The 1942 NAIA basketball tournament was held in March at
Municipal Auditorium in
Kansas City, Missouri. The 6th annual
NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.
The championship game featured
Hamline beating
Southeastern State (OK), 33–31.
Awards and honors
Many of the records set by the 1942 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 Year est. 1954
*Player of the Year est. 1994
NAIA Championship History archived via WebCite
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Bracket
* * denotes overtime.
See also
* 1942 NCAA basketball tournament
The 1942 NCAA basketball tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 20, 1942, and ended with the championship game on Marc ...
* 1942 National Invitation Tournament
The 1942 National Invitation Tournament was the 1942 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 8 teams selected for the tournament.
References
{{NAIA men's basketball tournament
NAIA Men's Basketball Championship
Tournament
1942 in sports in Missouri