1981–82 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

1981–82 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	22–10 (8–6 Big East)
Head coach	Tom Davis (5th season)
Home arena	Roberts Center
Seasons ←  1980–81 1982–83  →

1981–82 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	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 [1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981–82 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College as members of the Big East Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

1981–82 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 23 Michael Adams 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) — Fr Hartford, CT PF 42 Jay Murphy 6 ft 9 in(2.06 m) 210 lb(95 kg) So Meriden, CT C Ron Crevier 7 ft 0 in(2.13 m) 230 lb(104 kg) Jr Montreal, Quebec G 54 John Bagley 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) — Jr Bridgeport, CT PF 55 John Garris 6 ft 8 in(2.03 m) 200 lb(91 kg) Jr Bridgeport, CT	Head coach Tom Davis Assistant coach(es) Kevin Mackey Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2018-Mar-17

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 1981*		Bentley	W 86–58	1–0	Roberts Center   Chestnut Hill, MA
Dec 2, 1981*		Stonehill	W 83–67	2–0	Roberts Center  Chestnut Hill, MA
Dec 4, 1981		vs.  Villanova	L 75–97	2–1 (0–1)
Dec 9, 1981*		Brown	W 84–69	3–1	Roberts Center  Chestnut Hill, MA
Dec 12, 1981*		at  New Hampshire	W 82–50	4–1
Dec 19, 1981*		at  Fairfield	W 79–73 2OT	5–1
Dec 29, 1981*		vs.  Virginia Tech Gator Bowl Tournament	L 70–75	5–2
Dec 30, 1981*		vs.  Texas Tech Gator Bowl Tournament	L 78–84	5–3
Jan 6, 1982		at Villanova	L 53–54	5–4 (0–2)	Villanova Field House   Villanova, PA
Jan 10, 1982		at No. 13  Georgetown	L 51–67	5–5 (0–3)	Capital Centre  (9,365) Landover, MD
Jan 13, 1982		at  Connecticut	L 58–59 OT	5–6 (0–4)	New Haven Coliseum   New Haven, CT
Jan 16, 1982		Providence	W 62–59	6–6 (1–4)	Roberts Center  Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 18, 1982		Seton Hall	W 82–71	7–6 (2–4)	Roberts Center  Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 23, 1982		at  Syracuse	W 80–62	8–6 (3–4)	Carrier Dome   Syracuse, NY
Jan 26, 1982*		at  Rhode Island	W 46–44	9–6
Jan 28, 1982*		Northeastern	W 87–77	10–6	Roberts Center  Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 30, 1982*		Merrimack	W 95–59	11–6	Roberts Center  Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 3, 1982		St. John's	L 70–71	11–7 (3–5)	Roberts Center  Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 6, 1982		Connecticut	L 59–67	11–8 (3–6)	Roberts Center  Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 10, 1982		at Providence	W 78–71	12–8 (4–6)	Providence Civic Center   Providence, RI
Feb 13, 1982*		Holy Cross	W 102–81	13–8	Roberts Center  Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 17, 1982		No. 13 Georgetown	W 80–71	14–8 (5–6)	Roberts Center (4,400) Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 20, 1982		at St. John's	W 90–81	15–8 (6–6)	Alumni Hall   Queens, NY
Feb 22, 1982		Syracuse	W 88–77	16–8 (7–6)	Roberts Center  Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 24, 1982*		St. Anselm	W 101–45	17–8	Roberts Center  Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 27, 1982*		at Seton Hall	W 92–74	18–8 (8–6)	Brendan Byrne Arena   East Rutherford, NJ
Big East Tournament
Mar 5, 1982*		vs. Syracuse	W 94–92	19–8	Hartford Civic Center   Hartford, CT
Mar 6, 1982*		vs. Villanova Semifinals	L 71–74	19–9	Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, CT
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1982*	(8 MW)	vs. (9 MW)  San Francisco First round	W 70–66 [2]	20–9	Reunion Arena   Dallas, TX
Mar 14, 1982*	(8 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 2  DePaul Second Round	W 82–75 [3]	21–9	Reunion Arena (12,719) Dallas, TX
Mar 19, 1982*	(8 MW)	vs. (5 MW)  Kansas State Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 69–65	22–9	Checkerdome   St. Louis, MO
Mar 21, 1982*	(8 MW)	vs. (6 MW)  Houston Midwest Regional final – Elite Eight	L 92–99 [4]	22–10	Checkerdome  St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. sports-reference.com 1981-82 Big East Conference Season Summary
2. "Boston College Defeats San Francisco". The New York Times . March 13, 1982. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
3. "EAGLES UPSET DE PAUL". New York Times . March 15, 1982. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
4. "NORTH CAROLINA, HOUSTON REACH NCAA SEMIFINALS". New York Times . March 22, 1982. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
5. "1981-82 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference . Retrieved March 17, 2018.
6. "2020-21 Boston College Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Boston College Athletics . Retrieved February 13, 2021.