| Year: | 1980 |
| Conference: | East Coast Conference (Division I) |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 12 |
| 1Stroundarena: | Home Courts |
| Quarterarena: | Home Courts |
| Semiarena: | Palestra |
| Semicity: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Finalarena: | Palestra |
| Finalcity: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Champions: | La Salle |
| Titlecount: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Lefty Ervin |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
The 1980 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 25 – March 1, 1980.[1] The champion gained and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.
* denotes overtime game