1988 ECAC Metro Men's Basketball 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]

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)
1987–88 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson†13–3 .813  23–7  .767
Marist*13–3 .813  18–9  .667
Monmouth11–5 .688  16–13  .552
Robert Morris9–7 .563  14–14  .500
Long Island8–8 .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
Wagner3–13 .188  9–18  .333
† 1988 ECAC Metro Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


*Ineligible for conference tournament

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

  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 (PA) 91  
7 St. Francis (PA) 48
    2 Monmouth 61  
     

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References

  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.
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