1982–83 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team

1982–83 Boston University Terriers men's basketball
1982–83 Boston University Terriers men's basketball
ECAC North Regular season co-champions; ECAC North tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	East Coast Athletic Conference
Record	21–10 (8–2 ECAC North)
Head coach	Rick Pitino (5th season);
Home arena	Case Gym
	Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 ECAC North men's basketball standings
v t e	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

The 1982–83 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team represented Boston University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers, led by fifth year head coach Rick Pitino, played their home games at Case Gym and were members of the East Coast Athletic Conference. They finished the season 21–10, 8–2 in ECAC North play to finish in a tie for the regular season conference title. The Terriers won the ECAC North tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as one of two No. 12 seeds in the East region. Boston University was defeated by La Salle in the play-in round, 70–58.^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G		Tony Simms	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—
F		Gary Plummer	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Detroit, Michigan

Head coach

Rick Pitino (UMass)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 1982*		Purdue	L 69–79	0–1	Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 3, 1982*		vs. Princeton	L 69–70	0–2	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 4, 1982*		vs. Alcorn State	L 72–74	0–3	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 7, 1982*		Siena	W 78–65	1–3	Case Gym
Dec 11, 1982*		Connecticut	L 50–51	1–4	Case Gym
Dec 23, 1982*		at St. Francis (NY)	W 80–64	2–4	Pope Physical Education Center Brooklyn, New York
ECAC North tournament
Mar 10, 1983*		Vermont	W 80–75	19–9	Case Gym
Mar 11, 1983*		Niagara	W 95–82	20–9	Case Gym
Mar 12, 1983*		Holy Cross	W 63–62	21–9	Matthews Arena
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1983*	(12 E)	vs. (12 E) La Salle Play-in game	L 58–70	21–10	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ "Golden Defense Sends UConn Past Boston". New York Times. March 16, 1990. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "1982–83 Boston University Terriers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
^ "2019-20 Boston University Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Boston University Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

[1] "Golden Defense Sends UConn Past Boston". New York Times. March 16, 1990. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

[2] "1982–83 Boston University Terriers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

[3] "2019-20 Boston University Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Boston University Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

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v t e Boston University Terriers men's basketball
Venues	Case Gym (1972–present) Agganis Arena (2005–present)
Rivalries	Boston College Holy Cross
Culture & lore	Rhett the Boston Terrier "Go BU"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 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