1977 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament

1977 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1976–77
Teams8
First round siteCampus Sites
Campus Arenas
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, MO
ChampionsKansas State (1st title)
Winning coachJack Hartman (1st title)
MVPMike Evans (Kansas State)
1978 →
1976–77 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Kansas State 11 3   .786 23 8   .742
Missouri 9 5   .643 21 8   .724
Oklahoma 9 5   .643 18 10   .643
Kansas 8 6   .571 18 10   .643
Nebraska 7 7   .500 15 14   .517
Colorado 5 9   .357 11 16   .407
Oklahoma State 4 10   .286 10 17   .370
Iowa State 3 11   .214 7 20   .259
1977 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1977 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 1–4 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.[2] This was the inaugural edition of the tournament.

Kansas State defeated Missouri in the championship game, 72–67 (in overtime), to take home their first Big 8 men's basketball tournament.

The Wildcats, in turn, received a bid to the 1977 NCAA tournament. Kansas State was the only Big 8 team to qualify for the tournament.

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1976-77 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1976-77 Big 8 Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.