1982 Big East men's basketball tournament
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1982 Big East men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 1981–82 |
Teams | 8 |
Site | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
Champions | Georgetown (2nd title) |
Winning coach | John Thompson (2nd title) |
MVP | Eric Floyd (Georgetown) |
Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Georgetown† | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 30 | – | 7 | .811 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1982 Big East tournament winner As of March 29, 1982[1] Rankings from AP Poll |
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.
Georgetown defeated Villanova in the championship game 72–54, to claim its second Big East tournament Championship.
Bracket
[edit ] 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
[edit ]Most Valuable Player: Eric Floyd, Georgetown
All Tournament Team
- John Bagley, Boston College
- Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
- Eric Floyd, Georgetown
- Ed Pinckney, Villanova
- Leo Rautins, Syracuse
- Eric Smith, Georgetown
References
[edit ]External links
[edit ]- 2008-09 Big East Media Guide (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 4, 2009.