1976 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament

1976 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 4
Site Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium
Stockton, CA
Champions San Diego State (1st title)
Winning coach Tim Vezie (1st title)
MVP None
Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournaments
«1975  1977»

Template:1975–76 PCAA men's basketball standings

The 1976 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament) was held March 6–7 at the Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium in Stockton, California.[1] This was the first edition of the tournament.

San Diego State defeated Pacific in the championship game, 76–64, to win their first PCAA/Big West men's basketball tournament.

The Aztecs, in turn, received a bid to the 1976 NCAA Tournament.

Format

Despite the PCAA containing six members for the 1975–76 season, only the top four teams from the standings took part in the tournament field.

Bracket

Semifinals
Saturday, March 6
Championship
Sunday, March 7
      
1 Cal State Fullerton 64
4 Pacific 72
4 Pacific 64
3 San Diego State 76
3 San Diego State 67
2 San Jose State 64

References

  1. "1975-76 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
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