1945 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NAIA Basketball Tournament
Year=1945


ImageSize=150px
Caption=1945 NAIA Men's Division I National Basketball Tournament
Teams=16
FinalFourArena=Municipal Auditorium
FinalFourCity=Kansas City, Missouri
Champions=Loyola (La.)
TitleCount=1st
RunnerUp=Pepperdine (Calif.)
GameCount=1st
Semifinal1=Eastern Kentucky
FinalFourCount=1st
Semifinal2=Southern Illinois
FinalFourCount2=1st
Coach=
CoachCount=
MVP=Fred Lewis
MVPTeam=Eastern Kentucky
Attendance=
OneTopScorer=
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=
TopScorerTeam=
TopScorer2=
TopScorer2Team=
Points=

The 1945 NAIA Division I Men's 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 [ [http://naia.cstv.com NAIA.org] ] . The NAIA Final Four featured four new teams for the first time since the inaugural year, 1937. The championship game featured Loyola University - New Orleans (La.) defeating Pepperdine University (Calif.) 49 to 35.

Awards and honors

Many of the records set by the 1945 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later:
*Leading Scorer Award est. 1963
*Leading Rebounder Award est. 1963
*Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player: "Fred Lewis", Eastern Kentucky
*Charles Stevenson Hustle Award est. 1958
*Coach of the Year est. 1954
*Player of the Year est. 1994 [ [http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mensd1champhistory.pdf NAIA Championship History] ]

1945 NAIA bracket

16TeamBracket
RD1=First Round
RD2=Elite Eight
RD3=NAIA National Semifinals
RD4=NAIA National Championship
group1=TOP TIER
group2=BOTTOM TIER

RD1-seed01=-
RD1-team01=Central Methodist (Mo.)
RD1-score01=54
RD1-seed02=-
RD1-team02=Wisconsin-Eau Claire
RD1-score02=36
RD1-seed03=-
RD1-team03=Eastern Kentucky
RD1-score03=64
RD1-seed04=-
RD1-team04=Simpson (Iowa)
RD1-score04=42
RD1-seed05=-
RD1-team05=West Texas State
RD1-score05=54
RD1-seed06=-
RD1-team06=Wichita (Kan.)
RD1-score06=43
RD1-seed07=-
RD1-team07=Pepperdine (Calif.)
RD1-score07=77
RD1-seed08=-
RD1-team08=Peru State (Neb.)
RD1-score08=42
RD1-seed09=-
RD1-team09=Canterbury (Ind.)
RD1-score09=53
RD1-seed10=-
RD1-team10=Catawba (N.C)
RD1-score10=39
RD1-seed11=-
RD1-team11=Loyola (La.)
RD1-score11=53
RD1-seed12=-
RD1-team12=Phillips (Okla.)
RD1-score12=31
RD1-seed13=-
RD1-team13=Southern Illinois
RD1-score13=64
RD1-seed14=-
RD1-team14=Washburn (Kan.)
RD1-score14=49
RD1-seed15=-
RD1-team15=Doane (Neb.)
RD1-score15=54
RD1-seed16=-
RD1-team16=Eastern Washington
RD1-score16=51

RD2-seed01=-
RD2-team01=Central Methodist
RD2-score01=48 OT
RD2-seed02=-
RD2-team02=Eastern Kentucky
RD2-score02=50

RD2-seed03=-
RD2-team03=West Texas State
RD2-score03=45
RD2-seed04=-
RD2-team04=Pepperdine
RD2-score04=42
RD2-seed05=-
RD2-team05=Canterbury
RD2-score05=43
RD2-seed06=-
RD2-team06=Loyola
RD2-score06=50
RD2-seed07=-
RD2-team07=Southern Illinois
RD2-score07=61
RD2-seed08=-
RD2-team08=Doane
RD2-score08=44

RD3-seed01=-
RD3-team01=Eastern Kentucky
RD3-score01=34
RD3-seed02=-
RD3-team02=Pepperdine
RD3-score02=52
RD3-seed03=-
RD3-team03=Loyola
RD3-score03=37
RD3-seed04=-
RD3-team04=Southern Illinois
RD3-score04=35
RD4-seed01=-
RD4-team01=Pepperdine
RD4-score01=35
RD4-seed02=-
RD4-team02=Loyola
RD4-score02=49

3rd place game

The third place game featured the losing teams from the final four to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.

2TeamBracket
RD1=NAIA Third Place Game
RD1-seed1=-
RD1-team1=Eastern Kentucky
RD1-score1=45
RD1-seed2=-
RD1-team2=Southern Illinois
RD1-score2=49

References

ee also

* 1945 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament