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1952 - NAIA formed. The NAIB, once known as a basketball organization, expands into an athletic association by adding national championships in track, golf & tennis. The NAIB becomes the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in 1952.
Sep 9, 2005 · In 1952, as a result of the expressed desires of the member institutions, appropriate steps were taken by which the NAIB was transformed into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and the first all-encompassing set of rules and standards was adopted.
On March 10, 1940, the National Association for Intercollegiate Basketball (NAIB) was formed in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1952, the NAIB was transformed into the NAIA, and with that came the sponsorship of additional sports such as men's golf, tennis and outdoor track and field. [7]
Then in 1952, the NAIB was transformed into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and the first all-encompassing set of rules and standards was adopted by the membership. A year later, the NAIA became the first national intercollegiate athletics association to accept historically black institutions as members.
The NAIA was first known as the NAIB (National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball). It was founded - with help from the inventor of basketball, James Naismith - in 1937. The same year, the group held their first basketball tournament, which was also the first intercollegiate basketball national championship in the USA.
In 1948, the NAIB became the first national organization to open their intercollegiate postseason to African-American student-athletes. In 1952, the NAIB was transformed into the NAIA, and with that came the sponsorship of additional sports.
In 1948, the NAIB became the first national organization to open their intercollegiate postseason to African-American student-athletes. In 1952, the NAIB was transformed into the NAIA, and with that came the sponsorship of additional sports.
