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The 1963 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held March 11–16 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 26th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1] This tournament did not feature any games going into overtime. This was the first tournament to feature a Leading Scorer, and Leading Rebounder awards. They were presented to Mel Gibson, Willis Reed and Lucious Jackson respectively. In the inaugural year of the Leading Scorer award, there was a tie. This would not happen again until 1981.

Awards and honors

  • Leading scorers; tie: Mel Gibson, Western Carolina (N.C.) 5 games, 60 field goals 17 free throws 137 total points (27.4 average points per game) and Willis Reed, Grambling (La.) 5 games, 58 field goals, 21 free throws, 137 total points (27.4 average points per game)
  • Leading rebounder: Lucious Jackson, Pan American (Texas), 5 games, 93 rebounds (18.6 rebounds per game)
  • Player of the Year: est. 1994
  • Most rebounds; career continues: 180, Lucious Jackson, Pan American (Texas), (1962,63,64)
  • All-time leading scorer; second appearance: Lucious Jackson, 7th Pan American (Texas) (1962,63,64), 12 games, 117 field goals, 67 free throws, 301 total points, 25.0 average per game; Willis Reed, 16th Grambling (La.) (1961,63,64), 12 games 108 field goals 39 free throws 265 total points, 22.8 average per
  • All-time leading scorer; final appearance: Hershell West, 15th Grambling (La.) (1960,61,63), 13 games, 116 field goals, 37 free throws, 269 total points, 20.7 average per game.[2]

1963 NAIA bracket

First round Second round Elite Eight NAIA national semifinals NAIA national championship
               
1 Grambling State (La.) 76
- Arkansas Tech 59
1 Grambling State 56
- Athens 45
- Athens (Ala.) 72
16 Central Connecticut State 71
1 Grambling State 79
TOP TIER
9 Carson-Newman 70
9 Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 83
- Rider (N.J.) 57
9 Carson-Newman 70
8 Indiana State 63
- Parsons College (Iowa) 77
8 Indiana State 78
1 Grambling State 83
12 Pan American 90
5 Howard Payne (Tex.) 66
- Stetson (Fla.) 68
- Stetson 41
12 Pan American 64
- Peru State College (Neb.) 48
12 Pan American (Tex.) 83
12 Pan American 99
TOP TIER
13 Northern Michigan 73
13 Northern Michigan 72
- California Western 52
13 Northern Michigan 101
- Central State (Ohio) 87
- Central State (Ohio) 71
4 Oklahoma Baptist 70
12 Pan American 73
10 Western Carolina 62
3 Winston-Salem State (N.C.) 60
- Transylvania (Ky.) 64
- Transylvania 80
14 Lewis & Clark 88
- Oshkosh State (Wis.) 74
14 Lewis & Clark (Ore.) 75
14 Lewis & Clark 57
BOTTOM TIER
10 Western Carolina 77
7 Western Illinois 81
- Miles College (Ala.) 84
- Miles 86
10 Western Carolina 107
- Eastern Montana 61
10 Western Carolina (N.C.) 64
10 Western Carolina 100
- Fort Hays State 84
11 Alliance College (Penn.) 76
- Yankton College (S.D.) 68
11 Alliance 53
6 Rockhurst 64
- Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) 77
6 Rockhurst (Mo.) 83
6 Rockhurst 76
BOTTOM TIER
15 Fort Hays State 96
15 Fort Hays State (Kan.) 95
- Eastern New Mexico 69
15 Fort Hays State 82
2 Augsburg 71
- West Virginia State 57
2 Augsburg College (Minn.) 67

Third-place game

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.

NAIA third-place game
   
1 Grambling State 107
15 Fort Hays State 86

See also

References

  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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