1980 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1980 Trans America Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament) was held February 28–March 2, 1980 at the Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana.[1]
| 1980 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 1979–80 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Site | Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA |
| Champions | Centenary (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Tommy Canterbury (1st title) |
| MVP | George Lett (Centenary) |
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 bit 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
- "1979-80 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
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