The 1997 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at
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. The 60th annual
NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.
Awards and honors
*Leading scorers:
*Leading rebounder:
*Player of the Year: Juergen Malbeck (Hawaii Pacific).
NAIA Championship History
1997 NAIA bracket
* * denotes overtime.
See also
*1997 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
The 1997 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 1996–97 basketba ...
*1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1997, and ended with the champion ...
* 1997 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
*1997 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
The 1997 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 23rd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the Unit ...
*1997 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
The 1997 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its Division II members in the United States and Canada for the 1996–97 basketbal ...
References
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Tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
NAIA Men's Basketball Championship
NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
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NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
Naia or NAIA may refer to:
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* National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
* NAIA Softball Championship
* NAIA Volleyball Championship
* NAIA World Series
* NAIA Wrestling Championship
* NAIA lacrosse
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