Season | 1963–64 | ||||
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Teams | 32 | ||||
Finals site | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
Champions | Rockhurst Hawks (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Final Four) | ||||
Runner-up | Pan American Broncs (2nd title game, 2nd Final Four) | ||||
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Coach of the year | Sam Williams (Pan American (Texas)) | ||||
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award | Ralph Telken (Rockhurst) | ||||
MVP | Lucious Jackson (Pan American (Texas)) | ||||
Top scorer | Lucious Jackson (Pan American) (124 points) | ||||
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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.