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)
1987–88 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Louisville †9–3 .75024–11  .686
Florida State7–5 .58319–11  .633
South Carolina6–6 .50019–10  .655
Virginia Tech6–6 .50019–10  .655
Memphis State6–6 .50020–12  .625
Southern Miss5–7 .41719–11  .633
Cincinnati3–9 .25011–17  .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.

Format

All seven of the conference's members participated. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top team earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other six teams entered into the preliminary first round.

Bracket

First round
Friday, March 11
Semifinals
Saturday, March 12
Championship
Sunday, March 13
         
1 Louisville 89
4 South Carolina 57
5 Virginia Tech 81
4 South Carolina 93
1 Louisville 81
3 Memphis State 73
6 Southern Miss 84
3 Memphis State 97
3 Memphis State 81
2 Florida State 74
7 Cincinnati 74
2 Florida State 84

References

  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.
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