The 2004 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Men's Division I 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 ...
. This was the 67th annual
NAIA DI basketball tournament and featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. This was the third year the tournament was held in Kansas City. The 2004 NAIA national championship game featured the #1 ranked Cougars of Mountain State and the #6 ranked Eagles of
Concordia University (CA). This match up was a repeat of the
2003 tournament. The Cougars defeated the Eagles 74–70. The other teams that rounded out the NAIA national semifinals were
Georgetown College (KY) and
University of Mobile
The University of Mobile is a private Baptist university in Prichard, Alabama, in Mobile County. It is affiliated with the Alabama Baptist Convention (Southern Baptist Convention).
History
The university was founded in 1961 by the Alabama ...
, respectively.
Awards and honors
*Leading scorer: Zach Moss, Mountain State – in 5 games, Moss scored a total of 138 points, including 54 field goals and 30 free throws, averaging 27.6 points per game
*Leading rebounder:
Nick VanderLaan, Concordia (CA) – in 5 games, VanderLaan recorded 71 rebounds at 14.2 per game
*Most consecutive tournament appearances: 13 – Georgetown (KY)
*Most tournament appearances: Georgetown (KY) – 23rd of 28 appearances in the NAIA Tournament
NAIA Championship History
2004 NAIA bracket
* * denotes overtime.
See also
* 2004 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
*2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 2004, and ended with the champions ...
*2004 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
The 2004 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament was the 48th annual single-elimination tournament, single-elimination NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament, tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II (NCA ...
* 2004 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
* 2004 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
References
{{NAIA men's basketball tournament
NAIA men's basketball championship
Tournament
A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:
# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament