| Sport: | women's basketball |
| Year: | 1987–88 |
| Team: | Long Beach State Beach |
| Conference: | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Short Conf: | PCAA |
| Coachrank: | 4 |
| Aprank: | 7 |
| Record: | 28–6 |
| Conf Record: | 18–0 |
| Head Coach: | Joan Bonvicini |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Arena: | Gold Mine |
| Champion: | PCAA champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Final Four |
The 1987–88 Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Beach, led by ninth-year head coach Joan Bonvicini, played their home games at the Gold Mine in Long Beach, California as members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.
|-!colspan=12 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| PCAA tournament|-!colspan=12 style=|NCAA tournament|-Sources:[1] [2]
See main article: 1987–88 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.