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1980 TAAC men's basketball tournament

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1980 TAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1979–80
Teams7
SiteFant–Ewing Coliseum
Monroe, LA
ChampionsCentenary (1st title)
Winning coachTommy Canterbury (1st title)
MVPGeorge Lett (Centenary)
TAAC men's basketball tournaments
← 1979
1981 →

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

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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

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  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.