1988 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1988 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia.^[2]

1988 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1987–88
Teams	8
Site	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
Champions	UNC Charlotte (2nd title)
Winning coach	Jeff Mullins (2nd title)
MVP	Byron Dinkins (UNC Charlotte)
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1987–88 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UNC Charlotte †	11	–	3		.786			22	–	9		.710
VCU	10	–	4		.714			23	–	12		.657
Old Dominion	9	–	5		.643			18	–	12		.600
South Alabama	8	–	6		.571			15	–	14		.517
UAB	7	–	7		.500			16	–	15		.516
Western Kentucky	6	–	8		.429			15	–	13		.536
South Florida	3	–	11		.214			6	–	22		.214
Jacksonville	2	–	12		.143			8	–	21		.276
† 1988 Sun Belt Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Top-seeded UNC Charlotte defeated hosts VCU in the championship game, 81–79, to win their second Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The 49ers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament. No other Sun Belt members received at-large bids to the tournament.

Format

There were no changes to the existing tournament format. All eight conference members were placed into the initial quarterfinal round and each team was seeded based on its regular season conference record.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Saturday, March 5					Semifinals Sunday, March 6					Championship Monday, March 7
	1	UNC Charlotte	73
	8	Jacksonville	72
						1	UNC Charlotte	71
						4	South Alabama	67
	5	UAB	73
	4	South Alabama	78
											1	UNC Charlotte	81
											2	VCU	79
	3	Old Dominion	86
	6	Western Kentucky	84
						3	Old Dominion	69
						2	VCU	91
	7	South Florida	60
	2	VCU	82

See also

• Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament

References

1. sports-reference.com 1987-88 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary
2. "1987–88 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.