1988 CAA men's basketball tournament
| 1988 CAA men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 1987–88 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Hampton Coliseum Hampton, VA |
| Champions | Richmond (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Dick Tarrant (2nd title) |
| MVP | Peter Wollfolk (Richmond) |
The 1988 Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 5–7 at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia.[1]
Richmond defeated George Mason in the championship game, 74–71, to win their second CAA/ECAC South men's basketball tournament. The Spiders, therefore, earned an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Tournament, where they advanced to the program's first Sweet Sixteen.
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Saturday, March 5 | Semifinals Sunday, March 6 | Championship Monday, March 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Richmond | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | East Carolina | 41 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Richmond | 54 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UNC Wilmington | 53 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Navy | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UNC Wilmington | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Richmond | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | George Mason | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | George Mason | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | James Madison | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | George Mason | 95 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | William & Mary | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | William & Mary | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | American | 75 | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ "1987-88 Colonial Athletic Association Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2016.