1981 TAAC men's basketball tournament

Sports competition in Louisiana, US August 2023 March 2026 1981 TAAC I Men's 200px 9 Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Shreveport, LA Mercer 1st Bill Bibb 1st Tony Gattis Mercer The 1981 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the ASUN men's basketball tournament) was held March 4–8 at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana.1980-81 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/atlantic-sun/1981.html February 26, 2016 March 21, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160321050309/http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/atlantic-sun/1981.html dead It was the first TAAC tournament after a two-year qualification period for the conference where the winner would receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament.The News Star TAAC awarded an automatic bid for NCAA tourney 17 September 6, 1980 Newspapers.com Mercer upset top-seeded 1980 men Houston Baptist Huskies Houston Baptist in the championship game, 72–67, to win their first TAAC/Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament. The Bears, in turn, received the TAAC's automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA tournament. This was Mercer's first appearance in the Division I NCAA tournament. Bracket First roundWednesday, March 4 Second roundThursday, March 5 SemifinalsFriday, March 6 ChampionshipSunday, March 8 2 1980 men Samford Bulldogs Samford 73 1980 men Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 57 1980 men Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State 91 Hardin–Simmons 88 Samford 69 1980 men Centenary Gentlemen Centenary 76 Mercer 78 1980 men UALR Trojans UALR 69 Northwestern State 73 1980 men Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Northeast Louisiana 79 1980 men Houston Baptist Huskies Houston Baptist 48 Centenary 47 Mercer 59 Northeast Louisiana 55 Houston Baptist 67 Mercer 72 References Category:ASUN men's basketball tournament Tournament TAAC men's basketball tournament TAAC men's basketball tournament