| Year: | 1977 |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Firsttournamentever: | yes |
| Teams: | 7 |
| Arena: | Levitt Arena |
| Champions: | Southern Illinois |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Paul Lambert |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
The 1977 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 28–March 5 at Levitt Arena on the campus of Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas.[1] This was the initial edition of the conference tournament.
Top-seeded Southern Illinois defeated in the inaugural championship game, 82–69, to win their first men's basketball tournament.
The Salukis, in turn, received a bid to the 1977 NCAA tournament.