1988 CAA men's basketball tournament

1988 CAA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198788
Teams8
SiteHampton Coliseum
Hampton, VA
ChampionsRichmond (2nd title)
Winning coachDick Tarrant (2nd title)
MVPPeter Wollfolk (Richmond)
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 1988 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7 at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia.

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.