1979 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1979 Big Eight Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 27–March 3 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. Top-seeded Oklahoma defeated Kansas in the championship game, 80–65, to capture their first Big Eight men's basketball tournament. The Sooners, in turn, received a bid to the 1979 NCAA Tournament. No other Big 8 members were invited to the tournament.

1979 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1979 Big Eight Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 27–March 3 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. Top-seeded Oklahoma defeated Kansas in the championship game, 80–65, to capture their first Big Eight men's basketball tournament. The Sooners, in turn, received a bid to the 1979 NCAA Tournament. No other Big 8 members were invited to the tournament.