1979 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament

1979 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1978–79
Teams8
SiteAnaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, CA
ChampionsPacific (1st title)
Winning coachStan Morrison (1st title)
MVPRon Cornelius (Pacific)
Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournaments
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1978–79 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Pacific 11 3   .786 18 12   .600
Utah State 9 5   .643 19 11   .633
Fresno State 9 5   .643 16 12   .571
Cal State Fullerton 7 7   .500 16 11   .593
Long Beach State 7 7   .500 16 12   .571
UC Santa Barbara[note 1] 6 8   .429 12 15   .444
San Jose State 4 10   .286 7 20   .259
UC Irvine[note 2] 3 11   .214 9 19   .321
1979 PCAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]


The 1979 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament (now known as the Big West Conference men's basketball tournament) was held March 1–3 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.[2]

Top-seeded Pacific topped PCAA-newcomers Utah State in the championship game, 82–73, to win its first PCAA/Big West men's basketball tournament.

The Tigers, in turn, received a bid to the 1979 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by Utah State, who earned an at-large bid.


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  1. ^ "1978-79 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary". Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "1978-79 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.