1978 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 April 2016 1978 Pacific Coast Athletic Association I Men's 200px 7 Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA Cal State Fullerton 1st Bobby Dye 1st Greg Bunch Cal State Fullerton The 1978 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament (now known as the Big West Conference men's basketball tournament) was held March 2–4 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.1977-78 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cal-state-fullerton/1978-schedule.html April 26, 2016 Cal State Fullerton topped defending champions 1977 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State in the championship game, 64–53, to win its first PCAA/Big West men's basketball tournament. The Titans, in turn, received a bid to the 1978 NCAA tournament, where they advanced to the Elite Eight. It was CSUF's first Division I tournament appearance. Format The tournament field expanded again, this time increasing from six to seven teams (Fresno State participated in its first PCAA tournament). Seven of the eight total PCAA members (newcomer UC Irvine was not invited) qualified for the event and were seeded based on regular season conference records. The top team earned a bye into the semifinal round while the remaining six teams entered into the preliminary first round. Bracket First roundThursday, March 2 SemifinalsFriday, March 3 ChampionshipSaturday, March 4 5 1977 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 84 4 1977 men Pacific Tigers Pacific 82 3 Cal State Fullerton 88 6 1977 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State 78 7 1977 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara 70 2 1977 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State 96 1 1977 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 62 5 Long Beach State 68* 3 Cal State Fullerton 64 2 San Diego State 50 5 Long Beach State 53 3 Cal State Fullerton 64 References Category:Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Category:1970s in Anaheim, California Category:1977–78 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball season Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in California Category:Basketball competitions in Anaheim, California