2017 NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

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]

2017 NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
Teams	32
Champions	Union (KY) (35-3) (1 title)
Runner-Up	Cornerstone (MI) (34-4)
Semifinalists	Indiana Wesleyan (29-8) Bellevue (NE) (25-11)
Coach of the Year	Kevin Burton (Union (KY))
Chuck Taylor MVP	Paul Stone (Union (KY))
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	Mike Martin (Union (KY))

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

2017 NAIA Division II 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

1. "Union Wins First Ever National Championship". Retrieved 15 March 2017.