1980_Pacific_Coast_Athletic_Association_men's_basketball_tournament
1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament
College basketball tournament
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.