1982 Big East men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1982 Big East Men's 8 Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut Georgetown 2nd John Thompson 2nd Eric Floyd Georgetown 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 Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game 1 Villanova 88 8 1981-82 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall University Seton Hall 73 4 Boston College 94 5 Syracuse 92 2 #8 Georgetown 62 7 1981-82 Providence Friars Providence College Providence 48 3 St. John's 54 6 Connecticut 52 1 Villanova 74 4 Boston College 71 2 #8 Georgetown 57 3 St. John's 42 1 Villanova 54 2 #8 Georgetown 72 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 References External links 2008-09 Big East Media Guide 136–138 http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/mensbball/record-book.pdf?SPSID=92557&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090204070728/http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/mensbball/record-book.pdf?SPSID=92557&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400 2009-02-04 Tournament Category:Big East men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Hartford, Connecticut Category:College basketball tournaments in Connecticut Big East men's basketball tournament Big East men's basketball tournament Category:1980s in Hartford, Connecticut