| Year: | 1976 |
| Conference: | East Coast Conference (Division I) |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Quartercity: | Home Courts |
| Semiarena: | Palestra |
| Semicity: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Finalarena: | Palestra |
| Finalcity: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Roger Gaeckler |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
The 1976 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 1–6, 1976.[1] The champion gained and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.
* denotes overtime game