| Year: | 1988 |
| Conference: | Metro Conference |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 7 |
| Arena: | Mid-South Coliseum |
| Champions: | Louisville |
| Titlecount: | 6th |
| Coach: | Denny Crum |
| Coachcount: | 6th |
| Mvp: | Herbert Crook |
| Mvpteam: | Louisville |
The 1988 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 11–13 at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.[1]
Louisville defeated Memphis State in the championship game, 81–73, to win their sixth Metro men's basketball tournament.
The Cardinals, in turn, received a bid to the 1988 NCAA Tournament.
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.