1988 CAA men's basketball tournament

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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]


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

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.