Type: | NAIA men's basketball tournament |
Year: | 1975 |
Teams: | 32 |
Finalfourarena: | Kemper Arena |
Finalfourcity: | Kansas City, Missouri |
Champions: | Grand Canyon |
Titlecount: | 1 |
Champgamecount: | 1 |
Champffcount: | 1 |
Runnerup: | Midwestern State |
Gamecount: | 1 |
Runnerffcount: | 1 |
Semifinal1: | Alcorn State |
Finalfourcount1: | 2 |
Semifinal2: | St. Mary's (TX) |
Finalfourcount2: | 2 |
Coty: | Ed Messbarger |
Cotyschool: | St. Mary’s (Texas) |
Mvp: | Bayard Forrest |
Mvpteam: | Grand Canyon (AZ) |
Hustle: | Tom Kropp |
Hustleschool: | Kearney State (NE) |
Attendance: | unknown |
Topscorer: | John McGill |
Topscorerteam: | Alcorn State (Miss.) |
The 1975 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 38th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1] This would be the first tournament played in Kemper Arena. Kemper would host the NAIA Tournament until 1993, when the NAIA would move the tournament and its offices to Tulsa.
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. This particular Consolation Game between Alcorn State and St. Mary's was rematch of a 1974 Semifinal game (Alcorn State won both games).