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1981 NAIA men's basketball tournament

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1981 (1981) NAIA men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteKemper Arena,
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsBethany Nazarene (Okla.) (1st title, 1st title game,
1st Fab Four)
Runner-upAlabama – Huntsville (1st title game,
1st Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Coach of the yearKen Anderson (Wisconsin–Eau Claire)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
James Mundie (Alabama-Huntsville)
Chuck Taylor MVPGeorge Torres (Bethany Nazarene)
Top scorersTodd Thurman (Bethany Nazarene)
George Torres (Bethany Nazarene)
(104 points)
NAIA men's tournaments
«19801982»

The1981 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March atKemper Arena inKansas City, Missouri. The 44th annualNAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1] The championship game featuredBethany Nazarene College and theUniversity of Alabama in Huntsville. It was the first time that the championship game went into overtime. Bethany Nazarene edged out Alabama-Huntsville with the final score of 86-85 (OT). 1981 was also the first year the NAIA held a women's national basketball championship tournament. For the second time since1963, the year the award was established, there was a tie for the leading scorer. Todd Thurman and George Torres both scored 104 over the course of the 1981 tournament. There have been no ties since. And for the first time since the Coach of the Year Award was established, Ken Anderson, won Coach of the Year for the second time. No other coach has won the award twice.

Awards and honors

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  • Leading scorers; tie:Todd Thurman, Bethany Nazarene (Okla.); 5 games, 42 field goals, 20 free throws, totaling 104 points (averaging 20.8 points per game);George Torres, Bethany Nazarene (Okla.); 5 games, 33 field goals, 38 free throws, totaling 104 points (averaging 20.8 points per game)
  • Leading rebounder:Ricky Knight, Alabama-Huntsville. In 5 games, 62 total rebounds (averaging 12.4 rebounds per game)
  • Player of the Year:est. 1994
  • All-time leading scorer; second appearance:Tony Carr 13th, Wisconsin–Eau Claire (1979,80,81,82); 15 games, 114 field goals, 45 free throws, totaling 273 points (18.2 average points per game).[2]

1981 NAIA bracket

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First roundSecond roundElite EightNAIA national semifinalsNAIA national championship
               
1Briar Cliff (Iowa)76
-Fairmont State (W. Virginia)67
1Briar Cliff46
16Hillsdale53
-Dominican (N.Y.)64
16Hillsdale (Mich.)70
16Hillsdale65
TOP TIER
-Midwestern State64
9Western New Mexico55
-Midwestern State (Texas)56
-Midwestern State104
-Lincoln Memorial87
-Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.)71
8Rockhurst (Mo.)68
16Hillsdale60
5Alabama-Huntsville65
5Alabama-Huntsville105
-Norfolk State (Virginia)75
5Alabama-Huntsville67
12Oregon College62
-Xavier (La.)66
12Oregon College98
5Alabama-Huntsville94
TOP TIER
-Hanover74
13Henderson State (Ark.)50
-South Carolina-Spartanburg61
-South Carolina-Spartanburg60
-Hanover72
-Hanover (Ind.)66
4Fort Hays State (Kan.)64
5Alabama-Huntsville85*
6Bethany Nazarene86
3Augsburg (Minn.)56
-Drury (Mo.)54
3Augsburg81
14Kearney State77
-Campbellsville (Ky.)96
14Kearney State (Neb.)108
3Augsburg69
BOTTOM TIER
6Bethany Nazarene84
11Southern Tech (Ga.)82
-Franklin Pierce (N.H.)75
-Southern Tech58
6Bethany Nazarene88
-Chicago State (Ill.)63
6Bethany Nazarene (Okla.)69
6Bethany Nazarene62
2Wisconsin–Eau Claire54
7Huron (S.D.)59
-Gardner–Webb (N. C.)52
7Huron52
10Biola50
-Central Washington42
10Biola (California)57
7Huron29
BOTTOM TIER
2Wisconsin–Eau Claire35
15Cedarville (Ohio)57
-Waynesburg (Pa.)60
-Waynesburg21
2Wisconsin–Eau Claire22
-St. Mary's (Texas)59
2Wisconsin–Eau Claire61
  •  * denotes overtime.

Third-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
   
16Hillsdale60
2Wisconsin–Eau Claire90

See also

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References

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  1. ^"NAIA.org". Archived fromthe original on May 1, 2009. RetrievedMay 17, 2020.
  2. ^NAIA Championship HistoryArchived 2011-05-23 at theWayback Machine
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2021–present)
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