NAIA DISTRICT TOURNAMENT TEAMS

(1947-1993)

School

School

Centenary Loyola
  Dillard McNeese St.
Grambling St. Nicholls St.

UL-Lafayette Northwestern St.
UL-Monroe Southeastern La.

Louisiana Christian Southern
LSU-Shreveport Southern-New Orleans

Louisiana Tech Xavier
       
         
         
         
         
         
         
         

 

 

 

 

     
  Centenary      

Year

Head Coach

Final Record

District Tournament Finish Tournament Record Tournament Games

1947

Jack Clayton

16-7

18

District Finalist

0-1

Northwestern St.  36-38  L

1948

A.B. Young

11-21

18

District Quarterfinalist

0-1

Northwestern St.  31-48  L

1950

F.H. “Buss” Delaney

15-11

18

District Semifinalist

0-1

UL-Lafayette  52-57  L

1951

F.H. “Buss” Delaney

16-13

18

District Finalist

1-1

UL-Lafayette  63-53  W

Southeastern La.  72-81  L

 

1952

F.H. “Buss” Delaney

17-17

18

District Champion

2-0

Louisiana Tech  60-57  W

Northwestern St.  54-53 (OT)  W

 

1953

F.H. “Buss” Delaney

21-10

18

District Finalist

1-1

Northwestern St.  65-59  W

Louisiana Tech  66-83  L

 

1956

Harold Mooty

20-7

18

District Finalist

0-2

McNeese St.  72-76  L

McNeese St.  64-74  L

(best of three)

           
  Dillard      

Year

Head Coach

Final Record

District Tournament Finish Tournament Record Tournament Games

1959

Bill Martin

 

6

District 3rd Place

1-1

Grambling St.  59-70  L

Xavier  70-53  W

1960

Bill Martin

 

6

District 4th Place

0-2

Southern  66-67  L

Huston-Tillotson (Tex.)  65-77  L

1961

Bill Martin

 

6B

District Finalist

0-2

Grambling St.  60-61  L

Grambling St.  75-81 (2 OT)  L

(best of three)

 

 

1962

Bill Martin

 

6B

District Finalist

0-2

Prairie View  78-87  L

Prairie View  71-85  L

(best of three)

 

 

1963

Bill Martin

 

6B

District Finalist

0-2

Grambling St.  74-81  L

Grambling St.  69-82  L

(best of three)

 

 

1964

Bill Martin

 

6B

District Finalist

0-2

Grambling St.  74-90  L

Grambling St.  89-106  L

(best of three)

 

 

1965

Bill Martin

 

30

District Finalist

0-2

Southern  75-81  L

Southern  67-87  L

(best of three)

 

 

1966

Jimmie Singleton

 

30

District Semifinalist

0-1

Texas College  110-126  L

 

1967

Jimmie Singleton

 

30

District Finalist

1-2

Alcorn St.  92-108  L

Alcorn St.  101-86  W

Alcorn St.  86-95  L

(best of three)

 

 

1968

John Brown

 

30

District Finalist

0-2

Alcorn St.  85-109  L

Alcorn St.  82-104  L

(best of three)

 

 

1970

John Brown

 

30

District Semifinalist

0-1

UL-Monroe  96-112  L

 

1973

John Brown

 

30

District Finalist

1-1

Nicholls St.  86-84  W

Xavier  80-101  L

 

1975

John Brown

 

30

District Semifinalist

0-1

Jackson St.  70-76  L

 

1976

John Brown

 

30

District Semifinalist

0-1

Jackson St.  0-2  L (forfeit)

 

1979

John Brown

 

30

District Quarterfinalist

0-1

William Carey (Miss.)  85-95  L

 

1980

John Brown

 

30

District Champion

2-0

Rust (Miss.)  59-51  W

Louisiana Christian  56-53  W

 

1981

John Brown

 

30

District Semifinalist

1-1

Rust (Miss.)  46-40  W

Xavier  74-89  L

 

1982

John Brown

 

30

District Semifinalist

0-1

Rust (Miss.)  81-85  L

 

1984

John Brown

 

30

District Semifinalist

0-1

William Carey (Miss.)  73-95  L

 

1988

Nathaniel Gillespie

 

30

District Quarterfinalist

0-1

William Carey (Miss.)  88-93  L

 

1989

Nathaniel Gillespie

 

30

District Semifinalist

1-1

Louisiana Christian  76-74  W

Tougaloo (Miss.)  86-104  L

 

1990

Nathaniel Gillespie

 

30

District Finalist

2-1

Mobile  82-76  W

William Carey (Miss.)  99-96  W

Louisiana Christian  81-97  L

 

 

1991

Nathaniel Gillespie

 

30

District Semifinalist

1-1

Mobile  63-59  W

Louisiana Christian  69-75  L

  1993 Woodie Jackson   30 District Quarterfinalist 0-1 Xavier  82-86 (OT)  L
               
Grambling St.    

Year

Head Coach

Final Record

District Tournament Finish Tournament Record Tournament Games

1955

Eddie Robinson

 

29

District 4th Place

1-2

North Carolina College  71-63  W

Texas Southern  91-101  L

Philander Smith (Ark.)  77-81  L

 

1957

Fred Hobdy

 

29

District 3rd Place

1-1

Winston-Salem St.  76-87  L

North Carolina A&T  93-86  W

1959

Fred Hobdy

28-1

6

District Champion

2-0

Dillard  70-59  W

Texas Southern  91-86  W

1960

Fred Hobdy

26-5

6

District Champion

2-0

Huston-Tillotson (Tex.)  108-66  W

Southern  108-86  W

 

1961

Fred Hobdy

32-4

6B

District Champion

2-0

Dillard  61-60  W

Dillard  81-75 (2 OT)  W

(best of three)

 

 

1963

Fred Hobdy

30-3

6B

District Champion

2-0

Dillard  81-74  W

Dillard  82-69  W

(best of three)

 

 

1964

Fred Hobdy

 

6B

District Champion

2-0

Dillard  90-74  W

Dillard  106-89  W

(best of three)

 

 

1966

Fred Hobdy

27-6

30

District Champion

2-0

Alcorn St.  88-83  W

Texas College  99-88  W

 

1969

Fred Hobdy

 

30

District Champion

2-1

Northwestern St.  63-56  W

Northwestern St.  62-68  L

Northwestern St.  85-79 (OT)  W

(best of three)

 

 

1971

Fred Hobdy

20-9

30

District Champion

2-0

Northwestern St.  69-57  W

Louisiana Christian  73-59  W

 

1972

Fred Hobdy

19-8

30

District Semifinalist

0-1

Nicholls St.  72-75  L
               
UL-Lafayette    

Year

Head Coach

Final Record

District Tournament Finish Tournament Record Tournament Games

1948

J.C. "Dutch" Reinhardt

13-7

18

District Semifinalist

0-1

Louisiana Tech  34-36  L

1950

J.C. "Dutch" Reinhardt

13-13

18

District Finalist

1-1

Centenary  57-52  W

Southeastern La.  54-60  L

1951

J.C. "Dutch" Reinhardt

8-10

18

District Semifinalist

0-1

Centenary  53-63  L

1965

Beryl Shipley

20-10

27

District Champion

2-0

Athens (Ala.)  71-58  W

Huntingdon (Ala.)  78-69  W

 

1966

Beryl Shipley

17-8

27

District Finalist

0-1

Athens (Ala.)  86-92 (OT)  L

 

1967

Beryl Shipley

20-11

27

District Champion

2-0

Samford (Ala.)  100-82  W

Samford (Ala.)  102-99  W

(best of three)

               
  UL-Monroe      
 

Year

Head Coach

Final Record

District Tournament Finish Tournament Record Tournament Games
 

1970

Lenny Fant

20-9

30

District Champion

2-0

Dillard  112-96  W

Louisiana Christian  80-54  W

 

1971

Lenny Fant

 

30

District Semifinalist

0-1

Louisiana Christian  83-84 (OT)  L

               
  Louisiana Christian        
 

Year

Head Coach

Final Record

District Tournament Finish Tournament Record Tournament Games
 

1970

Billy Allgood

20-10

30

District Finalist

1-1

Northwestern St.  93-86  W

UL-Monroe  54-80  L

 

1971

Billy Allgood

 8-15

30

District Finalist

1-1

UL-Monroe  84-83 (OT)  W

Grambling St.  59-73  L

 

1972

Billy Allgood

9-15

30

District Semifinalist

0-1

Xavier  78-80  L

 

1977

Billy Allgood

 17-10

30

District Finalist

1-1

Jackson St.  53-51  W

Alcorn St.  76-80  L

 

1978

Billy Allgood

 13-16

30

District Semifinalist

0-1

Mississippi Valley St.  55-57  L

 

1979

Billy Allgood

22-6

30

District Champion

2-0

William Carey (Miss.)  84-73  W

Xavier  67-61  W

 

1980

Billy Allgood

19-9

30

District Finalist

1-1

Xavier  70-67  W

Dillard  53-56  L

 

1983

Billy Allgood

18-10

30

District Semifinalist

0-1

William Carey (Miss.)  70-71  L

 

1984

Billy Allgood

10-18

30

District Semifinalist

0-1

Xavier  48-64  L

 

1986

Steve Rives

 15-13

30

District Semifinalist

0-1

William Carey (Miss.)  69-73  L

 

1988

Gene Rushing

22-9

30

District Finalist

1-1

Spring Hill (Ala.)  65-60 W

Mobile  60-61  L

 

1989

Gene Rushing

19-12

30

District Quarterfinalist

0-1

Dillard  74-76  L

 

1990

Gene Rushing

22-7

30

District Champion

2-0

Spring Hill (Ala.)  95-82  W

Dillard  97-81  W

 

1991

Gene Rushing

22-7

30

District Finalist

1-1

Dillard  75-69  W

Xavier  71-75  L

 

1992

Gene Rushing

18-12

30

District Quarterfinalist

0-1

Mobile  62-84  L
               
  LSU-Shreveport      
 

Year

Head Coach

Final Record

District Tournament Finish Tournament Record Tournament Games
 

1993

Dave Geer  

8

(Division II)

District Quarterfinalist

0-1

Southwestern (Tex.)  64-77  L
               
Louisiana Tech    

Year

Head Coach

Final Record

District Tournament Finish Tournament Record Tournament Games

1948

Cecil Crowley

14-10

18

District Finalist

1-1

UL-Lafayette  36-34  W

Northwestern St.  33-57  L

1952

Cecil Crowley

13-11

18

District Semifinalist

0-1

Centenary  57-60  L

1953

Cecil Crowley

17-10

18

District Champion

2-0

McNeese St.  53-50  W

Centenary  83-66  W

 

1955

Cecil Crowley

20-10

18

District Champion

2-1

Northwestern St.  91-93  L

Northwestern St.  83-80  W

Northwestern St.  95-92  W

(best of three)

               
  Loyola      
 

Year

Head Coach

Final Record

District Tournament Finish Tournament Record Tournament Games
 

1947

Jack Orsley

16-9

18

District Semifinalist

0-1

Northwestern St.  45-58  L
 

1993

Jerry Hernandez

10-19

8

(Division II)

District Finalist

2-1

Howard Payne (Tex.)  77-70  W

Huston-Tillotson (Tex.)  75-66  W

Tarleton St. (Tex.)  56-85  L

               
  McNeese St.        
 

Year

Head Coach

Final Record

District Tournament Finish Tournament Record Tournament Games
 

1953

Ralph Ward

17-13

18

District Semifinalist

0-1

Louisiana Tech  50-53  L
 

1956

Ralph Ward

33-3

18

District Champion

2-0

Centenary  76-72  W

Centenary  74-64  W

(best of three)

               
  Nicholls St.        
 

Year

Head Coach

Final Record

District Tournament Finish Tournament Record Tournament Games
 

1972

Don Landry

16-9

30

District Finalist

1-1

Grambling St.  75-72  W

Xavier  83-85  L

 

1973

Don Landry

14-13

30

District Semifinalist

0-1

Dillard  84-86  L
               
Northwestern St.    

Year

Head Coach

Final Record

District Tournament Finish Tournament Record Tournament Games
 

1947

Lee Prather

15-5

18

District Champion

2-0

Loyola  58-45  W

Centenary  38-36  W

 

1948

Lee Prather

19-6

18

District Champion

3-0

Centenary  48-31  W

Southeastern La.  62-37  W

Louisiana Tech  57-33  W

 

 

1950

Lee Prather

 

18

District Semifinalist

0-1

Southeastern La.  53-58  L

 

1951

Charles “Red” Thomas

15-12

18

District Semifinalist

0-1

Southeastern La.  63-67  L

 

1952

Charles “Red” Thomas

17-14

18

District Finalist

1-1

Southeastern La.  66-48  W

Centenary  53-54 (OT)  L

 

1953

Charles “Red” Thomas

22-10

18

District Semifinalist

0-1

Centenary  59-65  L

 

1954

Charles “Red” Thomas

23-9

18

District Finalist

1-2

Southeastern La.  60-64  L

Southeastern La.  67-64  W

Southeastern La.  50-54  L

(best of three)

 

 

1955

Charles “Red” Thomas

20-9

18

District Finalist

1-2

Louisiana Tech  93-91  W

Louisiana Tech  80-83  L

Louisiana Tech  92-95  L

(best of three)

 

 

1968

Tynes Hildebrand

12-13

27

District Semifinalist

0-1

Athens (Ala.)  79-84  L

 

1969

Tynes Hildebrand

16-13

30

District Finalist

1-2

Grambling St.  56-63  L

Grambling St.  68-62  W

Grambling St.  79-85 (OT)  L

(best of three)

 

 

1970

Tynes Hildebrand

13-13

30

District Semifinalist

0-1

Louisiana Christian  86-93  L

 

1971

Tynes Hildebrand

14-11

30

District Semifinalist

0-1

Grambling St.  57-69  L

 

1974

Tynes Hildebrand

21-9

30

District Champion

2-1

Xavier  64-79  L

Xavier  90-76  W

Xavier  78-69  W

(best of three)

 

 

1975

Tynes Hildebrand

13-14

30

District Semifinalist

0-1

Alcorn St.  74-87  L
               
  Southeastern La.    
 

Year

Head Coach

Final Record

District Tournament Finish Tournament Record Tournament Games
 

1948

Luther Marlar

5-15

18

District Semifinalist

0-1

Northwestern St.  37-62  L

 

1950

Luther Marlar

13-11

18

District Champion

2-0

Northwestern St.  58-53  W

UL-Lafayette  60-54  W

 

1951

Luther Marlar

13-10

18

District Champion

2-0

Northwestern St.  67-63  W

Centenary  81-72  W

 

1952

Luther Marlar

10-14

18

District Semifinalist

0-1

Northwestern St.  48-66  L

 

1954

Luther Marlar

22-10

18

District Champion

2-1

Northwestern St.  64-60  W

Northwestern St.  64-67  L

Northwestern St.  54-50  W

(best of three)

               
  Southern    
 

Year

Head Coach

Final Record

District Tournament Finish Tournament Record Tournament Games
 

1953

Robert Henry Lee

 

29

District 3rd Place

2-1

Lincoln (Mo.)  86-66  W

Tennessee A&I  66-80  L

Philander Smith (Ark.)  77-63  W

 

 

1954

Robert Henry Lee

 

29

District 4th Place

1-2

Florida A&M  79-75  W

Tennessee St.  84-91  L

Texas Southern  69-97  L

 

 

1960

Ernie Fears

18-10

6

District Finalist

1-1

Dillard  67-66  W

Grambling St.  86-108  L

 

1965

Richard Mack

25-5

30

District Champion

2-0

Dillard  81-75  W

Dillard  87-67  W

(best of three)

 

 

1973

Carl Stewart

 

30

District Semifinalist

0-1

Xavier  72-94  L
               
  Southern-New Orleans    
 

Year

Head Coach

Final Record

District Tournament Finish Tournament Record Tournament Games
 

1982

Cirilo Manego

 

       30

District Semifinalist

0-1

Xavier  77-95  L

 

1983

Cirilo Manego

 

30

District Finalist

1-1

Xavier  68-67  W

William Carey (Miss.)  71-75  L

 

1986

Cirilo Manego

 

       30

District Semifinalist

0-1

Xavier  80-86  L
               
  Xavier    
 

Year

Head Coach

Final Record

District Tournament Finish Tournament Record Tournament Games
 

1954

James Hawkins

 

29

District Quarterfinalist

0-1

North Carolina College  68-85  L

 

1959

James Hawkins

 

6

District 4th Place

0-2

Texas Southern  81-110  L

Dillard  53-72  L

 

1972

Bob Hopkins

22-5

30

District Champion

2-0

Louisiana Christian  80-78  W

Nicholls St.  85-83  W

 

1973

Bob Hopkins

21-6

30

District Champion

2-0

Southern  94-72  W

Dillard  101-80  W

 

1974

Bob Hopkins

 

30

District Finalist

1-2

Northwestern St.  79-64  W

Northwestern St.  76-90  L

Northwestern St.  69-78  L

(best of three)

 

 

1979

Denny Alexander

 

30

District Finalist

2-1

Tougaloo (Miss.)  78-68  W

Mississippi Valley St.  74-70  W

Louisiana Christian  61-67  L

 

 

1980

Denny Alexander

 

30

District Semifinalist

1-1

Belhaven (Miss.)  65-60  W

Louisiana Christian  67-70  L

 

1981

Denny Alexander

21-8

30

District Champion

2-0

Dillard  89-74  W

Belhaven (Miss.)  73-70  W

 

1982

Denny Alexander

29-2

30

District Champion

2-0

Southern-New Orleans  95-77  W

Rust (Miss.)  87-81  W

 

1983

Denny Alexander

 

30

District Semifinalist

0-1

Southern-New Orleans  67-68  L

 

1984

Denny Alexander

 

30

District Finalist

1-1

Louisiana Christian 64-48  W

William Carey (Miss.)  69-77  L

 

1985

Denny Alexander

 

30

District Finalist

1-1

Belhaven (Miss.)  72-58  W

William Carey (Miss.)  65-69  L

 

1986

Denny Alexander

 

30

District Finalist

1-1

Southern-New Orleans  86-80  W

William Carey (Miss.)  78-79 (2 OT)  L

 

1987

Denny Alexander

22-10

30

District Finalist

1-1

Mobile  91-82  W

William Carey (Miss.)  68-70  L

 

1988

Denny Alexander

 

30

District Quarterfinalist

0-1

Spring Hill (Ala.)  81-91  L

 

1990

Denny Alexander

 

30

District Quarterfinalist

0-1

Spring Hill (Ala.)  95-96  L

 

1991

Dale Valdery

21-12

30

District Champion

3-0

Belhaven (Miss.)  98-76  W

William Carey (Miss.)  77-70  W

Louisiana Christian  75-71  W

 

 

1992

Dale Valdery

 

30

District Finalist

1-1

Mobile  82-79  W

Spring Hill (Ala.)  70-80  L

 

1993

Dale Valdery

 

30

District Finalist

2-1

Dillard  86-82 (OT)  W

William Carey (Miss.)  78-74  W

Spring Hill (Ala.)  61-68  L