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1960 NAIA basketball tournament

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1960NAIA men's basketball tournament
Season1959–60
Teams32
Finals siteMunicipal Auditorium,
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsSouthwest Texas State (1st title, 1st title game,
3rd Final Four)
Runner-upWestminster (Pa.) (1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Semifinalists
Coach of the yearMilt Jowers (Southwest Texas State)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Chuckie Davis (Westminster (Pa.))
MVPCharles Sharp (Southwest Texas State)
NAIA men's basketball tournament
«19591961»

The1960 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March atMunicipal Auditorium inKansas City, Missouri. The 23rd annualNAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1]

The pivotal game in this year's tournament was in the semifinals round when #4Westminster College knocked off the three time defending national champions #1Tennessee State University. This ended the 18 tournament win streak. As of 2017, it is still the tournament's longest win streak. Tennessee State would then play in the 3rd-place game where they easily defeatedWilliam Jewell College 100-65. (William Jewell's highest finish in the DI tournament, as of 2010).

Westminster went to the championship game and was defeated bySouthwest Texas State 44-66. The Bobcats finish with their first national championship, after being in the NAIA Final Four two previous times,1952,1959, both finishing 3rd.

Awards and honors

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Many of the records set by the 1960 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later:

  • Leading scorer: est. 1963
  • Leading rebounder: est. 1963
  • Player of the Year: est. 1994
  • Most consecutive tournament victories; record ends:18 overall; 3 in 1960, Tennessee State,1957-58-59-60
  • Top single-game performances:Charles Sharp, 16th, Southwest Texas State vs. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, In that game Sharp scored 15 field goals and 14 free throws, totaling 44 points.
  • All-time leading scorer; first 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.
  • All-time leading scorer; final appearance:Charles Sharp, 5th Southwest Texas State (1957,59,60) 12 games, 118 field goals, 69 free throws, 305 total points, 25.4 average per game.[2]

1960 NAIA bracket

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First roundSecond roundElite EightNAIA national semifinalsNAIA national championship
               
1Tennessee State102
-Midwestern (Texas)83
1Tennessee State84
16West Virginia Wesleyan79
-Valley City State (N.D.)84
16West Virginia Wesleyan109
1Tennessee State75
TOP TIER
8Wofford60
9Pittsburg State (Kan.)61
-Findlay (Ohio)76
-Findlay73
8Wofford80
-Oakland City (Ind.)85*
8Wofford (S.C.)86
1Tennessee State38
4Westminster39
5Hamline (Minn.)88
-Florence State (Ala.)83**
5Hamline89
-Arkansas A&M76
-Arkansas A&M64
12Western Washington State53
-Hamline59
TOP TIER
4Westminster62
13Whittier (Calif.)77
-Ferris Institute (Mich.)71
13Whittier50
4Westminster59
-Maryland State63
4Westminster (Pa.)64
4Westminster44
2Southwest Texas State66
3Southern Illinois71
-Oklahoma Baptist75
-Oklahoma Baptist67
-New Mexico Highlands77
-New Mexico Highlands96
14Nebraska Wesleyan90
-New Mexico Highlands62
BOTTOM TIER
-William Jewell67
7Stetson (Fla.)66
-William Jewell (Mo.)68
-William Jewell73
-Parsons71
-Parsons (Iowa)67
10Christian Brothers (Tenn.)65
-William Jewell44
2Southwest Texas State82
11Villa Madonna (Ky.)94
-College of Idaho70
11Villa Madonna97
6Grambling State113
-Central Connecticut State68
6Grambling State (La.)92
6Grambling State68
BOTTOM TIER
2Southwest Texas State76
15Willamette (Ore.)71
-Savannah State (Ga.)85
-Savannah State88
2Southwest Texas State101
-Oshkosh State (Wis.)69
2Southwest Texas State93
  •  * denotes each overtime.

3rd-place game

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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
   
1Tennessee State100
-William Jewell65

See also

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References

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  1. ^"NAIA.org". Archived fromthe original on July 14, 2012. RetrievedMay 16, 2020.
  2. ^"NAIA Championship History archived via WebCite"(PDF). Archived fromthe original(PDF) on May 23, 2011. RetrievedMay 5, 2009.
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