1982–83 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

1982–83 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 1983 Big East Tournament winner ; As of April 4, 1983; Rankings from AP Poll

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
1982–83 record	25–7 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach	Gary Williams (1st season);
Home arena	Roberts Center
	Seasons ← 1981–82 →

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

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Jan 15, 1983		at No. 3 St. John's	W 68–64	11–2 (2–1)	Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA
Big East Tournament
Mar 10, 1983*	No. 14	vs. Seton Hall Quarterfinal	W 79–56	23–5	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Mar 11, 1983*	No. 14	vs. No. 20 Syracuse Semifinal	W 80–74	24–5	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Mar 12, 1983*	No. 14	at No. 8 St. John's Championship Game	L 77–85	24–6	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 1983*	(W4) No. 11	vs. (W12) Wake Forest Second Round	W 51–42	25–6	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Mar 24, 1983*	(W4) No. 11	vs. (W1) No. 1 Virginia Sweet Sixteen	L 92–95	25–7	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (12,084) Logan, UT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources ^[2]

v t Boston College Eagles men's basketball
Venues	Roberts Center (1958–1988) Conte Forum (1988–present)
Rivalries	Boston University Harvard UMass
Culture & lore	Baldwin the Eagle "For Boston" 1978–79 point shaving scandal
People	Statistical leaders
	1907–10 1911–16 1917–18 1925–45 1978–79 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1984–85 1993–94 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

1982–83 Big East men's basketball standings
v t	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 As of April 4, 1983^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll