1988 TAAC men's basketball tournament

1988 TAAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1987–88
Teams	8
Site	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
Champions	Texas–San Antonio (1st title)
Winning coach	Ken Burmeister (1st title)
MVP	Frank Hampton (Texas–San Antonio)
TAAC men's basketball tournaments

1987–88 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Georgia Southern	15	–	3		.833			24	–	7		.774
Arkansas–Little Rock	15	–	3		.833			24	–	7		.774
UTSA †	13	–	5		.722			22	–	9		.710
Hardin-Simmons	10	–	8		.556			18	–	12		.600
Mercer	8	–	10		.444			15	–	14		.517
Centenary	8	–	10		.444			13	–	15		.464
Stetson	8	–	10		.444			13	–	15		.464
Georgia State	5	–	13		.278			9	–	19		.321
Houston Baptist	4	–	14		.222			9	–	18		.333
Samford	4	–	14		.222			7	–	20		.259
† 1988 TAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the ASUN men's basketball tournament) was held March 10–12 at Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida.^[1]

Texas–San Antonio upset top-seeded Georgia Southern in the championship game, 76–69, to win their first TAAC/Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament. The Roadrunners, therefore, received an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament, their first Division I tournament appearance.

For the second straight year, only the top eight teams in the conference standings were invited to the tournament.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10					Semifinals Friday, March 11					Championship Saturday, March 12
	1	Georgia Southern	71
	8	Georgia State	55
						1	Georgia Southern	60
						5	Mercer	52
	5	Mercer	57
	4	Hardin–Simmons	52
											1	Georgia Southern	69
											3	Texas–San Antonio	76
	3	Texas–San Antonio	78
	6	Stetson	74
						3	Texas–San Antonio	101
						2	Arkansas–Little Rock	75
	7	Centenary (LA)	71
	2	Arkansas–Little Rock	99

References

1. "1987-88 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.