The 1960 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at
Municipal Auditorium in
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri, abbreviated KC or KCMO, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by List of cities in Missouri, population and area. The city lies within Jackson County, Missouri, Jackson, Clay County, Missouri, Clay, and Pl ...
. The 23rd annual
NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.
The pivotal game in this year's tournament was in the semifinals round when #4
Westminster College knocked off the three time defending national champions #1
Tennessee State University
Tennessee State University (Tennessee State, Tenn State, or TSU) is a public historically black land-grant university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1912, it is the only state-funded historically black university in Tennes ...
. This ended the 18 tournament win streak. As of 2017, it is still the tournament's longest win streak. Tennessee State would then play in the 3rd-place game where they easily defeated
William Jewell College
William Jewell College is a private liberal arts college in Liberty, Missouri, United States. It was founded in 1849 by members of the Missouri Baptist Convention and endowed with $10,000 by William Jewell. It was associated with the Missouri ...
100-65. (William Jewell's highest finish in the DI tournament, as of 2010).
Westminster went to the championship game and was defeated by
Southwest Texas State 44-66. The Bobcats finish with their first national championship, after being in the NAIA Final Four two previous times,
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, ...
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1959
Events
January
* January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance.
* January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...
, both finishing 3rd.
Awards and honors
Many of the records set by the 1960 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later:
*Leading scorer: est. 1963
*Leading rebounder: est. 1963
*Player of the Year: est. 1994
*Most consecutive tournament victories; record ends: ''18 overall; 3 in 1960'', Tennessee State,
1957
Events January
* January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany.
* January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch.
* January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
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59-60
*Top single-game performances: ''Charles Sharp, 16th'', Southwest Texas State vs. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, In that game Sharp scored 15 field goals and 14 free throws, totaling 44 points.
*All-time leading scorer; first 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.
*All-time leading scorer; final appearance: ''Charles Sharp, 5th'' Southwest Texas State (1957,59,60) 12 games, 118 field goals, 69 free throws, 305 total points, 25.4 average per game.
1960 NAIA bracket
* * denotes each overtime.
3rd-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
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1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
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1960 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
References
{{NAIA men's basketball tournament
NAIA men's basketball championship
Tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
NAIA men's basketball tournament
NAIA men's basketball tournament