2010 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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The 2010 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament will be held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri
. The 73rd annual NAIA
basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format . In 2010, both Buffalo Funds and the City of Kansas City extended contracts with the NAIA to remain title sponsors and will keep the tournament in Kansas City at Municipal Auditorium until 2013 . This will be the second year that the Heart of America Conference will be the tournament host.
Georgetown College is making its 19th straight, and 29th overall tournament appearances, both tournament records.
The championship game featured two ranked teams for the first time since 2008
. The #3 Bison of Oklahoma Baptist University
held of the #13 Cougars of Azusa Pacific University
. Azusa Pacific’s Marshall Johnson grabbed Oklahoma Baptist's Dominique Johnson’s 2-point miss with nearly one second left, heaved a 10-foot fade-away; nothing but net. Azusa Pacific thought they had won the game, after review, the horn had sound prior to Johnson's shot giving the Bisons their 2nd NAIA championship since 1966
. 2010 was Azusa Pacific 2nd trip to the Championship game. In 2005
they also finished as the National Runner-Up.
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 73rd 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 . In 2010, both Buffalo Funds and the City of Kansas City extended contracts with the NAIA to remain title sponsors and will keep the tournament in Kansas City at Municipal Auditorium until 2013 . This will be the second year that the Heart of America Conference will be the tournament host.
Georgetown College is making its 19th straight, and 29th overall tournament appearances, both tournament records.
The championship game featured two ranked teams for the first time since 2008
2008 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2008 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held from March 19th to 25th at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri...
. The #3 Bison of Oklahoma Baptist University
Oklahoma Baptist University
Oklahoma Baptist University is a co-educational Christian liberal arts university located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and owned by the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma. Established in 1910, OBU is ranked No.2 among baccalaureate colleges in the western region in the 2010 U.S...
held of the #13 Cougars of Azusa Pacific University
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa Pacific University is a private, inter-denominational, evangelical Christian university located near Los Angeles in suburban Azusa, California. It was founded in 1899, with classes opening on March 3, 1900 in Whittier, California. It began offering degrees in 1939...
. Azusa Pacific’s Marshall Johnson grabbed Oklahoma Baptist's Dominique Johnson’s 2-point miss with nearly one second left, heaved a 10-foot fade-away; nothing but net. Azusa Pacific thought they had won the game, after review, the horn had sound prior to Johnson's shot giving the Bisons their 2nd NAIA championship since 1966
1966 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1966 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 29th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format . This tournament featured the game with the most points scored...
. 2010 was Azusa Pacific 2nd trip to the Championship game. In 2005
2005 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2005 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held from March 16 to 22 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The sixty-eighth annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format...
they also finished as the National Runner-Up.
Awards and honors
- Leading scorer:
- Leading rebounder:
- Most tournament appearances: Georgetown (Ky.), 29th of 30, appearances to the NAIA Tournament
2010 NAIA bracket
- * denotes overtime.
See also
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- 2010 NAIA Women’s Division II Basketball TournamentNAIA national women's basketball championshipThe National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Women's Basketball National Championship has been held annually since 1981. It was established one year before the NCAA Women's Basketball tournament. It was created to crown a women's national title for smaller colleges and universities. Since...
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- 2010 NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Tournament
- 2010 NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Tournament
- 2010 National Invitation Tournament2010 National Invitation Tournament-Arizona State Bracket:-Virginia Tech Bracket:-Mississippi State Bracket:-NIT Final Four - NIT Semifinals and NIT Championship Game:Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City-See also:*2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament...
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