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1988 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
| 1988 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament |
|---|
| Division I |
| 1987–88 |
| 8 |
| Toso PavilionSanta Clara, CA |
| Loyola Marymount (1st title) |
| Paul Westhead (1st title) |
| Hank Gathers (Loyola Marymount) |
| West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball tournaments |
The 1988 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7 at the Toso Pavilion (now Leavey Center) on the campus of Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California. This was the second edition of the tournament; it included all eight teams and all seven games were held at the same site.
Regular season champion Loyola Marymount defeated tournament host and #3 seed Santa Clara 104–96 in the final to win their first WCAC (now WCC) tournament championship.
The Lions earned the automatic bid to the 64-team NCAA tournament and were seeded tenth in the West regional. Sent to Salt Lake City, they outscored Wyoming 119–115, but were stopped 123–97 by second-seeded North Carolina.
- The tournament champion, Loyola Marymount, scored over 100 points in all three games (San Diego: 110–104, Pepperdine: 109–106, Santa Clara: 104–96) for a total of 323 points.
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