1988 MAC men's basketball tournament

The 1988 MAC men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10 at Centennial Hall in Toledo, Ohio. Top-seeded defeated Ohio in the championship game by  the score of 94–80 to win their first MAC men's basketball tournament and a bid to the NCAA tournament. There they lost to Pittsburgh in the first round. Grant Long of Eastern Michigan was named the tournament MVP.

Format
Seven of the nine MAC teams participated. All games were played at Centennial Hall in Toledo, Ohio.