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1963 NAIA basketball tournament

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The 1963 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held March 11–16 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 26th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1] This tournament did not feature any games going into overtime. This was the first tournament to feature a Leading Scorer, and Leading Rebounder awards. They were presented to Mel Gibson, Willis Reed and Lucious Jackson respectively. In the inaugural year of the Leading Scorer award, there was a tie. This would not happen again until 1981.

1963 NAIA men's basketball tournament
Season1962–63
Teams32
Finals siteMunicipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsPan American (Texas) (1st title, 1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Runner-upWestern Carolina (N.C.) (1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Semifinalists
Coach of the yearFred Hodby (Grambling (La.))
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Gil Luttrell (Carson–Newman (Tenn.))
MVPLucious Jackson (Pan American (Texas))
Top scorersMel Gibson (Western Carolina)
Willis Reed (Grambling (La.))
(137 points)
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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.[2]

1963 NAIA bracket

First roundSecond roundElite EightNAIA national semifinalsNAIA national championship
               
1Grambling State (La.)76
-Arkansas Tech59
1Grambling State56
-Athens45
-Athens (Ala.)72
16Central Connecticut State71
1Grambling State79
TOP TIER
9Carson-Newman70
9Carson-Newman (Tenn.)83
-Rider (N.J.)57
9Carson-Newman70
8Indiana State63
-Parsons College (Iowa)77
8Indiana State78
1Grambling State83
12Pan American90
5Howard Payne (Tex.)66
-Stetson (Fla.)68
-Stetson41
12Pan American64
-Peru State College (Neb.)48
12Pan American (Tex.)83
12Pan American99
TOP TIER
13Northern Michigan73
13Northern Michigan72
-California Western52
13Northern Michigan101
-Central State (Ohio)87
-Central State (Ohio)71
4Oklahoma Baptist70
12Pan American73
10Western Carolina62
3Winston-Salem State (N.C.)60
-Transylvania (Ky.)64
-Transylvania80
14Lewis & Clark88
-Oshkosh State (Wis.)74
14Lewis & Clark (Ore.)75
14Lewis & Clark57
BOTTOM TIER
10Western Carolina77
7Western Illinois81
-Miles College (Ala.)84
-Miles86
10Western Carolina107
-Eastern Montana61
10Western Carolina (N.C.)64
10Western Carolina100
-Fort Hays State84
11Alliance College (Penn.)76
-Yankton College (S.D.)68
11Alliance53
6Rockhurst64
-Pacific Lutheran (Wash.)77
6Rockhurst (Mo.)83
6Rockhurst76
BOTTOM TIER
15Fort Hays State96
15Fort Hays State (Kan.)95
-Eastern New Mexico69
15Fort Hays State82
2Augsburg71
-West Virginia State57
2Augsburg College (Minn.)67

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.

NAIA third-place game
   
1Grambling State107
15Fort Hays State86

See also

References

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