1988 MAAC men's basketball tournament

1988 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198788
Teams8
First round siteCampus Sites
Campus Arenas
Finals siteMeadowlands Arena
East Rutherford, NJ
ChampionsLa Salle (1st title)
Winning coachSpeedy Morris (1st title)
MVPRich Tarr (La Salle)
1987–88 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
La Salle140 1.0002410  .706
Saint Peter's113 .786209  .690
Fordham95 .6431815  .545
Holy Cross86 .5711415  .483
Iona59 .3571116  .407
Army410 .286919  .321
Fairfield410 .286820  .286
Manhattan113 .071723  .233
1988 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 2–7 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. This was the first edition of the tournament.

Top-seeded La Salle defeated Fordham in the championship game, 79–70, to win their first MAAC men's basketball tournament.

The Explorers received an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament as the #13 seed in the Midwest region.