The 1987/88 season was the 22nd season of the Basketball Bundesliga . The top division in German men's club basketball, which until 1990 was limited to West Germany excluding the GDR , was played in a league with twelve teams.
Quarter-finals and semi-finals (1st and 2nd qualifying round) were carried out in best-of-three mode . The final took place for the first time this season in best-of-five mode .
This table shows all placements after the end of the season. The first eight places were played out in the main and final round and in placement games; places 9 to 12 were taken over from the relegation round.