1983 ECAC North men's basketball tournament

The 1983 ECAC North men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament of the ECAC North during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Games were played at campus sites.

1983 ECAC North men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1982–83
Teams	9
Site	Campus sites
Champions	Boston University (1st title)
Winning coach	Rick Pitino (1st title)
MVP	Mike Alexander (Boston University)
ECAC North men's basketball tournaments

1982–83 ECAC North men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Boston University †	8	–	2		.800			21	–	10		.677
New Hampshire	8	–	2		.800			16	–	12		.571
Holy Cross	5	–	3		.625			17	–	13		.567
Maine	6	–	4		.600			12	–	14		.462
Niagara	5	–	4		.556			11	–	18		.379
Northeastern	4	–	6		.400			13	–	15		.464
Canisius	3	–	6		.333			11	–	17		.393
Vermont	3	–	7		.300			10	–	19		.345
Colgate	0	–	8		.000			3	–	24		.111
† 1983 ECAC North tournament winner

Boston University won the tournament, defeating Holy Cross in the championship game, and received the ECAC North's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Mike Alexander of Boston University was named the tournament's most valuable player.

Format

All nine of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records. Games were played at the higher seed's home arena.

Bracket and results

	First round					Second round					Semifinals					Finals
						1	Boston University	80
						8	Vermont	75
	8	Vermont	62
	9	Colgate	61
											1	Boston University	95
											5	Niagara	82
						4	Maine	76
						5	Niagara	78**
																1	Boston University	63
																3	Holy Cross	62
						2	New Hampshire	75
						7	Canisius	64
											2	New Hampshire	77
											3	Holy Cross	89
						3	Holy Cross	65
						6	Northeastern	61

* - denotes overtime period

See also

• America East Conference