1988 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1988 Metro Conference I Men's 200px 7 Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN Louisville 6th Denny Crum 6th Herbert Crook Louisville The 1988 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 11–13 at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.1987-88 Metro Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/metro/1988.html March 6, 2020 Louisville defeated Memphis State in the championship game, 81–73, to win their sixth Metro men's basketball tournament. The Cardinals, still smarting from not having received a bid the previous year one year after being national champions, in turn received a bid to the 1988 NCAA Tournament. Format All seven of the conference's members participated. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top team earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other six teams entered into the preliminary first round. Bracket First roundFriday, March 11 SemifinalsSaturday, March 12 ChampionshipSunday, March 13 5 1987 men Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech 81 4 1987 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 93 6 Southern Miss 84 3 Memphis State 97 7 1987 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati 74 2 Florida State 84 1 Louisville 89 4 South Carolina 57 3 Memphis State 81 2 Florida State 74 1 Louisville 81 3 Memphis State 73 References Category:Metro Conference (1975–1995) men's basketball tournament Tournament Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Metro Conference men's basketball tournament