1988 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1988 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 5 to March 9, 1988. The tournament was played entirely at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Temple Owls won the tournament for the second straight year, and third of the previous four.

The tournament's Most Outstanding Player was Tom Garrick (Rhode Island), who averaged 31 points per game during the tournament. The rest of the All-Championship team was: Ivan Brown (St. Joseph's), Howard Evans (Temple), Mark Macon (Temple), Carlton Owens (Rhode Island), and Mike Vreeswyk (Temple).

Bracket

	First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						1	Temple	77
						8	Duquesne	57
	8	Duquesne	81
	9	Massachusetts	75
											1	Temple	79
										5	Saint Joseph's	67
						4	Penn State	78
						5	Saint Joseph's	85*
																1	Temple	68
																2	Rhode Island	63
						2	Rhode Island	104
						10	Rutgers	73
	7	George Washington	71
	10	Rutgers	78
											2	Rhode Island	65
										3	West Virginia	63
						3	West Virginia	57
						6	St. Bonaventure	40

* - Overtime

External links

• Atlantic10.com