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1988 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament

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1988 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1987–88
Teams6
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteRothman Center
Hackensack, NJ
ChampionsFairleigh Dickinson (2nd title)
Winning coachTom Green (2nd title)
MVPJaime Latney (Fairleigh Dickinson)
ECAC Metro men's basketball tournaments
← 1987
1989 →
1987–88 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson 13 3   .813 23 7   .767
Marist* 13 3   .813 18 9   .667
Monmouth 11 5   .688 16 13   .552
Robert Morris 9 7   .563 14 14   .500
Long Island 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
Loyola (MD) 6 10   .375 8 22   .267
St. Francis (NY) 5 11   .313 11 18   .379
Saint Francis (PA) 4 12   .250 7 20   .259
Wagner 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
1988 ECAC Metro tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


*Ineligible for conference tournament


The 1988 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament (now known as the Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament) was held March 6–9. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were played on campus sites with the championship game held at Rothman Center in Hackensack, New Jersey.[1]

Fairleigh Dickinson defeated Monmouth in the championship game, 90–75, to win the school's second ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament title. The Knights earned the automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Sunday, March 6
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 8
Championship
Wednesday, March 9
         
1 Fairleigh Dickinson 94
5 Long Island 84
5 Long Island 99
6 Loyola (MD) 90
1 Fairleigh Dickinson 90
2 Monmouth 75
4 Robert Morris 82
7 St. Francis (NY) 91
7 St. Francis (NY) 48
2 Monmouth 61

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References

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  1. ^ "1987-88 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Metro Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved July 28, 2019.