The 1980 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the Horizon League men's basketball tournament) was held February 29 to March 2 at Roberts Municipal Stadium in Evansville, Indiana. This was the first edition of the tournament.
topped in the inaugural championship game, 103–93, to win their first MCC/Horizon League men's basketball tournament.
The Golden Eagles; however, did not receive a bid to the 1980 NCAA tournament.
Format All six conference members participated in the tournament and were seeded based on their regular-season conference records. The top two teams were given byes into the semifinal round while the remaining four teams were placed into the initial quarterfinal round.
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