1988 CAA men's basketball tournament


The 1988 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7 at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia.[2]

1988 CAA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1987–88
Teams8
SiteHampton Coliseum
Hampton, VA
ChampionsRichmond (2nd title)
Winning coachDick Tarrant (2nd title)
MVPPeter Wollfolk (Richmond)
← 1987
1989 →
1987-88 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Richmond 11 3   .786 26 7   .788
American 9 5   .643 14 14   .500
George Mason 9 5   .643 20 10   .667
North Carolina-Wilmington 8 6   .571 15 14   .517
Navy 6 8   .429 12 16   .429
James Madison 5 9   .357 10 18   .357
William & Mary 5 9   .357 10 19   .345
East Carolina 3 11   .214 8 20   .286
1988 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[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 edit

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 edit

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Colonial Athletic Association Season Summary
  2. ^ "1987-88 Colonial Athletic Association Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2016.