1987–88 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team

1987–88 Richmond Spiders men's basketball
CAA regular season champion
CAA tournament champion
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record26–7 (11–3 CAA)
Head coach
Captains
  • Steve Kratzer
  • Rodney Rice
  • Peter Woolfolk
Home arenaRobins Center
1987–88 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Richmond113 .786267  .788
American95 .6431414  .500
George Mason95 .6432010  .667
UNC-Wilmington86 .5711514  .517
Navy68 .4291216  .429
James Madison59 .3571018  .357
William & Mary59 .3571019  .345
East Carolina311 .214820  .286
1988 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 1987–88 season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under head basketball coach Dick Tarrant and played its home games at the Robins Center.

Richmond finished first in the CAA regular-season standings with an 11–3 conference record, and won the CAA tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament. In the opening round, the Spiders defeated Indiana, 72–69, and followed that with a 59–55 win over Georgia Tech to reach the Sweet Sixteen. Richmond lost to #1 ranked Temple, 69–47, in the East regional semifinals.