1996 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

1996 (1996) NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Mabee Center; Tulsa, Oklahoma
Champions	Oklahoma City (4 title, 4 title game,; 4 Fab Four)
Runner-up	Georgetown (KY) (2 title game,; 6 Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Lipscomb (3 Final Four); Belmont (1 Final Four);
Charles Stevenson; Hustle Award	Shannon Hoskins (Georgetown (KY))
Chuck Taylor MVP	Reggie Garrett (Oklahoma City)
NAIA Division I ; men's tournaments
«1995	1997»

The 1996 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 59th 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: Jason Cason (Birmingham Southern).^[2]

1996 NAIA bracket edit

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

1	Georgetown (KY)	116

-	North Georgia	68
			1	Georgetown (KY)	78

			-	Arkansas Tech	49
-	Arkansas Tech	68

-	Lewis–Clark State	60
						1	Georgetown (KY)	93
TOP TIER
						-	Geneva	77
-	Geneva	74

9	Montana State–Northern	69
			-	Geneva	81

			8	Oklahoma Baptist	79
8	Oklahoma Baptist	75

-	St. Mary's (TX)	69
									1	Georgetown (KY)	97

									4	Lipscomb	84
5	BYU–Hawaii	83

-	St. Francis (IL)	68
			5	BYU–Hawaii	60

			-	East Central	66
-	East Central	62

12	Azusa Pacific	60
						-	East Central	75
TOP TIER
						4	Lipscomb	93
4	Lipscomb	91

-	Talladega	78
			4	Lipscomb	95

			-	McKendree	87
-	McKendree	73

13	East Texas Baptist	69
												1	Georgetown (KY)	80

												14	Oklahoma City	86
3	The Master’s	72

-	Claflin	64
			3	The Master’s	85

			14	Oklahoma City	108
14	Oklahoma City	94

-	St. Xavier	58
						14	Oklahoma City	82
BOTTOM TIER
						6	Birmingham Southern	66
-	Findlay	68

11	Harding	65
			-	Findlay	69

			6	Birmingham Southern	72
6	Birmingham–Southern	88

-	Westmont	75
									14	Oklahoma City	97

									-	Belmont	77
7	Hawaii Pacific	74

-	SE Oklahoma State	72*
			7	Hawaii Pacific	64

			10	Cumberlands	89
10	Cumberlands	65

-	Columbia (MO)	58
						10	Cumberlands	65
BOTTOM TIER
						-	Belmont	66
-	Belmont	57

15	Westminster (PA)	54
			-	Belmont	74

			2	Life	73
2	Life	79

-	Xavier (LA)	72

* denotes overtime.

References edit

^ "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 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 18, 2020.

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

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1996 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

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Awards and honors edit

1996 NAIA bracket edit

See also edit

References edit