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
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)
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1981–82 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
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 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

• John Bagley, Boston College
• Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
• Eric Floyd, Georgetown
• Ed Pinckney, Villanova
• Leo Rautins, Syracuse
• Eric Smith, Georgetown

External links

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