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1982 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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Teams
  
32

Finals Site
  
Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri

Champions
  
South Carolina-Spartanburg (1 title, 1 title game, 1 Final Four)

Runner-Up
  
Biola (1 title game, 1 Final Four)

Semifinalists
  
Hampton (1 Final Four) Kearney State (2 Final Four)

Chuck Taylor MVP
  
Mike Gibson (South Carolina-Spartanburg)

The 1982 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 45th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.

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Awards and honors

  • Leading scorers:
  • Leading rebounder:
  • Player of the Year: est. 1994.
  • 1982 NAIA bracket

  •  * 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.

    References

    1982 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Wikipedia