1983 NAIA men's basketball tournament

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. College of Charleston emerged as champions.[1]

1983 (1983) NAIA men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsCollege of Charleston (1 title, 1 title game,
1 Fab Four)
Runner-upWest 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 MVPSteve Yetman (Charleston)
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Awards and honors

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

Bracket

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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 of 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 of 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.

See also

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References

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  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