Classification Division I Teams 8 | Season 1981–82 Champions Georgetown (2nd title) | |
Site Hartford Civic Center
Hartford, Connecticut Winning coach John Thompson (2nd title) |
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 their second Big East Tournament Championship.
Awards
Most Valuable Player: Eric Floyd, Georgetown
All Tournament Team
References
1982 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA