1988 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

1988 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1987–88
Teams7
SiteMid-South Coliseum
Memphis, TN
ChampionsLouisville (6th title)
Winning coachDenny Crum (6th title)
MVPHerbert Crook (Louisville)
← 1987
1989 →
1987–88 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisville 9 3   .750 24 11   .686
Florida State 7 5   .583 19 11   .633
South Carolina 6 6   .500 19 10   .655
Virginia Tech 6 6   .500 19 10   .655
Memphis State 6 6   .500 20 12   .625
Southern Miss 5 7   .417 19 11   .633
Cincinnati 3 9   .250 11 17   .393
1988 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1988 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 11–13 at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.[2]

Louisville defeated Memphis State in the championship game, 81–73, to win their sixth Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Cardinals, in turn, received a bid to the 1988 NCAA Tournament.

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1987-88 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2020.