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The '''1980 [[America East Conference|America East]] [[America East Men's Basketball Tournament|Men's Basketball Tournament]]''' was hosted by the higher seeds in head-to-head matchups. It was the inaugural tournament ever held for the America East Conference. The final was held at [[Hart Center|The Hart Center]] on the campus at the College of Holy Cross. Holy Cross gained their first and only America East Conference Championship in the first ever tournament as well as an automatic berth to the [[1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA Tournament]] with its win over Boston University. Holy Cross was given the 11th seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to [[Maryland Terrapins men's basketball|Maryland]] |
The '''1980 [[America East Conference|America East]] [[America East Men's Basketball Tournament|Men's Basketball Tournament]]''' was hosted by the higher seeds in head-to-head matchups. It was the inaugural tournament ever held for the America East Conference. The final was held at [[Hart Center|The Hart Center]] on the campus at the College of Holy Cross. Holy Cross gained their first and only America East Conference Championship in the first ever tournament as well as an automatic berth to the [[1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA Tournament]] with its win over Boston University. Holy Cross was given the 11th seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to [[Maryland Terrapins men's basketball|Maryland]] 84–78. Boston University gained a bid to the [[1980 National Invitation Tournament|NIT]] and lost in the first round to [[Boston College Eagles men's basketball|Boston College]] 95–74. |
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==Bracket and Results== |
==Bracket and Results== |
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Revision as of 23:07, 15 June 2011
| 1980 America East men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 1979–80 |
| Champions | Holy Cross (1 title) |
| Winning coach | George Blaney (1 title) |
| MVP | Ron Perry (Holy Cross) |
The 1980 America East Men's Basketball Tournament was hosted by the higher seeds in head-to-head matchups. It was the inaugural tournament ever held for the America East Conference. The final was held at The Hart Center on the campus at the College of Holy Cross. Holy Cross gained their first and only America East Conference Championship in the first ever tournament as well as an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament with its win over Boston University. Holy Cross was given the 11th seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Maryland 84–78. Boston University gained a bid to the NIT and lost in the first round to Boston College 95–74.
Bracket and Results
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 90 | |||||||||||||
| Vermont | 74 | |||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 73 | |||||||||||||
| Maine | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Maine | 66 | |||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 52 | |||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 81 | |||||||||||||
| Boston U. | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Boston U. | 95 | |||||||||||||
| Niagara | 86 | |||||||||||||
| Boston U. | 83 | |||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 79 | |||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 83 | |||||||||||||
| Canisius | 67 | |||||||||||||