# 1982–83 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

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.

## 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 | 25–7 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (12,084) Logan, UT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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