1980 TAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season197980
Teams7
SiteFant–Ewing Coliseum
Monroe, LA
ChampionsCentenary (1st title)
Winning coachTommy Canterbury (1st title)
MVPGeorge Lett (Centenary)
TAAC men's basketball tournaments

The 1980 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the ASUN men's basketball tournament) was held February 28–March 2, 1980 at the Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana.[1]

Centenary upset top-seeded Northeast Louisiana in the championship game, 79–77, to win their first TAAC/Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament. However, the Gentlemen did not ultimately receive a bid to the 1980 NCAA tournament or the 1980 NIT.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Thursday, February 28
Semifinals
Saturday, March 1
Championship
Sunday, March 2
         
1 Northeast Louisiana 102
4 Mercer 71
5 Samford 68
4 Mercer 74
1 Northeast Louisiana 77
3 Centenary 79
3 Centenary 76
6 Houston Baptist 69
3 Centenary 88 Third place
Sunday, March 2
2 Pan American 84
7 Hardin–Simmons 67 4 Mercer 90
2 Pan American 83 2 Texas–Pan American 78

References

  1. "1979-80 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2016.


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