1987–88 UNC Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

The 1987–88 UNC Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the 1987–88 college basketball season. This was head coach Jeff Mullins's third season at Charlotte. The 49ers competed in the Sun Belt Conference and played their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena. They finished the season 22–9 (11–3 in Sun Belt play) and won the Sun Belt Conference tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament. The 49ers lost in the opening round to BYU, 98–92 in OT.

Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season

!colspan=9 style=| Sun Belt tournament

!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament