1988 WAC men's basketball tournament

The 1988 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 9–12 at the Marriott Center at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.

1988 WAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198788
Teams9
SiteMarriott Center
Provo, UT
ChampionsWyoming (2nd title)
Winning coachBenny Dees (1st title)
MVPEric Leckner (Wyoming)
WAC men's basketball tournaments
1987–88 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 BYU133 .813266  .813
No. 13 Wyoming115 .688266  .813
Utah115 .6881911  .633
UTEP106 .6252310  .697
New Mexico88 .5002214  .611
Colorado State88 .5002213  .629
San Diego State511 .3131217  .414
Air Force412 .2501117  .393
Hawaii214 .125425  .138
1988 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Wyoming defeated UTEP in the championship game, 79–75, to clinch their second overall, as well as second consecutive, WAC men's tournament championship

The Cowboys, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by BYU and UTEP, both of whom received at-large bids.

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