1988 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament

The 1988 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament (now known as the Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament) was held March 6–9. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were played on campus sites with the championship game held at Rothman Center in Hackensack, New Jersey.

Fairleigh Dickinson defeated in the championship game, 90–75, to win the school's second ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament title. The Knights earned the automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament.