1988 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament

1988 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198788
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
1987–88 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson133 .813237  .767
Marist*133 .813189  .667
Monmouth115 .6881613  .552
Robert Morris97 .5631414  .500
Long Island88 .5001414  .500
Loyola (MD)610 .375822  .267
St. Francis (NY)511 .3131118  .379
Saint Francis (PA)412 .250720  .259
Wagner313 .188918  .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.

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.