| Sport: | basketball |
| Year: | 1987–88 |
| Prev Year: | 1986–87 |
| Next Year: | 1988–89 |
| Team: | Seton Hall Pirates |
| Conference: | Big East Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big East |
| Record: | 22–13 |
| Conf Record: | 8–8 |
| Head Coach: | P. J. Carlesimo |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Arena: | Walsh Gymnasium Brendan Byrne Arena |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
| Tourney Result: | second round |
The 1987–88 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University during the 1987–88 NCAA men's college basketball season. The Pirates were led by sixth year head coach P.J. Carlesimo.
|-!colspan=12 style=| Regular Season
|-!colspan=12 style=| Big East Tournament|-!colspan=12 style=| NCAA TournamentSources https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/seton-hall/1988-schedule.html
See main article: 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.