1981 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1981 Trans America Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament) was held March 4–8, 1981 at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana.[1]

1981 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198081
Teams9
SiteHirsch Memorial Coliseum
Shreveport, LA
ChampionsMercer (1st title)
Winning coachBill Bibb (1st title)
MVPTony Gattis (Mercer)

Mercer upset top-seeded Houston Baptist in the championship game, 72–67, to win their first TAAC/Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament. The Bears, in turn, received the TAAC's automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA Tournament. This was Mercer's first appearance in the Division I NCAA tournament.

Bracket

  First Round
Wednesday, March 4
Second Round
Thursday, March 5
Semifinals
Friday, March 6
Championship
Sunday, March 8
                                     
       
         
           
     
       
  Houston Baptist 48  
  Centenary 47  
Samford 73  
Georgia Southern 57  
  Samford 69
    Centenary 76  
     
       
  Houston Baptist 67
  Mercer 72
       
       
  Mercer 78
    UALR 69  
     
       
  Mercer 59
  Northeast Louisiana 55  
Northwestern State 91  
Hardin–Simmons 88  
  Northwestern State 73
    Northeast Louisiana 79  
     

References

  1. "1980-81 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
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