1982 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 1982 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut. It is a single-elimination tournament with three rounds. Villanova had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed. It was also the last conference post-season tournament before moving to its permanent home, Madison Square Garden, the following season.

1982 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198182
Teams8
SiteHartford Civic Center
Hartford, Connecticut
ChampionsGeorgetown (2nd title)
Winning coachJohn Thompson (2nd title)
MVPEric Floyd (Georgetown)
1981–82 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Villanova113 .786248  .750
No. 6 Georgetown104 .714307  .811
St. John's95 .643219  .700
Boston College86 .5712210  .688
Syracuse77 .5001613  .552
Connecticut77 .5001711  .607
Providence212 .1431017  .370
Seton Hall212 .1431116  .407
1982 Big East tournament winner
As of March 29, 1982[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Georgetown defeated Villanova in the championship game 7254, to claim its second Big East tournament Championship.

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game
         
1 Villanova 88
8 Seton Hall 73
1 Villanova 74
4 Boston College 71
4 Boston College 94
5 Syracuse 92
1 Villanova 54
2 #8 Georgetown 72
2 #8 Georgetown 62
7 Providence 48
2 #8 Georgetown 57
3 St. John's 42
3 St. John's 54
6 Connecticut 52

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Eric Floyd, Georgetown

All Tournament Team

References

  • 2008-09 Big East Media Guide (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 4, 2009.
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