1982 America East Men's Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference Tournament
Year = 1982
Conference = America East
Gender = Men's


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Champions = Northeastern
TitleCount = 2
Coach = Jim Calhoun
CoachCount = 2
MVP = Perry Moss
MVPTeam = Northeastern
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The 1982 America East Men's Basketball Tournament was hosted by the higher seeds in head-to-head matchups. Colgate, Maine and Vermont did not qualify for the 1982 tournament. The final was held at Matthews Arena on the campus of the Northeastern University. Northeastern gained it's second consecutive and second overall America East Conference Championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament with it's win over Niagara. Northeastern was given the 11th seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and won in the first round against Saint Joseph's 63-62, but lost in the second round to Villanova 76-72.

Bracket and Results

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RD1-seed1=
RD1-team1=Boston U.
RD1-score1=50
RD1-seed2=
RD1-team2=Holy Cross
RD1-score2=49

RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Niagara
RD1-score3=105
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=New Hampshire
RD1-score4=87

RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Northeastern
RD2-score1=49
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Boston U.
RD2-score2=48

RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=Canisius
RD2-score3=75
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Niagara
RD2-score4=76

RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=Northeastern
RD3-score1=62
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=Niagara
RD3-score2=59

ee also

*America East Conference

References