1982-1983 Big East Standings & Post-Season Results --------------------------------------------------- Boston College 12-4 .750 25-7 .781 NCAA #4 seed 1-1 Sweet Sixteen Villanova 12-4 .750 24-8 .750 NCAA #2 seed 2-1 Elite 8 St. John’s 12-4 .750 28-5 .848 NCAA #1 seed 1-1 Sweet Sixteen Georgetown 11-5 .688 22-10 .688 NCAA #5 seed 1-1 Syracuse 9-7 .563 21-10 .677 NCAA #6 seed 1-1 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 Big East Tournament (Hartford Civic Center) -------------------------------------------- First Round: #9 Seton Hall 73, #8 Providence 64 Quarterfinals: #3 St John's 64, #6 Pittsburgh 53 #2 Villanova 69, #7 Connecticut 68 #5 Syracuse 79, #4 Georgetown 72 #1 Boston College 79, #9 Seton Hall 56 Semifinals: #1 Boston College 80, #5 Syracuse 74 #3 St John's 91, #2 Villanova 80 Championship: #3 St John's 85, #1 Boston College 77 NCAA Tournament ---------------- Round of 48 ----------- (5 ) Georgetown 68, (12) Alcorn St. 63 (6 ) Syracuse 74, (11) Morehead St 59 Round of 32 ------------ (1 ) St. John's 66, (9 ) Rutgers 55 (3 ) Villanova 60, (11) Lamar 58 (4 ) Boston College 51, (12) Princeton 42 (4 ) Memphis St 66, (5 ) Georgetown 57 (3 ) Ohio St 79, (6 ) Syracuse 74 Sweet Sixteen -------------- (1 ) Virginia 95, (4 ) Boston College 92 (3 ) Villanova 55, (7 ) Iowa 54 (4 ) Georgia 70, (1 ) St. John's 67 Elite Eight ----------- (1 ) Houston 89, (3 ) Villanova 71 NIT --- -none- Conference Awards ------------------ Player Of The Year: Chris Mullin (St John's) Defensive Player Of The Year: Patrick Ewing (Georgetown) Freshman Of The Year: Earl Kelley (Connecticut) Coach Of The Year: Lou Carnesecca (St. John's) First Team All Conference: Patrick Ewing (Georgetown) Erich Santifer (Syracuse) Chris Mullin (St. John's) Ed Pinckney (Villanova) John Pinone (Villanova) Second Team All Conference: Michael Adams (Boston College) Stewart Granger (Villanova) John Garris (Boston College) Jay Murphy (Boston College) David Russell (St John's) Third Team All Conference: Ron Jackson (Providence) Leo Rautins (Syracuse) Otis Thorpe (Providence) Billy Goodwin (St. John's) Clyde Vaughan (Pittsburgh All Freshman Team: Earl Kelley (Connecticut) Michael Jackson (Georgetown) David Wingate (Georgetown) Andre McCloud (Seton Hall) Rafael Addison (Syracuse) Tournament MVP: Chris Mullin (St. John's) All Tournament Team: John Garris (Boston College) Jay Murphy (Boston College) Chris Mullin (St. John's) Billy Goodwin (St. John's) Leo Rautins (Syracuse) Stewart Granger (Villanova)