1982 NAIA men's basketball tournament

The 1982 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 45th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. South Carolina-Spartanburg became the champion.[1]

1982 (1982) NAIA men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsSouth Carolina-Spartanburg (1 title, 1 title game,
1 Fab Four)
Runner-upBiola (1 title game,
1 Fab Four)
Semifinalists
  • Hampton (1 Final Four)
  • Kearney State (2 Final Four)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Warren Ellis (Biola)
Chuck Taylor MVPMike Gibson (South Carolina-Spartanburg)
NAIA men's tournaments
«19811983»

Awards and honors

  • Leading scorers:
  • Leading rebounder:
  • Player of the Year: est. 1994.[2]

1982 NAIA bracket

First roundSecond roundElite EightNAIA national semifinalsNAIA national championship
               
1Biola (Calif.)69
-West Virginia Tech66
1Biola62
16Quincy56
16Quincy (Ill.)95
-Cedarville (Ohio)65
1Biola42
TOP TIER
-Saginaw Valley40
9Southern Tech (Ga.)84
-Paul Quinn (Tex.)79
-Saginaw Valley67
9Southern Tech61
-Saginaw Valley (Mich.)60
8Stephen F. Austin State (Tex.)48
1Biola84
-Kearney State75
5David Lipscomb (Tenn.)87
-Kearney State (Neb.)92
-Kearney State77
12Hanover76
-Westminster (Pa.)39
12Hanover (Ind.)49
-Kearney State97
TOP TIER
4Western Oregon95
13Western New Mexico58
-Briar Cliff (Iowa)59*
4Western Oregon63
-Briar Cliff55
-Missouri Western State66
4Western Oregon76
1Biola38
14South Carolina Spartanburg51
3Xavier (La.)57
-St. Mary’s (Tex.)73
-St. Mary’s (TX)53
14South Carolina Spartanburg63
-Franklin Pierce (N.H.)62
14South Carolina Spartanburg75
14South Carolina Spartanburg76
BOTTOM TIER
6Wisconsin Eau Claire64
11St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.)72
-Washburn (Kan.)68
11St. Thomas Aquinas77
6Wisconsin Eau Claire91
-Mary (N.D.)73
6Wisconsin-Eau Claire74
14South Carolina Spartanburg68
-Hampton Institute54
7Catawba (N.C.)75
-Moorhead State (Minn.)82
-Morehead State61
10Henderson State70
-Birmingham-Southern (Ala.)52
10Henderson State (Ark.)53
10Henderson State66
BOTTOM TIER
-Hampton Institute70
15Central Washington74
-Cumberland (Ky.)65
15Central Washington49
-Hampton Institute63
-Hampton Institute (Va.)65
2Oklahoma Christian64
  •  * denotes overtime.

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
   
-Hampton Institute98
-Kearney State94

See also

References