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{{Short description|College basketball tournament}} |
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{{Infobox NAIA Basketball Tournament |
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{{Use American English|date=October 2023}} |
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{{Infobox college basketball tournament |
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| Type=[[NAIA men's basketball championship|NAIA men's basketball tournament]] |
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| Year=1945 |
| Year=1945 |
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| Image= |
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| ImageSize=150px |
| ImageSize=150px |
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| Caption= |
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| Caption=1945 NAIA Men's Division I National Basketball Tournament |
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| Teams=16 |
| Teams=16 |
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| FabFourArena=[[Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City)|Municipal Auditorium]] |
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| FabFourCity=[[Kansas City, Missouri]] |
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| Champions=[[Loyola |
| Champions=[[Loyola Wolf Pack|Loyola New Orleans]] |
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| TitleCount=1st |
| TitleCount=1st |
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| ChampGameCount=1st |
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| ChampFFCount=1st |
| ChampFFCount=1st |
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| RunnerFFCount=1st |
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| RunnerUp=[[Pepperdine |
| RunnerUp=[[Pepperdine Waves men's basketball|Pepperdine]] |
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| GameCount=1st |
| GameCount=1st |
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| Semifinal1=[[Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball|Eastern Kentucky]] |
| Semifinal1=[[Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball|Eastern Kentucky]] |
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| Semifinal2=[[Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball|Southern Illinois]] |
| Semifinal2=[[Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball|Southern Illinois]] |
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| FinalFourCount2=1st |
| FinalFourCount2=1st |
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| COTY= |
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| COTYSchool= |
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| MVP=[[Fred Lewis (basketball coach)|Fred Lewis]] |
| MVP=[[Fred Lewis (basketball coach)|Fred Lewis]] |
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| MVPTeam=Eastern Kentucky |
| MVPTeam=Eastern Kentucky |
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| POTY= |
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The '''1945 NAIA |
The '''1945 NAIA basketball tournament''' was held in March at [[Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City)|Municipal Auditorium]] in [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. The 8th annual [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] basketball tournament featured 16 teams playing in a single-elimination format,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://naia.cstv.com/ |title=NAIA.org |access-date=2020-05-16 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714173433/http://naia.cstv.com/ |archive-date=2012-07-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> instead of the normal 32. It is the only tournament to feature only 16 teams. |
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The NAIA semifinals featured four new teams for the first time since the inaugural year, [[1937 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament|1937]]. |
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The championship game featured [[Loyola Wolf Pack|Loyola New Orleans]] defeating [[Pepperdine Waves men's basketball|Pepperdine]] 49–35. Loyola New Orleans would not go on to win another NAIA national title until [[2022 NAIA men's basketball tournament|2022]], 77 years later. |
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==Awards and honors== |
==Awards and honors== |
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*'''Charles Stevenson Hustle Award''' est. 1958 |
*'''Charles Stevenson Hustle Award''' est. 1958 |
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*'''Coach of the Year''' est. 1954 |
*'''Coach of the Year''' est. 1954 |
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*'''Player of the Year''' est. 1994<ref>[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mensd1champhistory.pdf NAIA Championship History]</ref> |
*'''Player of the Year''' est. 1994<ref>[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mensd1champhistory.pdf NAIA Championship History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515144808/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mensd1champhistory.pdf |date=2008-05-15 }}</ref> |
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==Bracket== |
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==1945 NAIA bracket== |
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{{16TeamBracket |
{{16TeamBracket |
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| RD1=First |
| RD1='''First round''' <!-- <br/> March --> |
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| RD2=Elite Eight <!-- <br/> March --> |
| RD2='''Elite Eight''' <!-- <br/> March --> |
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| RD3=NAIA |
| RD3='''NAIA national semifinals''' <!-- <br/> March --> |
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| RD4=NAIA |
| RD4='''NAIA national championship''' <!-- <br/> March --> |
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| team-width = 160 |
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| score-width = 30 |
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| seeds = no |
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| boldwinner = high |
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| RD1-seed01=- |
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| RD1-team01='''[[Central Methodist |
| RD1-team01='''[[Central Methodist Eagles|Central (MO)]]''' |
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| RD1-score01='''54''' |
| RD1-score01='''54''' |
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| RD1-seed02=- |
| RD1-seed02=- |
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| RD1-team02=[[ |
| RD1-team02=[[Wisconsin–Eau Claire Blugolds|Eau Claire]] |
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| RD1-score02=36 |
| RD1-score02=36 |
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| RD1-seed03=- |
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| RD1-team03='''[[Eastern Kentucky Colonels |
| RD1-team03='''[[Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball|Eastern Kentucky]]''' |
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| RD1-score03='''64''' |
| RD1-score03='''64''' |
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| RD1-seed04=- |
| RD1-seed04=- |
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| RD1-team04=[[Simpson |
| RD1-team04=[[Simpson Storm|Simpson]] |
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| RD1-score04=42 |
| RD1-score04=42 |
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| RD1-seed05=- |
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| RD1-team05='''[[West Texas A&M |
| RD1-team05='''[[West Texas A&M Buffaloes men's basketball|West Texas State]]''' |
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| RD1-score05='''54''' |
| RD1-score05='''54''' |
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| RD1-seed06=- |
| RD1-seed06=- |
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| RD1-team06=[[Wichita State Shockers men's basketball|Wichita |
| RD1-team06=[[Wichita State Shockers men's basketball|Wichita State]] |
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| RD1-score06=43 |
| RD1-score06=43 |
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| RD1-seed07=- |
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| RD1-team07='''[[Pepperdine |
| RD1-team07='''[[Pepperdine Waves men's basketball|Pepperdine]]''' |
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| RD1-score07=77 |
| RD1-score07=77 |
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| RD1-seed08=- |
| RD1-seed08=- |
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| RD1-team08=[[Peru State |
| RD1-team08=[[Peru State Bobcats|Peru State]] |
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| RD1-score08=42 |
| RD1-score08=42 |
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| RD1-seed09=- |
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| RD1-team09='''[[ |
| RD1-team09='''[[Canterbury College (Indiana)|Central Normal (IN)]]''' |
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| RD1-score09=53 |
| RD1-score09=53 |
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| RD1-seed10=- |
| RD1-seed10=- |
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| RD1-team10=[[Catawba College|Catawba |
| RD1-team10=[[Catawba College Indians|Catawba]] |
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| RD1-score10=39 |
| RD1-score10=39 |
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| RD1-seed11=- |
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| RD1-team11='''[[Loyola |
| RD1-team11='''[[Loyola Wolfpack|Loyola New Orleans]]''' |
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| RD1-score11=53 |
| RD1-score11=53 |
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| RD1-seed12=- |
| RD1-seed12=- |
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| RD1-team12=[[Phillips |
| RD1-team12=[[Phillips Haymakers|Phillips]] |
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| RD1-score12=31 |
| RD1-score12=31 |
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| RD1-seed13=- |
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| RD1-team13='''[[Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball|Southern Illinois]]''' |
| RD1-team13='''[[Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball|Southern Illinois]]''' |
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| RD1-score13='''64''' |
| RD1-score13='''64''' |
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| RD1-seed14=- |
| RD1-seed14=- |
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| RD1-team14=[[Washburn |
| RD1-team14=[[Washburn Ichabods men's basketball|Washburn]] |
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| RD1-score14=49 |
| RD1-score14=49 |
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| RD1-seed15=- |
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| RD1-team15='''[[Doane |
| RD1-team15='''[[Doane Tigers|Doane]]''' |
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| RD1-score15='''54''' |
| RD1-score15='''54''' |
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| RD1-seed16=- |
| RD1-seed16=- |
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| RD1-team16=[[Eastern Washington |
| RD1-team16=[[Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball|Eastern Washington State]] |
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| RD1-score16=51 |
| RD1-score16=51 |
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| RD2-seed01=- |
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| RD2-team01=Central |
| RD2-team01=Central (MO) |
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| RD2-score01=48* |
| RD2-score01=48* |
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| RD2-seed02=- |
| RD2-seed02=- |
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| RD2-score02='''50''' |
| RD2-score02='''50''' |
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| RD2-seed03=- |
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| RD2-team03=West Texas State |
| RD2-team03=West Texas State |
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| RD2-score03=45 |
| RD2-score03=45 |
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| RD2-team04='''Pepperdine''' |
| RD2-team04='''Pepperdine''' |
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| RD2-score04='''52''' |
| RD2-score04='''52''' |
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| RD2-seed05=- |
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| RD2-team05=Central Normal |
| RD2-team05=Central Normal |
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| RD2-score05=43 |
| RD2-score05=43 |
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| RD2-seed06=- |
| RD2-seed06=- |
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| RD2-team06='''Loyola''' |
| RD2-team06='''Loyola New Orleans''' |
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| RD2-score06='''50''' |
| RD2-score06='''50''' |
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| RD2-seed07=- |
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| RD2-team07='''Southern Illinois''' |
| RD2-team07='''Southern Illinois''' |
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| RD2-score07='''61''' |
| RD2-score07='''61''' |
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| RD2-score08=44 |
| RD2-score08=44 |
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| RD3-seed01=- |
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| RD3-team01=Eastern Kentucky |
| RD3-team01=Eastern Kentucky |
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| RD3-score01=34 |
| RD3-score01=34 |
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| RD3-team02='''Pepperdine''' |
| RD3-team02='''Pepperdine''' |
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| RD3-score02='''52''' |
| RD3-score02='''52''' |
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| RD3-seed03=- |
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| RD3-team03='''Loyola''' |
| RD3-team03='''Loyola New Orleans''' |
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| RD3-score03='''37''' |
| RD3-score03='''37''' |
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| RD3-seed04=- |
| RD3-seed04=- |
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| RD3-team04=Southern Illinois |
| RD3-team04=Southern Illinois |
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| RD3-score04=35 |
| RD3-score04=35 |
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| RD4-seed01=- |
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| RD4-team01=Pepperdine |
| RD4-team01=Pepperdine |
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| RD4-score01=35 |
| RD4-score01=35 |
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| RD4-seed02=- |
| RD4-seed02=- |
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| RD4-team02='''Loyola''' |
| RD4-team02='''Loyola New Orleans''' |
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| RD4-score02='''49''' |
| RD4-score02='''49''' |
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| RD4-seed03=- |
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| RD4-score03=45 |
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| RD4-seed04=- |
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* * denotes overtime. |
* * denotes overtime. |
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==See also== |
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* [[1945 NCAA basketball tournament]] |
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The third place game featured the losing teams from the national semifinalist to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988. |
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{{2TeamBracket |
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| RD1-seed1=- |
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| RD1-score1=45 |
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| RD1-seed2=- |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
{{Reflist}} |
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{{NAIA men's basketball tournament}} |
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==See also== |
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* [[1945 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament]] |
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{{NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament}} |
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[[Category:NAIA men's basketball championship]] |
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[[Category:1944–45 NAIA men's basketball season|Tournament]] |
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[[Category:1945 in sports in Missouri]] |
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Teams | 16 | ||||
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Finals site | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
Champions | Loyola New Orleans (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Final Four) | ||||
Runner-up | Pepperdine (1st title game, 1st Final Four) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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MVP | Fred Lewis (Eastern Kentucky) | ||||
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The 1945 NAIA basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 8th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 16 teams playing in a single-elimination format,[1] instead of the normal 32. It is the only tournament to feature only 16 teams.
The NAIA semifinals featured four new teams for the first time since the inaugural year, 1937.
The championship game featured Loyola New Orleans defeating Pepperdine 49–35. Loyola New Orleans would not go on to win another NAIA national title until 2022, 77 years later.
Awards and honors
[edit]Many of the records set by the 1945 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later:
- Leading scorer est. 1963
- Leading rebounder est. 1963
- Charles Stevenson Hustle Award est. 1958
- Coach of the Year est. 1954
- Player of the Year est. 1994[2]
Bracket
[edit]First round | Elite Eight | NAIA national semifinals | NAIA national championship | ||||||||||||
Central (MO) | 54 | ||||||||||||||
Eau Claire | 36 | ||||||||||||||
Central (MO) | 48* | ||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 50 | ||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 64 | ||||||||||||||
Simpson | 42 | ||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 34 | ||||||||||||||
TOP TIER | |||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 52 | ||||||||||||||
West Texas State | 54 | ||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 43 | ||||||||||||||
West Texas State | 45 | ||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 52 | ||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 77 | ||||||||||||||
Peru State | 42 | ||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 35 | ||||||||||||||
Loyola New Orleans | 49 | ||||||||||||||
Central Normal (IN) | 53 | ||||||||||||||
Catawba | 39 | ||||||||||||||
Central Normal | 43 | ||||||||||||||
Loyola New Orleans | 50 | ||||||||||||||
Loyola New Orleans | 53 | ||||||||||||||
Phillips | 31 | ||||||||||||||
Loyola New Orleans | 37 | ||||||||||||||
BOTTOM TIER | |||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 35 | ||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 64 | NAIA third-pace game | |||||||||||||
Washburn | 49 | ||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 61 | Eastern Kentucky | 45 | ||||||||||||
Doane | 44 | Southern Illinois | 49 | ||||||||||||
Doane | 54 | ||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington State | 51 |
- * denotes overtime.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ NAIA Championship History Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine