| Year: | 1978 |
| Conference: | Metro Conference |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 7 |
| Arena: | Riverfront Coliseum |
| Champions: | Louisville |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Denny Crum |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Rick Wilson |
| Mvpteam: | Louisville |
The 1978 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 2–4 at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio.[1]
Louisville defeated top-seeded Florida State in the championship game, 94–93, to win their first Metro men's basketball tournament.
The Cardinals, in turn, received a bid to the 1978 NCAA Tournament. They were joined by fellow Metro member, and tournament runner-up, Florida State, who earned an at-large bid.
All seven of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top team earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other six teams entered into the preliminary first round.