1981–82 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

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.

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

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.