The 2021 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held March 12–23 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 83rd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 48 teams playing in a single-elimination format. The opening game round was played on March 12 and 13, producing 16 teams which got reseeded for the championship round. The National Championship Game was played on March 23.[1][2]
Teams | 48 | ||||
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Finals site | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
Champions | Shawnee State (Ohio) (1 title, 1 title game, 1 Fab Four) | ||||
Runner-up | Lewis–Clark State (Idaho) (1 title game, 1 Fab Four) | ||||
Semifinalists | |||||
Coach of the year | Delano Thomas (Shawnee State) | ||||
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award | Antwaan Cushingberry (Saint Francis (Ind.)) | ||||
Chuck Taylor MVP | James Jones (Shawnee State) | ||||
Attendance | 0 | ||||
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Awards and honors edit
- Frank Cramer Award: David Block, Block & Co.
- Dr. James Naismith-Emil S. Liston Sportsmanship Award: Loyola (La.)
- 2021 All-Tournament Team: TreVion Crews, Bethel (Ind.); Mason Walters, Jamestown (N.D.); Damek Mitchell, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho); Trystan Bradley, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho); Hodges Bailey, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho); Zach Wrightsil, Loyola (La.); Joel Polius, SAGU (Texas); Antwaan Cushingberry, Saint Francis (Ind.); James Jones, Shawnee State (Ohio); EJ Onu, Shawnee State (Ohio)
2021 NAIA bracket edit
Opening round edit
Alexandria bracket edit
Game 1 March 12 | Game 2 March 13 | ||||||||
1 | Loyola (La.) | 78 | |||||||
2 | Talladega (Ala.) | 77 | 2 | Talladega (Ala.) | 55 | ||||
3 | LSU Alexandria | 68 |
Game 1 March 12 | Game 2 March 13 | ||||||||
1 | SAGU (Texas) | 61 | |||||||
2 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 59 | 3 | Xavier (La.) | 60 | ||||
3 | Xavier (La.) | 67 |
Crestview Hills bracket edit
Game 1 March 12 | Game 2 March 13 | ||||||||
1 | Shawnee State (Ohio) | 76 | |||||||
2 | Rochester (Mich.) | 72 | 3 | WVU Tech (W. Va.) | 70 | ||||
3 | WVU Tech (W. Va.) | 85 |
Game 1 March 12 | Game 2 March 13 | ||||||||
1 | Morningside (Iowa) | 64 | |||||||
2 | Thomas More (Ky.) | 68 | 2 | Thomas More (Ky.) | 55 | ||||
3 | Union (Ky.) | 55 |
Lewiston bracket edit
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||||
1 | Lewis–Clark State (Idaho) | 98 | |||||||
2 | Vanguard (Calif.) | 75 | 3 | Benedictine - Mesa (Ariz.) | 73 | ||||
3 | Benedictine - Mesa (Ariz.) | 78 |
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||||
1 | Arizona Christian | 79 | |||||||
2 | Carroll (Mont.) | 85 | 2 | Carroll (Mont.) | 83 | ||||
3 | Texas Wesleyan | 58 |
Marion bracket edit
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||||
1 | Marian (Ind.) | 65 | |||||||
2 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 59 | 3 | Indiana Tech | 58 | ||||
3 | Indiana Tech | 82 |
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||||
1 | Indiana Wesleyan | 95 | |||||||
2 | IU South Bend (Ind.) | 82 | 2 | IU South Bend (Ind.) | 76 | ||||
3 | Rio Grande (Ohio) | 71 |
Montgomery bracket edit
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||||
1 | Stillman (Ala.) | 72 | |||||||
2 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 56 | 3 | Keiser (Fla.) | 64 | ||||
3 | Keiser (Fla.) | 58 |
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||||
1 | Faulkner (Ala.) | 106 | |||||||
2 | Warner (Fla.) | 67 | 2 | Warner (Fla.) | 73 | ||||
3 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 62 |
Omaha bracket edit
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||||
1 | Providence (Mont.) | 81 | |||||||
2 | Texas A&M Texarkana | 69 | 3 | Bethel (Ind.) | 85 | ||||
3 | Bethel (Ind.) | 73 |
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||||
1 | LSU Shreveport (La.) | 75 | |||||||
2 | Jamestown (N.D.) | 86 | 2 | Jamestown (N.D.) | 87 | ||||
3 | Bellevue (Neb.) | 69 |
Park City bracket edit
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||||
1 | Science & Arts (Okla.) | 73 | |||||||
2 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 93 | 2 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 100 | ||||
3 | Park (Mo.) | 65 |
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||||
1 | William Penn (Iowa) | 85 | |||||||
2 | Mid-American Christian (Okla.) | 69 | 2 | Mid-American Christian (Okla.) | 75 | ||||
3 | Holy Cross (Ind.) | 63 |
Wichita bracket edit
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||||
1 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 73 | |||||||
2 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 73 | 2 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 65 | ||||
3 | Central Baptist (Ark.) | 61 |
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||||
1 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 69 | |||||||
2 | Bethel (Kan.) | 82 | 2 | Bethel (Kan.) | 76 | ||||
3 | Voorhees (S.C.) | 79 |
Championship bracket edit
Round of 16 March 18/19 | Quarterfinals March 20 | Semifinals March 22 | Championship March 23 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Indiana Wesleyan | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Bethel (Ind.) | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Bethel | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
Naismith Bracket | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Saint Francis | 89 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Stillman (Ala.) | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Saint Francis | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Shawnee State | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Shawnee State (Ohio) | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Bethel (Kan.) | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Shawnee State | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
Cramer Bracket | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | Jamestown | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Faulkner (Ala.) | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Jamestown (N.D.) | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Shawnee State | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Lewis–Clark State | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Lewis–Clark State (Idaho) | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Lewis–Clark State | 75* | |||||||||||||||||
Duer Bracket | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | Layola | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Marian (Ind.) | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Loyola (La.) | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Lewis–Clark State | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | SAGU | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | SAGU (Texas) | 90 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Morningside (Iowa) | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | SAGU | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
Liston Bracket | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | Carroll | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | William Penn (Iowa) | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Carroll (Mont.) | 85 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "2021 NAIA Men's Basketball Opening Round, Presented by Ballogy, Schedule/Results". Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ "Shawnee State Captures First Red Banner in Men's Basketball Program History". Retrieved March 14, 2022.