1979 TAAC men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 1979 TAAC I Men's 6 Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana 1978 Northeast Louisiana Indians Northeast Louisiana 1st Lenny Fant 1st Calvin Natt Northeast Louisiana yes 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.1978-79 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/atlantic-sun/1979.html February 27, 2016 March 5, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305132710/http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/atlantic-sun/1979.html dead This was the first edition of the tournament. 1978 Northeast Louisiana Indians Northeast Louisiana defeated 1978 Mercer Bears 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 QuarterfinalsThursday, March 1 SemifinalsFriday, March 2 ChampionshipSaturday, March 3 Third placeSaturday, March 3 1978 Houston Baptist Huskies Houston Baptist 68 1978 Samford Bulldogs Samford 66 1978 Oklahoma City Chiefs Oklahoma City 90 1978 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys Hardin–Simmons 86 1978 Northeast Louisiana Indians Northeast Louisiana 89 Houston Baptist 62 1978 Mercer Bears Mercer 90 Oklahoma City 70 Northeast Louisiana 90 Mercer 69 Houston Baptist 77 Oklahoma City 83 References Category:ASUN men's basketball tournament Tournament TAAC men's basketball tournament TAAC men's basketball tournament