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1946 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1946 NAIA basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 9th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. The championship game was won by Southern Illinois when the Salukis defeated the Indiana State Sycamores, 49-40. Central Missouri State, the original National Champions, and first back-to-back National Champions, played in their final NAIA tournament, although they remained an NAIA member for another decade, leaving in the mid 1950s to join the NCAA. The Mules appeared seven tournaments recording an overall record of 13 wins and 6 losses. The Mules won two National Championships in 1937 and 1938 and finishing in 4th place in 1942. Awards and honors Many of the records set by the 1945 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later: *Leading scorer est. 1963 *Leading rebounder est. 1963 *Charles Stevenson Hustle Award est. 1958 *Coach of the Yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City)
Municipal Auditorium is a multi-purpose facility located in Kansas City, Missouri. It opened in 1935 and features Streamline Moderne and Art Deco architecture and architectural details. Background Municipal Auditorium was the first building built as part of the "Ten-Year Plan", a bond program that passed by a 4 to 1 margin in 1931. The campaign was run by the Civic Improvement Committee chaired by Conrad H. Mann. Other buildings in the plan included the Kansas City City Hall and the Kansas City branch of the Jackson County Courthouse. The plan was championed by most local politicians including Thomas Pendergast and provided Pendergast with many patronage opportunities during the Great Depression. Municipal Auditorium replaced Convention Hall which was directly across the street and was torn down for parking to create what is now called the Barney Allis Plaza. The streamline moderne architecture was designed by the lead architectural firm of Alonzo H. Gentry, Voskamp & Neville. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augsburg Auggies
Augsburg University is a private university in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. It was founded in 1869 as a Norwegian-American Lutheran seminary known as Augsburg Seminarium. Today, the university enrolls approximately 3,000 undergraduate students and 800 graduate students. The university is known for its emphasis on service learning; volunteering in the community is both an instructional strategy and a required part of a student's coursework. History Augsburg was founded as a seminary by Norwegian Lutherans. It was named after the Augsburg Confession of 1530, the primary confession of faith presented by Lutherans in Augsburg, Germany, and contained in the ''Book of Concord'' of 1580. Augsburg Seminarium opened in September 1869, in Marshall, Wisconsin. Three years later, by 1873, it moved to Minneapolis, changing its name to The Norwegian Danish Evangelical Lutheran Augsburg Seminary to reflect the name of the chu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm Men's Basketball
The Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm (also Southeastern Savage Storm and SOSU Savage Storm), formerly known as the Savages until 2006, are the athletic teams that represent Southeastern Oklahoma State University, located in Durant, Oklahoma, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Savage Storm compete as members of the Great American Conference for all 10 varsity sports. Varsity teams List of teams Men's sports * Baseball * Basketball * Football * Golf * Rodeo * Tennis Women's sports * Basketball * Cross Country * Rodeo * Softball * Tennis * Volleyball National championships Team (1) Individual sports Baseball Southeastern's Baseball team has made 11 College World Series appearances, has had the most (66) All-American honors of any college baseball program in the state of Oklahoma, and 64 players have gone on to play professionally. The 2000 team won the NCAA Division II Baseball National Championship. Alumni * Brett Butler, major league baseball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Basketball
The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball program, nicknamed the Dunkin' Dogs, represents intercollegiate men's basketball at Louisiana Tech University. The program competes in Conference USA in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and plays home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana. Talvin Hester is in his first season as the Bulldogs' head coach. History Conference affiliations *1925–1939: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association *1939–1948: Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference *1948–1971: Gulf States Conference *1971–1987: Southland Conference *1987–1991: American South Conference *1991–2001: Sun Belt Conference *2001–2013: Western Athletic Conference *2013–present: Conference USA Championships Conference regular season championships Conference tournament championships Postseason NCAA Division I Tournament results The Bulldogs have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament five times. Their comb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Washington Eagles Men's Basketball
The Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represents Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big Sky Conference, of which it has been a member since 1987. Key statistics Head Coaches Postseason NCAA tournament results The Eagles have appeared in three NCAA tournaments, with a combined record of 0–3. National Invitation Tournament results The Eagles have appeared in two National Invitation Tournaments, with a combined record of 1-2. College Basketball Invitational results The Eagles have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational three times, with a combined record of 1–3. The Basketball Classic results The Eagles have appeared in The Basketball Classic one time. Their record is 0–1. NAIA tournament results The Eagles appeared in the NAIA Tournament five times, with a combined record of 6–5. All-time NBA Draft selections Awards Associated Press All-Americans * Alv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montana State Bobcats Men's Basketball
The Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represents Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big Sky Conference. They play their home games at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. Montana State began varsity intercollegiate competition in men's basketball in 1902. The Bobcats were retroactively recognized as the pre- NCAA tournament national champion for the 1928–29 season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll and the Helms Athletic Foundation. Cat Thompson played for the Bobcats from 1926-1930 and was a four year all American and 1929 Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year. Postseason NCAA tournament results The Bobcats have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 0–4. NIT results The Bobcats have appeared in two National Invitation Tournament The National Invitational Tournament (NIT) is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Asso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Iowa Panthers Men's Basketball
The Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represents the University of Northern Iowa located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. UNI is currently a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. Postseason results NCAA Division I Tournament Northern Iowa has made the NCAA tournament eight times. The Panthers have a record of 5–8. NCAA Division II Tournament NIT Tournament history Northern Iowa has made the NIT twice, with a record of 2-2. CIT Tournament history Other tournaments * NAIA National Tournament appearances: 1946, 1948, 1949, and 1953 (2–4 combined tournament record) *Competed in the 2007 World University Games as Team USA (finished ninth) Coaching history Ben Jacobson era Jacobson's biggest coaching accomplishment to date was in the 2009–10 season, when the Panthers made a run into the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament highlighted by an upset of top national seed Kansas. ESPN.com columnist Pat Forde called the Panthers' win "the biggest tourney upset in y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Arkansas Bears Basketball
: ''For information on all University of Central Arkansas sports, see Central Arkansas Bears and Sugar Bears'' : ''For information about the Central Arkansas women's team, see Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball.'' The Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represents the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. UCA currently plays in the ASUN Conference, which it joined in 2021 after 15 seasons as a member of the Southland Conference. The Bears play home games at the Farris Center located on the UCA campus in Conway, Arkansas and are currently led by interim head coach Anthony Boone. The school was formerly known as Arkansas State Teachers School and the State College of Arkansas. Prior to competition at the NCAA Division I level, the Bears also competed in the NAIA and NCAA Division II. Postseason NCAA Division II Tournament NAIA Tournament The Bears have appeared in 15 NAIA tournaments. Their combined record is 13–16. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morningside Mustangs
Morningside University is a private university affiliated with the United Methodist Church and located in Sioux City, Iowa. Founded in 1894 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, Morningside University has 21 buildings on a campus in Sioux City (area population 143,157 in 2008.). The Morningside College Historic District, which includes most of the campus, is on the National Register of Historic Places. Morningside College officially became Morningside University on June 1, 2021. History A group of Sioux City business leaders and Methodist ministers established the University of the Northwest in 1889 to provide educational, cultural and economic growth in the community. with The location of the campus was the northern section of the farm of Edwin C. Peters, the founder of the suburb of Morningside. The university was plagued with financial problems, and it became a victim of the financial Panic of 1893. It closed in 1894, the same year that the Methodist Episcopal Church incorpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nevada Wolf Pack Men's Basketball
The Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball program is a college basketball team that represents the University of Nevada, Reno. The team is currently a member of the Mountain West Conference, which is a Division I conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The program began in 1913 and has won 23 regular season conference championships and five conference tournament championships. Nevada won a CBI Title in 2016 vs. Morehead State 2–1 in the series. Background information *Year founded: 1913 *Location: Reno, Nevada *School Colors: Navy and Silver *School Founded: October 12, 1874 *Nickname: Wolf Pack *Conference: Mountain West Conference *Arena: Lawlor Events Center (11,536) *Head Coach: Steve Alford Conference affiliations *No affiliation (1913, 1921–1924, 1940–1953) *Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) (1914–1920) *Far Western Conference (FWC) (1925–1939, 1954–1969) *West Coast Athletic Conference (WCAC) (1970–1979) *Big Sky Conference (BS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin–Eau Claire Blugolds
The University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire Blugolds (casually known as the UW-Eau Claire Blugolds) are the athletic teams of the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire. The Blugolds athletic teams compete in NCAA Division III. National championships Team Individual teams Football The Blugolds Have won ten conference titles. Basketball Cross country The Blugolds have been national champions in cross country (1984, 2009, 2015). Ice hockey The Blugolds have been national champions in Ice Hockey (1984, 2013). Notable athletes * Roman Brumm, NFL player * Ryan Brunt, curling athlete * Kevin Fitzgerald, NFL player * Alex Hicks, NHL player * Paul Menard, NASCAR driver * Mike Ratliff, NBA player * Frank Schade, NBA player * Lee Weigel, NFL player * Reed Zuehlke Reed Zuehlke, born Reed Johann Zuehlke on October 26, 1960 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin., was an athlete from the United States in the ski jumping competition at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid and the 1984 Wint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Texas A&M Buffaloes Men's Basketball
The West Texas A&M Buffaloes, also known as the WTAMU Buffaloes or WT Buffaloes, and formerly West Texas State Buffaloes and WTSU Buffaloes, are the athletic teams that represent West Texas A&M University, located in Canyon, Texas, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Buffaloes, colloquially known as the Buffs (men) and Lady Buffs (women), compete as members of the Lone Star Conference for all 14 varsity sports. West Texas A&M was a member of the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association from 1941 to 1961. The football team won a conference championship in 1950. The Buffs were members of the Missouri Valley Conference from 1972 to 1985. Varsity sports Men's sports * Baseball * Basketball * Cross Country * Football * Golf * Soccer * Track & Field Women's sports * Basketball * Cross Country * Golf * Soccer * Softball * Track & Field * Volleyball National championships Team Individual teams Football The football team plays its home games at Bain-Schaff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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