View source for 1979 Trans-America Athletic Conference Men's Basketball

__NOTOC__
The first season of the Trans-America Athletic Conference saw eight independents band together.  The schools did not play a regular-season conference schedule (for example, with the exception of a mid-season tournament where they met [[Houston Baptist]], [[Louisiana-Monroe|Northeast Louisiana]] only had one game scheduled against another member of the conference), but did hold a conference tournament to end the year.  The conference did not receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and would not until 1981.
='''Final Standings'''=
{{standings-08| team01=[[Louisiana-Monroe|Northeast Louisiana]]*
| cw01=''1''
| cl01=''0''
| w01=23
| l01=6
| team02=[[Mercer]]
| cw02=''2''
| cl02=''0''
| w02=21
| l02=6
| team03=[[Oklahoma City]]
| cw03=''5''
| cl03=''0''
| w03=18
| l03=11
| team04=[[Texas-Pan American|Pan-American]]
| cw04=''2''
| cl04=''0''
| w04=13
| l04=13
| team05=[[Houston Baptist]]
| cw05=''1''
| cl05=''3''
| w05=11
| l05=16
| team06=[[Samford]]
| cw06=''0''
| cl06=''2''
| w06=11
| l06=16
| team07=[[Centenary (LA)]]
| cw07=''1''
| cl07=''2''
| w07=9
| l07=20
| team08=[[Hardin-Simmons]]
| cw08=''1''
| cl08=''6''
| w08=7
| l08=20
| ocwl=100-95
}}
'''Note:''' No conference regular season champion.  Conference records are extrapolated, and do not include the Pacemaker Classic meeting between Northeast Louisiana and Houston Baptist.

'''Note:''' After the season, Oklahoma City departed to join the [[{{horizon}}|Midwestern City Conference]].  [[Northwestern State]] and [[Georgia Southern]] joined from [[{{d1ind}}]], while [[Arkansas-Little Rock]] joined from the [[{{aic}}|Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference]] (NAIA).
=='''Honors'''==
===Consensus All-Americans===
'''Second Team'''
*'''Calvin Natt''', Northeast Louisiana
===All-Americans===
'''Calvin Natt''', Northeast Louisiana
* '''Second Team''' (AP, USBWA)
* '''Fourth Team''' (NABC)
===Conference Honors===
'''Player of the Year:''' Calvin Natt, Northeast Louisiana

'''Newcomer of the Year:''' Steve Barker, Samford

'''Coach of the Year:''' Lenny Fant, Northeast Louisiana

===First-Team All-Conference===
{{list-2col-11| col1=170
| col2=150
| item01a='''PLAYER'''
| item01b='''SCHOOL'''
| item02a=Steve Barker*
| item02b=Samford
| item03a=Mike Dabney*
| item03b=Hardin-Simmons
| item04a=David Hall*
| item04b=Northeast Louisiana
| item05a=Ernie Hill*
| item05b=Oklahoma City
| item06a=Tim Jones*
| item06b=Houston Baptist
| item07a=George Lett*
| item07b=Centenary
| item08a=Robert Miles*
| item08b=Mercer
| item09a=Calvin Natt*
| item09b=Northeast Louisiana
| item10a=Stewart Reese*
| item10b=Mercer
| item11a=Eugene Robinson*
| item11b=Northeast Louisiana
}}

='''Post-Season'''=
=='''1979 Trans-America Men's Basketball Tournament'''==
[[image:Louisiana-Monroe.png|right]]
{{bracket6-3 | Info=Ewing Coliseum, Monroe LA
| RD1=Quarterfinals, Mar 1
| RD2=Semifinals, Mar 2
| RD3=Championship, Mar 3
| RD1-seed1=6
| RD1-team1=Hardin-Simmons
| RD1-score1=86
| RD1-seed2=3
| RD1-team2=Oklahoma City
| RD1-score2=90
| RD1-seed3=5
| RD1-team3=Houston Baptist
| RD1-score3=68
| RD1-seed4=4
| RD1-team4=Samford
| RD1-score4=66
| RD2-seed1=3
| RD2-team1=Oklahoma City
| RD2-score1=70
| RD2-seed2=2
| RD2-team2=Mercer
| RD2-score2=90
| RD2-seed3=5
| RD2-team3=Houston Baptist
| RD2-score3=62
| RD2-seed4=1
| RD2-team4=Northeast Louisiana
| RD2-score4=89
| RD3-seed1=2
| RD3-team1=Mercer
| RD3-score1=69
| RD3-seed2=1
| RD3-team2=Northeast Louisiana
| RD3-score2=90
| RD3-seed3=3
| RD3-team3=Oklahoma City
| RD3-score3=83
| RD3-seed4=5
| RD3-team4=Houston Baptist
| RD3-score4=77
}}
===All-Championship Team===
{{list-2col-08| col2=125
| item01a='''PLAYER'''
| item01b='''SCHOOL'''
| item02a=Mike Dabney*
| item02b=Hardin-Simmons
| item03a=David Hall*
| item03b=Northeast Louisiana
| item04a=Ernie Hill*
| item04b=Oklahoma City
| item05a=Tim Jones*
| item05b=Houston Baptist
| item06a=Calvin Natt*
| item06b=Northeast Louisiana
| item07a=Stewart Reese*
| item07b=Mercer
| item08a=Eugene Robinson*
| item08b=Northeast Louisiana
}}
'''Most Outstanding Player:''' Calvin Natt, Northeast Louisiana

=='''National Bids'''==
{{list-4col-01| col1=130
| col2=50
| col3=130
| col4=100
| item01a=Northeast Louisiana
| item01b=(23-5)
| item01c=NIT
}}

=='''[[1979 National Invitation Tournament|National Invitation Tournament]]:'''==
{{tlist-01| date01=Mar 7
| round01=First
| color01=#f9aaaa
| seeda01=
| teama01=Northeast Louisiana
| seedb01=
| teamb01=[[Virginia]]
| score01=78-79
| site01=Charlottesville VA
}}
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