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

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1988 East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1987–88
Teams8
SiteTowson Center
Towson, MD
ChampionsLehigh (2nd title)
Winning coachFran McCaffery (1st title)
MVPMike Polaha (Lehigh)
TelevisionESPN (championship)
← 1987
1989 →
1987–88 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lafayette 11 3   .786 19 10   .655
Delaware 9 5   .643 19 9   .679
Drexel 9 5   .643 18 10   .643
Lehigh 8 6   .571 21 10   .677
Bucknell 7 7   .500 16 12   .571
Rider 6 8   .429 10 19   .345
Towson State 4 10   .286 14 16   .467
Hofstra 2 12   .143 6 21   .222
1988 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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.

Bracket and results

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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

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Source[2][3]

References

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  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.