1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament

1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1979–80
Teams7
SiteAnaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, CA
ChampionsSan José State (1st title)
Winning coachBill Berry (1st title)
MVPWally Rank (San José State)
Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournaments
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1981 →
1979–80 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Utah State 11 2   .846 18 9   .667
Long Beach State 11 3   .786 22 12   .647
Fresno State 8 4   .667 17 7   .708
San Jose State 7 6   .538 17 12   .586
Pacific 7 7   .500 15 16   .484
UC Santa Barbara[note 1] 5 9   .357 11 16   .407
Cal State Fullerton 4 10   .286 10 17   .370
UC Irvine[note 2] 1 13   .071 9 18   .333
1980 PCAA tournament winner


The 1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament (now known as the Big West Conference men's basketball tournament) was held February 28–March 2 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.[1]

San José State topped Long Beach State in the championship game, 57–55, to win the Spartans' first PCAA/Big West men's basketball tournament.

The Spartans, in turn, received a bid to the 1980 NCAA tournament, their second all-time. They were joined in the tournament by regular season-champions Utah State, who earned an at-large bid.


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  1. ^ "1979-80 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2018.