1987 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

The 1987 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 13th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.

1987 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament
Finals siteGrand Rapids, Michigan
ChampionsNorth Park Vikings (5th title)
Runner-upClark (MA) Cougars (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBosco Djurickovic (NPU)
MOPMichael Starks (NPU)
Attendance38,542
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«1986 1988»

Held during March 1987, the field included thirty-two teams and the final championship rounds were contested at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[1]

North Park defeated Clark (MA), 106–100, to claim their record-fifth NCAA Division III national title.

Bracket edit

Regionals edit

National finals edit

National quarterfinals National semifinals National championship
         
Clark 65
Potsdam 63
Clark 77
Stockton State 71
Widener 65
Stockton State 68*
Clark 100
North Park 106
North Carolina Wesleyan 64
Wittenberg 77
Wittenberg 70 National third-place game
North Park 75
Wartburg 63 Stockton State 80
North Park 88 Wittenberg 82*

All tournament team edit

  • Michael Starks, North Park
  • Mike Barach, North Park
  • Steve Iannarino, Wittenberg
  • Kermit Sharp, Clark (MA)
  • Donald Ellison, Stockton State

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 17. Retrieved January 3, 2018.