The 1963 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held March 11–16 at
Municipal Auditorium in
Kansas City, Missouri. The 26th annual
NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. This tournament did not feature any games going into overtime. This was the first tournament to feature a Leading Scorer, and Leading Rebounder awards. They were presented to Mel Gibson, Willis Reed and Lucious Jackson respectively. In the inaugural year of the Leading Scorer award, there was a tie. This would not happen again until
1981
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Awards and honors
*Leading scorers; tie: ''Mel Gibson'', Western Carolina (N.C.) 5 games, 60 field goals 17 free throws 137 total points (27.4 average points per game) and ''Willis Reed'', Grambling (La.) 5 games, 58 field goals, 21 free throws, 137 total points (27.4 average points per game)
*Leading rebounder: ''Lucious Jackson'', Pan American (Texas), 5 games, 93 rebounds (18.6 rebounds per game)
*Player of the Year: est. 1994
*Most rebounds; career continues: ''180'', Lucious Jackson, Pan American (Texas), (1962,63,64)
*All-time leading scorer; second appearance: ''Lucious Jackson, 7th'' Pan American (Texas) (1962,63,64), 12 games, 117 field goals, 67 free throws, 301 total points, 25.0 average per game; ''Willis Reed, 16th'' Grambling (La.) (1961,63,64), 12 games 108 field goals 39 free throws 265 total points, 22.8 average per
*All-time leading scorer; final 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.
NAIA Championship History
1963 NAIA bracket
Third-place game
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.
See also
* 1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
The 1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 9, 1963, and en ...
* 1963 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
The 1963 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1962–6 ...
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