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
Season1981–82
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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Villanova11–3 .786  24–8  .750
No. 6 Georgetown†10–4 .714  30–7  .811
St. John's9–5 .643  21–9  .700
Boston College8–6 .571  22–10  .688
Syracuse7–7 .500  16–13  .552
Connecticut7–7 .500  17–11  .607
Providence2–12 .143  10–17  .370
Seton Hall2–12 .143  11–16  .407
† 1982 Big East Tournament winner
As of March 29, 1982[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Georgetown defeated Villanova in the championship game 72–54, 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
  1. sports-reference.com 1981-82 Big East Conference Season Summary
  • 2008-09 Big East Media Guide (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-04.
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