1983 NAIA men's basketball tournament

1983 (1983) NAIA men's basketball tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Kemper Arena; Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	College of Charleston (1 title, 1 title game,; 1 Fab Four)
Runner-up	West Virginia Wesleyan (1 title game,; 1 Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Fort Hays State (3 Final Four); Chaminade (1 Final Four);
Charles Stevenson; Hustle Award	Raymond Lee (Fort Hays State)
Chuck Taylor MVP	Steve Yetman (Charleston)
NAIA men's tournaments
«1982	1984»

The 1983 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 46th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.^[1]

Awards and honors edit

Leading scorers:
Leading rebounder:
Player of the Year: est. 1994.^[2]

Bracket edit

First round			Second round			Elite Eight			NAIA national semifinals			NAIA national championship

1	Chaminade	90

	Alabama Huntsville	72
			1	Chaminade	82

			16	Saginaw Valley State	65
16	Saginaw Valley State	65

	Lincoln (PA)	59
						1	Chaminade	63
TOP TIER
							Liberty Baptist	60
9	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	77

	Point Loma	50
				Liberty Baptist	64

			9	Wisconsin Stevens Point	62
	Liberty Baptist	77

8	Catawba	67
									1	Chaminade	65

									12	College Charleston	66
5	Panhandle State	68*

	North Georgia	67
			5	Panhandle State	62

			12	College of Charleston	64*
	St. John's (MN)	43

12	College of Charleston	67
						12	College of Charleston	67
TOP TIER
							Santa Fe	62
13	Texas Wesleyan	72

	Point Park	55
				Santa Fe	71

			13	Texas Wesleyan	65
	Santa Fe	76

4	Cumberland (KY)	65
												12	College Charleston	57

												14	West Virginia Wesleyan	53
3	Chicago State	76

	Tri-State	65
			3	Chicago State	70

			14	West Virginia Wesleyan	87
	Husson	49

14	West Virginia Wesleyan	65
						14	West Virginia Wesleyan	86
BOTTOM TIER
						11	Carson Newman	78
11	Carson-Newman	114

	Northern State (SD)	81
			11	Carson-Newman	75

			6	St. Mary's (TX)	70
	Kearney State	71

6	St. Mary's (TX)	81
									14	West Virginia Wesleyan	71

									10	Fort Hays State	56
7	St. Thomas Aquinas	56

	Drury	45
			7	Fort Hays State	72

			10	St. Thomas Aquinas	67
	Southern Arkansas	65										NAIA third-place game

10	Fort Hays State	71
						7	Fort Hays State	74				1	Chaminade	76
BOTTOM TIER
						15	Loras	71				10	Fort Hays State	85
15	Loras	85

	William Carey	78
			15	Loras	67

				Salem	65
	Salem (WV)	65

2	Walsh	63

* denotes overtime.

References edit

^ "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
^ NAIA Championship History Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2020.

[2] NAIA Championship History Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine

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1983 NAIA men's basketball tournament

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