1982–83 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College as members of the Big East Conference during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1982–83 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Co-Champions
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 11
Record25–7 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach
Home arenaRoberts Center
Seasons
1982–83 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Boston College 12 4   .750 25 7   .781
No. 13 Villanova 12 4   .750 24 8   .750
No. 3 St. John's 12 4   .750 28 5   .848
No. 20 Georgetown 11 5   .688 22 10   .688
Syracuse 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
Pittsburgh 6 10   .375 13 15   .464
Connecticut 5 11   .313 12 16   .429
Providence 4 12   .250 12 19   .387
Seton Hall 1 15   .063 6 23   .207
1983 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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1982–83 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 5 Dominic Pressley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Washington, D.C.
G 23 Michael Adams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So Hartford, CT
PF 42 Jay Murphy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Meriden, CT
C Ron Crevier 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Montreal, Quebec
PF 55 John Garris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Bridgeport, CT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 28, 1982*
Saint Michael's W 98–56  1–0
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Dec 1, 1982*
Stonehill W 114–86  2–0
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Dec 3, 1982*
New Hampshire W 92–60  3–0
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Dec 6, 1982*
at Northeastern W 92–79  4–0
Matthews Arena 
Boston, MA
Dec 8, 1982*
at Brown W 102–75  5–0
Marvel Gymnasium 
Providence, RI
Dec 21, 1982*
Fairfield W 99–79  7–0
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Dec 29, 1982*
vs. Western Kentucky
Cotton States Classic
L 68–74  7–1
The Omni 
Atlanta, GA
Dec 30, 1982*
vs. Columbia
Cotton States Classic
W 57–53  8–1
The Omni 
Atlanta, GA
Jan 4, 1983*
vs. No. 14 Villanova L 72–79  8–2
(0–1)
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Jan 8, 1983*
Seton Hall W 90–73  9–2
(1–1)
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 11, 1983*
Rhode Island W 93–77  10–2
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 15, 1983
at No. 3 St. John's W 68–64  11–2
(2–1)
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 17, 1983*
No. 15 Syracuse L 85–102  11–3
(2–2)
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 22, 1983
vs. Connecticut W 88–79  12–3
(3–2)
New Haven Coliseum 
New Haven, Connecticut
Jan 25, 1983*
Pittsburgh W 68–63  13–3
(4–2)
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 29, 1983
at No. 15 Georgetown L 67–69  13–4
(4–3)
Capital Centre 
Landover, MD
Feb 2, 1983
at Providence W 73–70  14–4
(5–3)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
Feb 5, 1983
No. 11 Villanova W 76–70  15–4
(6–3)
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 9, 1983
at Seton Hall W 91–76  16–4
(7–3)
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Feb 12, 1983*
at Holy Cross W 89–74  17–4
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
Feb 15, 1983
No. 18 at No. 6 St. John's W 92–75  18–4
(8–3)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Feb 19, 1983
No. 18 at No. 17 Syracuse L 88–108  18–5
(8–4)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 21, 1983
No. 19 Connecticut W 86–80  19–5
(9–4)
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 26, 1983
No. 19 at Pittsburgh W 70–52  20–5
(10–4)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mar 2, 1983
No. 15 No. 16 Georgetown W 87–85  21–5
(11–4)
Boston Garden 
Boston, MA
Mar 5, 1983
No. 15 Providence W 81–66  22–5
(12–4)
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Big East Tournament
Mar 10, 1983*
(1) No. 14 vs. (9) Seton Hall
Quarterfinal
W 79–56  23–5
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Mar 11, 1983*
(1) No. 14 vs. (5) No. 20 Syracuse
Semifinal
W 80–74  24–5
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Mar 12, 1983*
(1) No. 14 at (3) No. 8 St. John's
Championship Game
L 77–85  24–6
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 1983*
(4 W) No. 11 vs. (12 W) Princeton
Second Round
W 51–42  25–6
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
Mar 24, 1983*
(4 W) No. 11 vs. (1 W) No. 1 Virginia
Sweet Sixteen
L 92–95[2]  25–7
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (12,084)
Logan, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources [3][4]

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1982-83 Big East Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "VIRGINIA, N.C. STATE ADVANCE TO FINAL". The New York Times. March 25, 1983. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "1982-83 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Boston College Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Boston College Athletics. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  5. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.