1988 East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournament

The 1988 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7, 1988.[1] The champion gained and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.

1988 East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198788
Teams8
SiteTowson Center
Towson, MD
ChampionsLehigh (2nd title)
Winning coachFran McCaffery (1st title)
MVPMike Polaha (Lehigh)
TelevisionESPN (championship)
1987–88 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Lafayette113 .7861910  .655
Delaware95 .643199  .679
Drexel95 .6431810  .643
Lehigh86 .5712110  .677
Bucknell77 .5001612  .571
Rider68 .4291019  .345
Towson State410 .2861416  .467
Hofstra212 .143621  .222
1988 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Bracket and results

Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 5
Semifinals
Sunday, March 6
Final
Monday, March 7
         
1 Lafayette 84
8 Hofstra 54
1 Lafayette 65
4 Lehigh 67
4 Lehigh 83
5 Bucknell 79
4 Lehigh 84
7 Towson State 78
3 Delaware 82
6 Rider 88
6 Rider 56
7 Towson State 59
2 Drexel 67
7 Towson State 74

All-Tournament Team

Source[2][3]

References

  1. "1987-88 East Coast Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  2. Baker, Kent (March 9, 1988). "Lehigh holds off Towson to win ECC title, 84–78". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. p. 19. Retrieved May 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Tomashek, Tom (March 9, 1988). "Queenan, Polaha power Engineers to ECC crown". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. p. 21. Retrieved May 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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