| Type: | NAIA |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Division: | II |
| Teams: | 32 |
| Fabfourarena: | Keeter Gymnasium |
| Fabfourcity: | Point Lookout, Missouri |
| Champions: | Cardinal Stritch Wolves |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Champgamecount: | 1st |
| Champffcount: | 1st |
| Runnerup: | William Penn Statesmen |
| Gamecount: | 1st |
| Runnerffcount: | 1st |
| Semifinal1: | Grace Lancers |
| Fabfourcount1: | 2nd |
| Semifinal2: | Indiana Southeast Grenadiers |
| Fabfourcount2: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Darren Moore |
| Mvpteam: | Cardinal Stritch |
| Hustle: | Nick Ford |
| Hustleschool: | Cardinal Stritch |
| Topscorer: | Nathane Simniok |
| Topscorerteam: | College of the Ozarks |
| Points: | 58 |
The 2013 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball national championship was held in March at Keeter Gymnasium in Point Lookout, Missouri.[1] The 22nd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured thirty-two teams playing in a single-elimination format. The championship game was won by Cardinal Stritch University over William Penn University by a score of 73 to 59.[2] [3]
The 2013 tournament field was announced on March 5. The field was made up of 23 automatic qualifiers and eight at-large bids and one automatic host bid presented to College of the Ozarks. This tournament field welcomed four newcomers, Madonna (Michigan), Rochester (Michigan), Saint Xavier (Illinois) and Valley City State (North Dakota).[4]
With five players scoring in double figures, including Roosevelt Green with eighteen, sixth seeded St. Xavier's dominated St. Mary's in first round action by a score of 82-60.[5]
Derek Semenas and Darren Moore both scored eighteen, and Moore pulled in eleven rebounds as second seed Cardinal Stritch defeated Dordt 82-76 in double overtime.[6]
Stritch won their first ever national championship 73-59 over William Penn on an impressive 21 point, seven rebound performance by Darren Moore.[7]
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Cameron Mitchell | Indiana University Southeast |
| Brandon Beasley | William Penn |
| Keith Steffeck | William Penn |
| Derek Semenas | Cardinal Stritch |
| Greg Miller | Grace |
| Bruce Grimm Jr. | Grace |
| Trevor Wolterstorff | Dordt |
| James Parrott | Midland |
| John Lamb | Dakota State |
| Nathane Simniok | College of the Ozarks |
(minimum 4 games)[9]
| Category | Player | School | Tally | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most points | Keith Steffeck | William Penn | 94 | |
| Most points per game | Keith Steffeck | William Penn | 18.8 | |
| Leading rebounder | Brandon Beasley | William Penn | 66 | |
| Leading rebounder per game | Brandon Beasley | William Penn | 13.2 | |
| Most assists | Nick Ford | Cardinal Stritch | 31 | |
| Assists per game | Nick Ford | Cardinal Stritch | 6.2 | |
| Assist/Turnover ratio | Brandon Vanderhegghen | Grace | 5.0 | |
| Three-pointers made | Taylor Stoutner | William Penn | 17 | |
| Best overall field goal percentage | Darren Moore | Cardinal Stritch | 66.0% (53-60) | |
| Best 3-point field goal percentage | Elliot Smith | Grace | 57.1% (12-21) | |
| Most free throws made | James Devlin | William Penn | 24 | |
| Most free throws attempted | Brandon Beasley | William Penn | 29 | |
| Best free throw percentage | James Devlin | William Penn | 96.0% (24-25) | |
| Most steals | Brandon Beasley | William Penn | 12 | |
| Most steals per game | Brandon Beasley | William Penn | 5.25 | |
| Most shots blocked | Keith Steffeck | William Penn | 10 | |
| Most shots blocked per game | Keith Steffeck | William Penn | 2.0 |