2017 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

2017 (2017) NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Keeter Gymnasium; Point Lookout, Missouri
Champions	Union College Bulldogs (1st title, 1st title game,; 1st Fab Four)
Runner-up	Cornerstone Golden Eagles (4th title game,; 7th Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats ; (3rd Fab Four); Bellevue Bruins ; (4th Fab Four);
Coach of the year	Kevin Burton (Union (KY))
Charles Stevenson; Hustle Award	Mike Martin (Union (KY))
Chuck Taylor MVP	Paul Stone (Union (KY))
Top scorer	Kyle 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

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player: Paul Stone, Union (KY)^[1]
Championship Hustle Award: Mike Martin, Union (KY)
NABC/NAIA Division II Coach of the Year: Kim Elders, Cornerstone (MI)
NAIA Division II National Coach of the Year: Kevin Burton, Union (KY)

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

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

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

References

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

[UnionWin-1] "Union Wins First Ever National Championship". Retrieved March 15, 2017.

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