1964 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1964 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 27th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1] It was the first time the leading rebounder was also the leading scorer, Lucious Jackson of runner-up Pan American (Texas). Lucious was also named tournament Most Valuable Player, which made him the third player to receive the award back to back.

1964 (1964) NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
Teams	32
Champions	Rockhurst (Mo.) (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Fab Four)
Runner-Up	Pan American (Texas) (2nd title game, 2nd Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Carson-Newman (Tenn.) Emporia State (Kan.)
Coach of the Year	Sam Williams (Pan American (Texas))
Chuck Taylor MVP	Lucious Jackson (Pan American (Texas))
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	Ralph Telken (Rockhurst (Mo.))
Top scorer	Lucious Jackson (Pan American (Texas)) (124 points)

Awards and honors

• Leading scorer: Lucious Jackson, Pan American (Texas); 5 games, 54 field goals, 16 free throws, 124 total points (24.8 points per game)
• Leading rebounder: Lucious Jackson, Pan American (Texas); 5 games, 67 rebounds (13.4 rebounds per game)
• Player of the Year: est. 1994
• Most rebounds; career ends: 180, Lucious Jackson, Pan American (Texas), (1962,63,64)
• All-time leading scorer; final 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 and Willis Reed, 16th Grambling (La.) (1961,63,64); 12 games 108 field goals 39 free throws 265 total points, 22.8 average per.[2]

1964 NAIA bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Elite Eight					NAIA National Semifinals					NAIA National Championship
	1	Pan American (Tex.)	94
	-	La Crosse State (Wis.)	82
						1	Pan American	81
						16	St. Cloud State	76
	-	Jersey City (N.J.)	47
	16	St. Cloud State (Minn.)	66
											1	Pan American	82
	TOP TIER
											8	Mansfield State	69
	9	Georgetown (Ky.)	87
	-	St. Joseph (N.M.)	79
						9	Georgetown	89*
						8	Mansfield State	97
	-	Miles College (Ala.)	79
	8	Mansfield State (Penn.)	99
																1	Pan American	56
																4	Carson-Newman	54
	5	Central State (Okla.)	95
	-	Cedarville (Ohio)	40
						5	Central State (Okla.)	84
						12	Pacific Lutheran	72
	-	Buena Vista (Iowa)	94
	12	Pacific Lutheran (Wash.)	109
											5	Central State (Okla.)	55
	TOP TIER
											4	Carson-Newman	61
	13	Hastings (Neb.)	87
	-	Huntington (Ala.)	89
						-	Huntingdon	59
						4	Carson-Newman	76
	-	Lewis & Clark (Ore.)	66
	4	Carson-Newman (Tenn.)	75
																					1	Pan American	56
																					10	Rockhurst	66
	3	Grambling State(La.)	75
	-	Quincy (Ill.)	72
						3	Grambling State	66
						-	St. Mary's	72
	-	St. Mary's (Tex.)	64
	14	Central Connecticut State	62
											-	St. Mary's	54
	BOTTOM TIER
											10	Rockhurst	59
	7	Indiana Central	92
	-	Morris Harvey (W. Va.)	81
						7	Indiana Central	74
						10	Rockhurst	76
	-	Eastern Montana	70
	10	Rockhurst (Mo.)	77
																10	Rockhurst	66
																6	Emporia State	61
	11	Kentucky State	71
	-	Redlands (Calif.)	65
						11	Kentucky State	80
						6	Emporia State	85
	-	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	68
	6	Emporia State (Kan.)	93
											6	Emporia State	90
	BOTTOM TIER
											2	High Point	78
	15	Georgia Southern	86
	-	Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)	72
						15	Georgia Southern	76
						2	High Point	85
	-	Ferris State (Mich.)	70
	2	High Point (N.C.)	86

•  * denotes overtime.

3rd 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
	4	Carson-Newman	73
	6	Emporia State	60

References

1. "NAIA.org". Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
2. NAIA Championship History