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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
1989 →
1987–88 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
    Louisville 9 3   .750 24 11   .686
    Florida State 7 5   .583 19 11   .633
    South Carolina 6 6   .500 19 10   .655
    Virginia Tech 6 6   .500 19 10   .655
    Memphis State 6 6   .500 20 12   .625
    Southern Miss 5 7   .417 19 11   .633
    Cincinnati 3 9   .250 11 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 ColiseuminMemphis, 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[edit]

    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[edit]

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

    References[edit]

  • ^ "1987-88 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1988_Metro_Conference_men%27s_basketball_tournament&oldid=1171129745"

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