1959 NAIA basketball tournament
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The 1959 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 22nd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1] The 1959 Tournament is the first tournament to use the 16-seed system, which was used until the 2015.
Season | 1958–59 | ||||
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Teams | 32 | ||||
Finals site | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
Champions | Tennessee State (3rd title, 3rd title game, 3rd Final Four) | ||||
Runner-up | Pacific Lutheran (1st title game, 2nd Final Four) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Coach of the year | Bob Davis (Georgetown (Ky.)) | ||||
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award | Roger Iverson (Pacific Lutheran (Wash.)) | ||||
MVP | Dick Barnett (Tennessee State) | ||||
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The championship game again featured Tennessee State University. The Tigers defeated the Lutes of Pacific Lutheran University. It would be the first time any school would win three consecutive tournaments; a feat only repeated once, by Kentucky State, in 1970, 1971, and 1972. It was also the first tournament that didn't feature an upset in the championship game and first time a "true" number 1 seed won the tournament since seeding began in 1957.