game)
- Player of the Year: est. 1994
- Most tournament appearances: Georgetown (Ky.), 7th of 28, appearances to the NAIA Tournament
- Most rebounds; career ends: 180, Lucious Jackson, Pan American (Texas), (1962,63,64)
- All-time leading scorer; final 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 and Willis Reed, 16th Grambling (La.) (1961,63,64); 12 games 108 field goals 39 free throws 265 total points, 22.8 average per.
1964 NAIA bracket
- * denotes overtime.
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
- 1964 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament1964 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1964 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, 1964, and ended with the championship game on March 21 in Kansas...
- 1964 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament1964 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball TournamentThe 1964 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 1963-4 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...
- 1964 National Invitation Tournament1964 National Invitation TournamentThe 1964 National Invitation Tournament was the 1964 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....