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2017 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

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2017 (2017) NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteKeeter Gymnasium
Missouri Point Lookout, Missouri
ChampionsUnion College Bulldogs (1st title, 1st title game,
1st Fab Four)
Runner-upCornerstone Golden Eagles (4th title game,
7th Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Coach of the yearKevin Burton (Union (KY))
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Mike Martin (Union (KY))
Chuck Taylor MVPPaul Stone (Union (KY))
Top scorerKyle Steigenga (Cornerstone)
(120 points)
NAIA Division II
men's tournaments
«2016 2018»

The 2017 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball national championship was held in March at Keeter Gymnasium in Point Lookout, Missouri. The 26th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured thirty-two teams playing in a single-elimination format. The championship game was won by the Union Bulldogs of Barbourville, KY over the Cornerstone Golden Eagles of Grand Rapids, MI by a score of 72 to 69.[1]

Tourney awards and honors

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Individual awards

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2017 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship All-Tournament Team

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Name School
Tyrone Sherman Union (KY)[1]
Mike Martin Union (KY)
Sam Vander Sluis Cornerstone (MI)
Cory Cox Cornerstone (MI)
Kyle Steigenga Cornerstone (MI)
Lane Mahurin Indiana Wesleyan
Bob Peters Indiana Wesleyan
Mike Cardenas Bellevue (NE)
Nick Hilton Bellevue (NE)
Bryan McGriff Eastern Oregon
*Paul Stone Union (KY)

Bracket

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First Round
March 8–9
Second Round
March 10
Quarterfinals
March 11
Semifinals Round
March 13
Championship
March 14
               
1 Union (KY) (30-3) 95
8 Aquinas (MI) (19-14) 83
1 Union (KY) (31-3) 83
5 College of Idaho (24-9) 82
4 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) (23-9) 93
5 College of Idaho (23-9) 98
1 Union (KY) (32-3) 98
NAISMITH BRACKET
3 Trinity International (IL) (30-5) 60
3 Trinity International (IL) (28-5) 72
6 College of the Ozarks (MO) (20-9) 55
3 Trinity International (IL) (29-5) 74
7 Taylor (IN) (21-11) 72
2 Warner (FL) (26-4) 67
7 Taylor (IN) (20-11) 73
1 Union (KY) (33-3) 92
1 Indiana Wesleyan (29-7) 80
1 Indiana Wesleyan (26-7) 100
8 Corban (OR) (17-15) 87
1 Indiana Wesleyan (27-7) 77
4 Northwestern (IA) (27-6) 75
4 Northwestern (IA) (26-6) 78
5 Washington Adventist (MD) (22-6) 76
1 Indiana Wesleyan (28-7) 64
CRAMER BRACKET
6 Tabor (KS) (25-9) 62
3 Davenport (MI) (24-8) 70
6 Tabor (KS) (23-9) 78
6 Tabor (KS) (24-9) 88
2 Robert Morris (IL) (27-6) 82
2 Robert Morris (IL) (26-6) 86
7 West Virginia Tech (23-8) 81
1 Union (KY) (34-3)[1] 72
1 Cornerstone (MI) (34-3) 69
1 Bethel (IN) (29-4) 104
8 Calumet (IN) (17-13) 78
1 Bethel (IN) (30-4) 104
4 Eastern Oregon (24-8) 71
4 Eastern Oregon (23-8) 92
5 IU Southeast (24-6) 90
1 Bethel (IN) (31-4) 75
DUER BRACKET
6 Bellevue (NE) (24-10) 77
3 Briar Cliff (IA) (26-7) 75
6 Bellevue (NE) (22-10) 80
6 Bellevue (NE) (23-10) 78
7 York (NE) (25-9) 76
2 Rochester (MI) (29-2) 75
7 York (NE) (24-9) 85
6 Bellevue (NE) (25-10) 57
1 Cornerstone (MI) (33-3) 69
1 Cornerstone (MI) (30-3) 89
8 Pacific Union (CA) (18-6) 83
1 Cornerstone (MI) (31-3) 66
4 Saint Francis (IN) (23-10) 58
4 Saint Francis (IN) (22-10) 100
5 Oregon Tech (24-9) 92
1 Cornerstone (MI) (32-3) 97
LISTON BRACKET
2 IU East (IN) (28-7) 87
3 Northwest Christian (OR) (24-5) 91
6 Midland (NE) (21-9) 78
3 Northwest Christian (OR) (25-5) 68
2 IU East (IN) (27-7) 73
2 IU East (IN) (26-7) 84
7 Reinhardt (GA) (22-9) 74
* denotes game decided in overtime

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Union Wins First Ever National Championship". Retrieved March 15, 2017.