| Host school | De La Salle University | |||||||||
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| Duration | October 7, 1988 | |||||||||
| Arena(s) | Rizal Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||
| Winning coach | Fritz Gaston | |||||||||
| TV network(s) | IBC, PTV | |||||||||
The 1988 UAAP men's basketball tournament was the 51st year of the men's tournament of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP)'s basketball championship. Hosted by De La Salle University, the Ateneo Blue Eagles defeated the De La Salle Green Archers in the finals defending their first UAAP men's basketball championship: it was the first UAAP finals series for the Ateneo–La Salle rivalry that originated in the NCAA (Philippines).