1949 NAIA basketball tournament
{{Short description|College basketball tournament}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}{{Use American English|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox college basketball tournament
| Type=NAIA men's basketball tournament
| Year=1949
| Image=
| ImageSize=150px
| Caption=
| Teams=32
| FabFourArena=Municipal Auditorium
| FabFourCity=Kansas City, Missouri
| Champions=Hamline
| TitleCount=2nd
| ChampGameCount=2nd
| ChampFFCount=4th
| RunnerFFCount=1st
| RunnerUp=Regis
| GameCount=1st
| Semifinal1=Beloit
| FinalFourCount1=1st
| Semifinal2=Indiana State
| FinalFourCount2=3rd
| COTY=
| COTYSchool=
| MVP=Hal Haskins
| MVPTeam=Hamline
| POTY=
| POTYSchool=
| Hustle=
| HustleSchool=
| Attendance=unknown
| TopScorer=
| TopScorerTeam=
| TopScorer2=
| TopScorer2Team=
| Points=
}}
The 1949 NAIA basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 12th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.{{Cite web |url=http://naia.cstv.com/ |title=NAIA.org |access-date=2020-05-16 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714173433/http://naia.cstv.com/ |archive-date=2012-07-14 |url-status=dead }}
The championship game featured Hamline defeating Regis, 57–46.
Hamline's championship win would make them the first team to win two non-consecutive tournaments (1942, and 1949). Regis, in their first tournament appearance, would finish as the National Runner-Up, but it would be the highest finish Regis would ever see of the 5 tournament appearances. Regis would make it back to the NAIA Semifinals in 1951, only to finish in fourth place.
Awards and honors
Many of the records set by the 1949 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later:
- Leading scorer est. 1963
- Leading rebounder est. 1963
- Charles Stevenson Hustle Award est. 1958
- Coach of the Year est. 1954
- Player of the Year est. 1994
- All-time scoring leader; third appearance: Harold Haskins, 12th, Hamline (Minn.) (1947,48,49,50), 14 games, 104 field goals, 72 free throws, 280 total points, 20.0 average per game.[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mensd1champhistory.pdf NAIA Championship History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515144808/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mensd1champhistory.pdf |date=2008-05-15 }}
Bracket
{{32TeamBracket
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Elite Eight
| RD4=NAIA national semifinals
| RD5=NAIA national championship
| RD5b=NAIA third-place game
| RD2-group1=TOP TIER
| RD2-group2=TOP TIER
| RD2-group3=BOTTOM TIER
| RD2-group4=BOTTOM TIER
| team-width = 170
| score-width = 30
| seeds = no
| boldwinner = high
| RD1-seed01=-
| RD1-team01=Hamline
| RD1-score01=76
| RD1-seed02=-
| RD1-team02=Arkansas State
| RD1-score02=43
| RD1-seed03=-
| RD1-team03=Indiana Central
| RD1-score03=72
| RD1-seed04=-
| RD1-team04=Connecticut Teachers
| RD1-score04=59
| RD1-seed05=-
| RD1-team05=Texas Tech
| RD1-score05=79
| RD1-seed06=-
| RD1-team06=Western Montana
| RD1-score06=43
| RD1-seed07=-
| RD1-team07=North Dakota
| RD1-score07=70
| RD1-seed08=-
| RD1-team08=Hawaii
| RD1-score08=53
| RD1-seed09=-
| RD1-team09=SW Missouri State
| RD1-score09=59
| RD1-seed10=-
| RD1-team10=Portland
| RD1-score10=56
| RD1-seed11=-
| RD1-team11=Beloit
| RD1-score11=96
| RD1-seed12=-
| RD1-team12=Waynesburg
| RD1-score12=56
| RD1-seed13=-
| RD1-team13=Eastern Illinois State
| RD1-score13=89
| RD1-seed14=-
| RD1-team14=Miami (FL)
| RD1-score14=73
| RD1-seed15=-
| RD1-team15=San Jose State
| RD1-score15=63
| RD1-seed16=-
| RD1-team16=Lawrence Tech
| RD1-score16=52
| RD1-seed17=-
| RD1-team17=Loyola Maryland
| RD1-score17=79
| RD1-seed18=-
| RD1-team18=Cedarville
| RD1-score18=67
| RD1-seed19=-
| RD1-team19=Indiana State
| RD1-score19=60
| RD1-seed20=-
| RD1-team20=Eastern New Mexico
| RD1-score20=42
| RD1-seed21=-
| RD1-team21=Iowa State Teachers
| RD1-score21=65
| RD1-seed22=-
| RD1-team22= River Falls State
| RD1-score22=64
| RD1-seed23=-
| RD1-team23=Emporia State
| RD1-score23=67
| RD1-seed24=-
| RD1-team24=Delta State
| RD1-score24=57
| RD1-seed25=-
| RD1-team25=Regis
| RD1-score25=71
| RD1-seed26=-
| RD1-team26=Erskine
| RD1-score26=47
| RD1-seed27=-
| RD1-team27=St. Thomas (MN)
| RD1-score27=74
| RD1-seed28=-
| RD1-team28=Peru State
| RD1-score28=44
| RD1-seed29=-
| RD1-team29=Northwestern State (LA)
| RD1-score29=70
| RD1-seed30=-
| RD1-team30=Puget Sound
| RD1-score30=58
| RD1-seed31=-
| RD1-team31=Brigham Young
| RD1-score31=79
| RD1-seed32=-
| RD1-team32=Northwestern State (OK)
| RD1-score32=50
| RD2-seed01=-
| RD2-team01=Hamline
| RD2-score01=83
| RD2-seed02=-
| RD2-team02=Indiana Central
| RD2-score02=66
| RD2-seed03=-
| RD2-team03=Texas Tech
| RD2-score03=62
| RD2-seed04=-
| RD2-team04=North Dakota
| RD2-score04=57
| RD2-seed05=-
| RD2-team05=SW Missouri State
| RD2-score05=47
| RD2-seed06=-
| RD2-team06=Beloit
| RD2-score06=66
| RD2-seed07=-
| RD2-team07=Eastern Illinois State
| RD2-score07=81
| RD2-seed08=-
| RD2-team08=San Jose State
| RD2-score08=75
| RD2-seed09=-
| RD2-team09=Loyola Maryland
| RD2-score09=58
| RD2-seed10=-
| RD2-team10=Indiana State
| RD2-score10=78
| RD2-seed11=-
| RD2-team11=Iowa State Teachers
| RD2-score11=49
| RD2-seed12=-
| RD2-team12=Emporia State
| RD2-score12=63
| RD2-seed13=-
| RD2-team13=Regis
| RD2-score13=53
| RD2-seed14=-
| RD2-team14=St. Thomas (MN)
| RD2-score14=52
| RD2-seed15=-
| RD2-team15=Northwestern State (LA)
| RD2-score15=59
| RD2-seed16=-
| RD2-team16=Brigham Young
| RD2-score16=57
| RD3-seed01=-
| RD3-team01=Hamline
| RD3-score01=80
| RD3-seed02=-
| RD3-team02=Texas Tech
| RD3-score02=56
| RD3-seed03=-
| RD3-team03=Beloit
| RD3-score03=65
| RD3-seed04=-
| RD3-team04=Eastern Illinois State
| RD3-score04=64
| RD3-seed05=-
| RD3-team05=Indiana State
| RD3-score05=67
| RD3-seed06=-
| RD3-team06=Emporia State
| RD3-score06=66
| RD3-seed07=-
| RD3-team07=Regis
| RD3-score07=56
| RD3-seed08=-
| RD3-team08=Northwestern State (LA)
| RD3-score08=51
| RD4-seed01=-
| RD4-team01=Hamline
| RD4-score01=52
| RD4-seed02=-
| RD4-team02=Beloit
| RD4-score02=43
| RD4-seed03=-
| RD4-team03=Indiana State
| RD4-score03=45**
| RD4-seed04=-
| RD4-team04=Regis
| RD4-score04=48
| RD5-seed01=-
| RD5-team01=Hamline
| RD5-score01=57
| RD5-seed02=-
| RD5-team02=Regis
| RD5-score02=46
| RD5-team03=Beloit
| RD5-score03=67
| RD5-team04=Indiana State
| RD5-score04=59
}}
- * denotes each overtime.