1979 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament

1979 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season197879
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
1978–79 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Pacific113 .7861812  .600
Utah State95 .6431911  .633
Fresno State95 .6431612  .571
Cal State Fullerton77 .5001611  .593
Long Beach State77 .5001612  .571
UC Santa Barbara68 .4291215  .444
San Jose State410 .286720  .259
UC Irvine311 .214919  .321
1979 PCAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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.