| Year: | 1988 |
| Conference: | CAA |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | Hampton Coliseum |
| City: | Hampton, VA |
| Champions: | Richmond |
| Titlecount: | 2nd |
| Coach: | Dick Tarrant |
| Coachcount: | 2nd |
| Mvp: | Peter Wollfolk |
| Mvpteam: | Richmond |
The 1988 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7 at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia.[1]
Richmond defeated in the championship game, 74–71, to win their second CAA/ECAC South men's basketball tournament. The Spiders, therefore, earned an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament, where they advanced to the program's first Sweet Sixteen.