1938 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament
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The 1938 NAIA basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in
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. The second annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. This was the first tournament to expand to 32 teams. The tournament featured the only forfeit in tournament history when
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due to not showing up. The first-round game between Delta State University (Miss.) and Drury gave the first overtime in tournament history. Delta State beat Drury College 52–51 in one overtime. The championship game featured Central Missouri State defending their first national championship over Roanoke, making them the first team to win back-to-back titles. It would be the last year without a Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player Award.


Awards and honors

Many of the records set by the 1938 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later: *Leading scorer est. 1963 *Leading rebounder est. 1963 *Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player est. 1939 *Charles Stevenson Hustle Award est. 1958 *Coach of the Year est. 1954 *Player of the Year est. 1994NAIA Results
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Bracket

*  * denotes overtime. *  † denotes forfeit.


See also

* 1938 National Invitation Tournament


References

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1938 in sports in Missouri