1979 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament

1979 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1978–79
Teams	6
Site	Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
Champions	Northeast Louisiana (1st title)
Winning coach	Lenny Fant (1st title)
MVP	Calvin Natt (Northeast Louisiana)
TAAC Men's Basketball Tournaments «1978  1980»

Template:1978–79 TAAC men's basketball standings

The 1979 Trans America Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Atlantic Sun 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

	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

1. "1978-79 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.