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1969 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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Teams
  
32

Finals Site
  
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri

Champions
  
Eastern New Mexico (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Final Four)

Runner-Up
  
Maryland State (1st title game, 1st Final Four)

Semifinalists
  
Central Washington (1st Final Four) Elizabeth City (1st Final Four)

Coach of the Year
  
Joe Retton (Farimont State (W.Va.))

The 1969 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 32nd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.

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Awards and honors

  • Leading scorer: Jake Ford, Maryland State; 5 games, 52 field goals, 52 free throws, 156 total points (31.2 average points per game)
  • Leading rebounder: Bruce Sanderson, Central Washington; 5 games, 65 total rebounds (13.0 average rebounds per game)
  • Player of the Year: est. 1994
  • Most tournament appearances: Georgetown (Ky.), 8th of 28, appearances to the NAIA Tournament

    • 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.

    References

    1969 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Wikipedia
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