1988 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 1988 Sun Belt Conference I Men's 200px 8 Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA UNC Charlotte 2nd Jeff Mullins 2nd Byron Dinkins UNC Charlotte The 1988 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia.1987–88 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/sun-belt/1988.html April 23, 2016 Top-seeded UNC Charlotte defeated hosts VCU in the championship game, 81–79, to win their second Sun Belt men's basketball tournament. The 49ers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament. No other Sun Belt members received at-large bids to the tournament. Format There were no changes to the existing tournament format. All eight conference members were placed into the initial quarterfinal round and each team was seeded based on its regular season conference record. Bracket QuarterfinalsSaturday, March 5 SemifinalsSunday, March 6 ChampionshipMonday, March 7 1 UNC Charlotte 73 8 1987 men Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville 72 5 1987 men UAB Blazers UAB 73 4 1987 men South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama 78 3 1987 men Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion 86 6 1987 men Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky 84 7 1987 men South Florida Bulls South Florida 60 2 VCU 82 1 UNC Charlotte 71 4 South Alabama 67 3 Old Dominion 69 2 VCU 91 1 UNC Charlotte 81 2 VCU 79 See also Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament References Category:Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament