1980 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament

August 2023 January 2022 1980 ECAC Metro I Men's 200px 8 Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, New York Iona 2nd Jim Valvano 2nd Jeff Ruland Iona The 1980 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament was held February 28 – March 1. The quarterfinal and championship rounds were played at St. Johns in Jamaica Queens, not the Coliseum. Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.1979-80 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Metro Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/ecac-metro/1980.html January 30, 2022 Jim Valvano’s Iona Gaels defeated 1979 Saint Peter's Peacocks Saint Peter's in the championship game, 64–46, to win their second ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament in as many years. The Gaels earned a bid to the 1980 NCAA Tournament as No. 6 seed in the East region and advanced to the round of 32. Bracket QuarterfinalsFebruary 28 SemifinalsFebruary 29 ChampionshipMarch 1 Iona 69 1979 men Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Fairleigh Dickinson 53 1979 Siena College Siena Saints Siena 80 1979 Long Island University LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds Long Island University 78 Fordham 73 1979 men Wagner Seahawks Wagner 67 1979 men Saint Peter's Peacocks Saint Peter's 54 1979 men Fairfield Stags Fairfield 42 Iona 76 Siena 70 Fordham 47 Saint Peter's 65 Iona 64 Saint Peter's 46 Notes a Conference did not play a formal schedule References Tournament ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament