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2005 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

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Teams
  
32

Finals Site
  
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri

Champions
  
John Brown (Ark.) (1 title)

Runner-Up
  
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (1 title game)

Semifinalists
  
Carroll (Mont.) (1 Final Four) Robert Morris (Ill.) (1 Final Four)

Coach of the Year
  
Bill Odell (Azusa Pacific (Calif.))

The 2005 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held from March 16 to 22 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The sixty-eighth annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. The 2005 National Champions were the unranked John Brown University (Ark.) who defeated the 9th ranked Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) by a score of 65 to 55. The other NAIA National semifinalists were Carroll College (Mont.) and Robert Morris College (Ill.).

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Awards and honors

  • Leading scorer: Daniel Rose, Biola (Calif.) in 3 games Rose scored a total of 66 points, including 26 field goals and 14 free throws to average 22.0 points per game.
  • Leading rebounder: Mersad Terzic, Mountain State (W.Va.) in 3 games Terzic earned 31 rebounds averaging 10.3 rebounds per game
  • Most consecutive tournament appearances: 14th, Georgetown (Ky.)
  • Most tournament appearances: Georgetown (Ky.), 24th of 28, appearances to the NAIA Tournament.

    • 2005 NAIA bracket

  •  * denotes overtime.

    • References

    2005 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Wikipedia
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