Teams | 32 | ||||
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Finals site | Keeter Gymnasium Point Lookout, Missouri | ||||
Champions | Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats (2nd title, 2nd title game, 2nd Fab Four) | ||||
Runner-up | Saint Francis Cougars (3rd title game, 3rd Fab Four) | ||||
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Charles Stevenson Hustle Award | Vasha Davis (IU East) | ||||
Chuck Taylor MVP | Jonny Marlin (Indiana Wesleyan) | ||||
Top scorer | Warren Hall (Warner) (61 points) | ||||
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The 2016 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball national championship was held in March at Keeter Gymnasium in Point Lookout, Missouri. The 25th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured thirty-two teams playing in a single-elimination format. The championship game was won by the Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats of Marion, Indiana over the Saint Francis Cougars of Fort Wayne, Indiana by a score of 69 to 66.[1]