| 1979 TAAC men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 1978–79 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Site | Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana |
| Champions | Northeast Louisiana (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Lenny Fant (1st title) |
| MVP | Calvin Natt (Northeast Louisiana) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana† | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | – | 4 | .882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 21 | – | 6 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma City | 5 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pan American | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons | 2 | – | 5 | .286 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 1 | – | 4 | .200 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 10 | – | 15 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Centenary | 0 | – | 3 | .000 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1979 TAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. [1] This was the first edition of the tournament.
Northeast Louisiana defeated 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.
| Quarterfinals Thursday, March 1 | Semifinals Friday, March 2 | Championship Saturday, March 3 | ||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana | 89 | |||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 62 | |||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 68 | |||||||||||||
| Samford | 66 | |||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana | 90 | |||||||||||||
| Mercer | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Mercer | 90 | Third place Saturday, March 3 | ||||||||||||
| Oklahoma City | 70 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma City | 90 | Houston Baptist | 77 | |||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons | 86 | Oklahoma City | 83 | |||||||||||
The 1980 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 28–March 2, 1980 at the Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana.
The 1981 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–8 at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana.
The 1982 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 3–5 at the Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana.
The 1983 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 10–12, 1983 at Barton Coliseum in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The 1984 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10, 1984 at Spring Branch Coliseum in Houston, Texas.
The 1985 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 2–4 at Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Georgia.
The 1987 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–9 at Barton Coliseum in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The 1989 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–9 at Barton Coliseum in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The 1990 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–8 at Barton Coliseum in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The 1991 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7 at the Edmunds Center in DeLand, Florida.
The 1992 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–8 at the Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Georgia.
The 1994 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 3–5 at the UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida. This was the first tournament since 1992 after not being held in 1993.
The 1995 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 2–4 at the UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida.
The 1996 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 29–March 2 at the Edmunds Center at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida.
The 1997 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 27–March 1 at F. Mitchell Johnson Arena at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina.
The 1998 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 26–28 at the John Kresse Arena at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina.
The 1999 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 25–27 at the Jacksonville Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida.
The 2000 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 1–4 at the Jacksonville Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida.
The 2001 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 28 – March 3 at the GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. This was the final tournament before the TAAC changed its name to its current moniker, the Atlantic Sun.
The 1999 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 27–March 2 at the Cajundome at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana.