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1979 TAAC men's basketball tournament

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1979 TAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1978–79
Teams6
SiteFant–Ewing Coliseum
Monroe, Louisiana
ChampionsNortheast Louisiana (1st title)
Winning coachLenny Fant (1st title)
MVPCalvin Natt (Northeast Louisiana)
TAAC men's basketball tournaments
1980 →
1978–79 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northeast Louisiana 2 0   1.000 30 4   .882
Mercer 2 0   1.000 21 6   .778
Oklahoma City 5 0   1.000 18 11   .621
Pan American 2 0   1.000 13 13   .500
Hardin–Simmons 2 5   .286 7 20   .259
Houston Baptist 1 4   .200 11 16   .407
Samford 0 2   .000 10 15   .400
Centenary 0 3   .000 9 20   .310
1979 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1979 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the ASUN men's basketball tournament) was held March 1–3 at the Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana.[1] This was the first edition of the tournament.

Northeast Louisiana defeated Mercer in the championship game, 90–69, to win their first TAAC/Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament. The Indians, in turn, received a bid to the 1979 NIT.

Only six of the eight TAAC members participated in the inaugural tournament. However, this would be the only TAAC tournament for Oklahoma City, who subsequently joined the Midwestern City Conference for the 1979–80 season.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 1
Semifinals
Friday, March 2
Championship
Saturday, March 3
         
Northeast Louisiana 89
Houston Baptist 62
Houston Baptist 68
Samford 66
Northeast Louisiana 90
Mercer 69
Mercer 90 Third place
Saturday, March 3
Oklahoma City 70
Oklahoma City 90 Houston Baptist 77
Hardin–Simmons 86 Oklahoma City 83

References

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  1. ^ "1978-79 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.