The 1950 NAIA basketball tournament was held in March at
Municipal Auditorium in
Kansas City, Missouri. The 13th annual
NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.
The championship game featured
Indiana State
Indiana State University (ISU) is a public university in Terre Haute, Indiana. It was founded in 1865 and offers over 100 undergraduate majors and more than 75 graduate and professional programs. Indiana State is classified among "D/PU: Doctor ...
and
East Central State. It was the first time these two teams had met in the tournament history. The Sycamores defeated the Tigers, 61-57.
This would be Indiana State's highest finish in their 12 career appearances in the NAIA tournament. Winning the championship puts them in a unique group to place 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. Also Indiana State finally gets a win after 2 times as runner-up. Uniquely,
Indiana State
Indiana State University (ISU) is a public university in Terre Haute, Indiana. It was founded in 1865 and offers over 100 undergraduate majors and more than 75 graduate and professional programs. Indiana State is classified among "D/PU: Doctor ...
has finished as the National Runner-up in the NAIA (
1946 and
1948
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), the NCAA Division I (
1979
Events
January
* January 1
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) and the NCAA Division II (
1968
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Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechos ...
) tournaments.
Awards and honors
Many of the records set by the 1950 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
*All-Tournament Team: Len Rzeszewski, Dan Dimich, Don McDonald - Indiana State; Stacey Howell,
Claude Overton
Claudell Overton (December 16, 1927 – April 29, 1996) was an American professional basketball player. Overton was selected in the fifth round (52nd overall) of the 1950 NBA draft by the Washington Capitols after a collegiate career at East Ce ...
- East Central (Okla)
*Coach of the Year est. 1954
*Player of the Year est. 1994
*All-time scoring leaders; first appearance: ''Lloyd Thorgaard, 10th'', Hamline (Minn.) (1950,51,52,53), 15 games, 111 field goals, 61 free throws, 283 total points, 18.9 average per game; ''James Fritsche, 14th'', Hamline (Minn.) (1950,51,52,53), 15 games, 113 field goals, 46 free throws, 272 total points, 18.1 average per game.
*All-time scoring leader; final appearance: ''Harold Haskins, 12th,'' Hamline (Minn.) (1947,48,49,50), 14 games, 104 field goals, 72 free throws, 280 total points, 20.0 average per game.
NAIA Championship History
Bracket
* * Denotes overtime.
See also
* 1950 NCAA basketball tournament
The 1950 NCAA basketball tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA college basketball. It began on March 23, 1950, and ended with the championship game on March 28 in New Y ...
* 1950 National Invitation Tournament
The 1950 National Invitation Tournament was the 1950 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. For the only time in history, the same school won both the NIT and NCAA tournaments as CCNY took both championships, beating Bradley i ...
References
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NAIA Men's Basketball Championship
Tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
NAIA men's basketball tournament
NAIA men's basketball tournament