1981–82 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

1981–82 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
1981–82 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)\|Big East
Record	22–10 (8–6 Big East Conference (1979–2013)\|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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	23	Michael Adams	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Fr	Hartford, CT
G	54	John Bagley	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr	Bridgeport, CT

Roster
Last update: 2018-Mar-17

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Feb 27, 1982*		at Seton Hall	W 92–74	18–8	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	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	20–9	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
Mar 14, 1982*	(8 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 DePaul Second Round	W 82–75^[2]	21–9	Reunion Arena 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^[3]	22–10	Checkerdome St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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v t e Boston College Eagles men's basketball
Venues	Roberts Center (1958–1988) Conte Forum (1988–present)
Rivalries	Boston University UMass
Culture & lore	Baldwin the Eagle "For Boston" 1978–79 point-shaving scandal
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–10 1910–11 1911–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25