1982–83 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

1982–83 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
1982–83 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 11
Record	25–7 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach	Gary Williams (1st season);
Home arena	Roberts Center
	Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 Boston College	12	–	4	.750	25	–	7	.781
No. 13 Villanova	12	–	4	.750	24	–	8	.750
No. 3 St. John's†	12	–	4	.750	28	–	5	.848
No. 20 Georgetown	11	–	5	.688	22	–	10	.688
Syracuse	9	–	7	.563	21	–	10	.677
Pittsburgh	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
Connecticut	5	–	11	.313	12	–	16	.429
Providence	4	–	12	.250	12	–	19	.387
Seton Hall	1	–	15	.063	6	–	23	.207

† 1983 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1982–83 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College as members of the Big East Conference during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	5	Dominic Pressley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Washington, D.C.
G	23	Michael Adams	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	So	Hartford, CT
PF	42	Jay Murphy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Meriden, CT
C		Ron Crevier	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Montreal, Quebec
PF	55	John Garris	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Bridgeport, CT

Head coach

Gary Williams (Maryland)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Mackey

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 28, 1982*		Saint Michael's	W 98–56	1–0	Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA
Dec 1, 1982*		Stonehill	W 114–86	2–0	Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA
Dec 3, 1982*		New Hampshire	W 92–60	3–0	Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA
Dec 6, 1982*		at Northeastern	W 92–79	4–0	Matthews Arena Boston, MA
Dec 8, 1982*		at Brown	W 102–75	5–0	Marvel Gymnasium Providence, RI
Dec 21, 1982*		Fairfield	W 99–79	7–0	Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA
Dec 29, 1982*		vs. Western Kentucky Cotton States Classic	L 68–74	7–1	The Omni Atlanta, GA
Dec 30, 1982*		vs. Columbia Cotton States Classic	W 57–53	8–1	The Omni Atlanta, GA
Jan 4, 1983*		vs. No. 14 Villanova	L 72–79	8–2 (0–1)	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ
Jan 8, 1983*		Seton Hall	W 90–73	9–2 (1–1)	Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 11, 1983*		Rhode Island	W 93–77	10–2	Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 15, 1983		at No. 3 St. John's	W 68–64	11–2 (2–1)	Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 17, 1983*		No. 15 Syracuse	L 85–102	11–3 (2–2)	Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 22, 1983		vs. Connecticut	W 88–79	12–3 (3–2)	New Haven Coliseum New Haven, Connecticut
Jan 25, 1983*		Pittsburgh	W 68–63	13–3 (4–2)	Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 29, 1983		at No. 15 Georgetown	L 67–69	13–4 (4–3)	Capital Centre Landover, MD
Feb 2, 1983		at Providence	W 73–70	14–4 (5–3)	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
Feb 5, 1983		No. 11 Villanova	W 76–70	15–4 (6–3)	Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 9, 1983		at Seton Hall	W 91–76	16–4 (7–3)	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ
Feb 12, 1983*		at Holy Cross	W 89–74	17–4	Hart Center Worcester, MA
Feb 15, 1983	No. 18	at No. 6 St. John's	W 92–75	18–4 (8–3)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Feb 19, 1983	No. 18	at No. 17 Syracuse	L 88–108	18–5 (8–4)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Feb 21, 1983	No. 19	Connecticut	W 86–80	19–5 (9–4)	Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 26, 1983	No. 19	at Pittsburgh	W 70–52	20–5 (10–4)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mar 2, 1983	No. 15	No. 16 Georgetown	W 87–85	21–5 (11–4)	Boston Garden Boston, MA
Mar 5, 1983	No. 15	Providence	W 81–66	22–5 (12–4)	Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA
Big East Tournament
Mar 10, 1983*	(1) No. 14	vs. (9) Seton Hall Quarterfinal	W 79–56	23–5	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Mar 11, 1983*	(1) No. 14	vs. (5) No. 20 Syracuse Semifinal	W 80–74	24–5	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Mar 12, 1983*	(1) No. 14	at (3) No. 8 St. John's Championship Game	L 77–85	24–6	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 1983*	(4 W) No. 11	vs. (12 W) Princeton Second Round	W 51–42	25–6	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Mar 24, 1983*	(4 W) No. 11	vs. (1 W) No. 1 Virginia Sweet Sixteen	L 92–95^[2]	25–7	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (12,084) Logan, UT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources ^[3]^[4]

Rankings

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1982-83 Big East Conference Season Summary
^ "VIRGINIA, N.C. STATE ADVANCE TO FINAL". The New York Times. March 25, 1983. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
^ "1982-83 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
^ "2020-21 Boston College Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Boston College Athletics. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] sports-reference.com 1982-83 Big East Conference Season Summary

[2] "VIRGINIA, N.C. STATE ADVANCE TO FINAL". The New York Times. March 25, 1983. Retrieved April 26, 2022.

[3] "1982-83 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2018.

[4] "2020-21 Boston College Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Boston College Athletics. Retrieved April 26, 2022.

[ESPN-5] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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