1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament

1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1979–80
Teams 7
Site Anaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, CA
Champions San José State (1st title)
Winning coach Bill Berry (1st title)
MVP Wally Rank (San José State)

The 1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament) was held February 28–March 2 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.[1]

San José State topped Long Beach State in the championship game, 57–55, to win the Spartans' first PCAA/Big West men's basketball tournament.

The Spartans, in turn, received a bid to the 1980 NCAA Tournament, their second all-time. They were joined in the tournament by regular season-champions Utah State, who earned an at-large bid.

Format

After increasing to eight teams in 1979, the tournament field decreased back to seven. PCAA member Fresno State did not participate.

With only seven teams participating, the top-seeded team was given a bye into the semifinals while the remaining six teams were entered into the first round and seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

  First Round
Thursday, February 28		 Semifinals
Friday, March 1		 Championship
Saturday, March 2
                           
       
  1 Utah State 68  
    4 San José State 94  
5 UC Santa Barbara 66
  4 San José State 73  
    4 San José State 57
  2 Long Beach State 55
  3 Pacific 70  
6 Cal State Fullerton 58  
3 Pacific 70
    2 Long Beach State 72  
7 UC Irvine 56
  2 Long Beach State 64  

References

  1. ↑ "1979-80 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
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