2013 NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2013 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship was held in March at Keeter Gymnasium in Point Lookout, Missouri.[1] The 22nd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured thirty-two teams playing in a single-elimination format. The championship game was won by Cardinal Stritch University over William Penn University by a score of 73 to 59.[2][3]

2013 (2013) NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
Teams32
ChampionsCardinal Stritch
Runner-UpWilliam Penn
SemifinalistsGrace (Indiana)
Indiana Southeast

Tournament field

The 2013 tournament field was announced on March 5. The field was made up of 23 automatic qualifiers and eight at-large bids and one automatic host bid presented to College of the Ozarks. This tournament field welcomed four newcomers, Madonna (Michigan), Rochester (Michigan), Saint Xavier (Illinois) and Valley City State (North Dakota).[4]

Highlights

First round

With five players scoring in double figures, including Roosevelt Green with eighteen, sixth seeded St. Xavier's dominated St. Mary's in first round action by a score of 82-60.[5]

Elite Eight

Derek Semenas and Darren Moore both scored eighteen, and Moore pulled in eleven rebounds as second seed Cardinal Stritch defeated Dordt 82-76 in double overtime.[6]

Championship game

Stritch won their first ever national championship 73-59 over William Penn on an impressive 21 point, seven rebound performance by Darren Moore.[7]

Bracket
First Round
March 6–7 		Second Round
March 8 		Quarterfinals
March 9 		Semifinals Round
March 11 		Championship
March 12
               
1 William Penn (Iowa) (31-1)[8] 71
McPherson (Kan.) (15-18) 65
1 William Penn (Iowa) 101
Bethel (Ind.) 84
16 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (25-9) 49
Bethel (Ind.) (24-9)[9] 73
1 William Penn (Iowa) 67
Midland (Neb.) 66
9 Davenport (Mich.) (27-7)[10] 77
York (Neb.) (24-8) 78 (OT)
York (Neb.) 71 (OT)
Midland (Neb.) 76
8 8 Eastern Oregon (28-5) 53
Midland (Neb.) (20-12)[11] 77
1 William Penn (Iowa) 79
Grace (Ind.) 58
5 Warner Pacific (Ore.) (27-7) 80
Dakota State (S.D.) (23-9)[12] 89
Dakota State (S.D.) 61
St. Thomas (Fla.) 60
St. Thomas (Fla.) (21-11)[13] 85
12 Mount Mercy (Iowa) (27-6) 72
5 Dakota State (S.D.) 72
4 Grace (Ind.) 59
13 Tennessee Wesleyan (25-8) 69
Grace (Ind.) (22-9)[14] 93
Grace (Ind.) 72
Cal Maritime 53
4 Northwestern (Iowa) (24-7) 54
Cal Maritime (25-6)[15] 76
1 William Penn (Iowa) 59
2 Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 73
3 Northwood (Fla.) (30-4) 49
College of the Ozarks (Mo.) (22-12)[16] 57
College of the Ozarks (Mo.) 76
Southern Oregon 59
14 Madonna (Mich.) (24-9) 66
Southern Oregon (25-8)[17] 83
College of the Ozarks (Mo.) 60
11 Indiana Southeast 75
11 Indiana Southeast (28-4)[18] 75
Valley City State (N.D.) (21-9) 72
11 Indiana Southeast 83
6 Saint Xavier (Ill.) 73
6 Saint Xavier (Ill.) (29-5)[19] 82
Saint Mary (Kan.) (22-9) 60
3 Indiana Southeast 56
2 Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 69
7 Indiana Wesleyan (26-6) 62
Lourdes (Ohio) (22-10)[20] 60 (OT)
7 Indiana Wesleyan 62
10 Dordt (Iowa) 75
10 Dordt (Iowa) (27-6)[21] 79
Northwest (Wash.) (22-11) 59
10 Dordt (Iowa) 76
2 Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 82
15 Rochester (Mich.) (20-5) 50
Bellevue (Neb.) (24-10)[22] 64
Bellevue (Neb.) 56
2 Cardinal Stritch 81
2 Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) (31-3)[23] 74
Jamestown (N.D.) (15-19) 56

Tourney awards and honors

Individual recognition
  • Most Outstanding Player: Darren Moore, Cardinal Stritch
  • Championship Hustle Award: Nick Ford, Cardinal Stritch
  • NABC/NAIA Division II Coach of the Year: Drew Diener, Cardinal Stritch
  • Rawlings-NAIA Division II National Coach of the Year: Drew Diener, Cardinal Stritch
  • 2014 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball All-Championship Team[24]
NameSchool
Cameron MitchellIndiana University Southeast
Brandon BeasleyWilliam Penn
Keith SteffeckWilliam Penn
Derek SemenasCardinal Stritch
Greg MillerGrace
Bruce Grimm Jr.Grace
Trevor WolterstorffDordt
James ParrottMidland
John LambDakota State
Nathane SimniokCollege of the Ozarks

Statistical leaders

(minimum 4 games)[25]

CategoryPlayerSchoolTally
Most pointsKeith SteffeckWilliam Penn94
Most points per gameKeith SteffeckWilliam Penn18.8
Leading rebounderBrandon BeasleyWilliam Penn66
Leading rebounder per gameBrandon BeasleyWilliam Penn13.2
Most assistsNick FordCardinal Stritch31
Assists per gameNick FordCardinal Stritch6.2
Assist/Turnover ratioBrandon VanderhegghenGrace5.0
Three-pointers madeTaylor StoutnerWilliam Penn17
Best overall field goal percentageDarren MooreCardinal Stritch66.0% (53-60)
Best 3-point field goal percentageElliot SmithGrace57.1% (12-21)
Most free throws madeJames DevlinWilliam Penn24
Most free throws attemptedBrandon BeasleyWilliam Penn29
Best free throw percentageJames DevlinWilliam Penn96.0% (24-25)
Most stealsBrandon BeasleyWilliam Penn12
Most steals per gameBrandon BeasleyWilliam Penn5.25
Most shots blockedKeith SteffeckWilliam Penn10
Most shots blocked per gameKeith SteffeckWilliam Penn2.0

References
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  2. "Cardinal Stritch coach Drew Diener, players honored". Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. Pat, Dailey (12 March 2013). "Cardinal Stritch wins NAIA Division II championship". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
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  6. "Wolves vs Grenadiers for Right to Advance to NAIA Championship". 11 March 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
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  9. "Bethel v ERAU box score". Retrieved 25 November 2015.
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  12. "Dakota State (S.D.) at Warner Pacific (Ore.) box score". Retrieved 25 November 2015.
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  15. "Northwestern (Iowa) at Cal Maritime box score". Retrieved 25 November 2015.
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  17. "Madonna (Mich.) at Southern Oregon". Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  18. "Valley City State (N.D.) at Indiana Southeast box score". Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  19. "Saint Xavier (Ill.) at Saint Mary (Kan.) box score". Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  20. "Lourdes (Ohio) at Indiana Wesleyan box score". Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  21. "Dordt (Iowa) at Northwest (Wash.) box score". Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  22. "Bellevue (Neb.) at Rochester (Mich.) box score". Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  23. "Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) at Jamestown (N.D.) box score". Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  24. "2014 All-Tournament Team". Retrieved 12 September 2014.
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