| Year: | 1980 |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| City: | Peoria, Illinois |
| Arena: | Robertson Memorial Field House |
| Champions: | Bradley |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Dick Versace |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
The 1980 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was played after the conclusion of the 1979–1980 regular season at Robertson Memorial Field House on the campus of Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois.
The Bradley Braves defeated the in the championship game, 62-59, and as a result won their first MVC Tournament title to earn an automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA tournament.