1982 East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournament

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1982 East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1981–82
Teams12
First round siteHome Courts
Quarterfinals siteHome Courts
Semifinals sitePalestra
Philadelphia, PA
Finals sitePalestra
Philadelphia, PA
ChampionsSaint Joseph's (2nd title)
Winning coachJim Boyle (1st title)
← 1981
1983 →
1981–82 ECC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Temple 11 0   1.000 19 8   .704
Saint Joseph's 10 1   .909 25 5   .833
American 8 3   .727 21 9   .700
La Salle 7 4   .636 16 13   .552
Drexel 7 4   .636 19 11   .633
Hofstra 4 7   .364 12 16   .429
West
West Chester 8 8   .500 13 14   .481
Rider 7 9   .438 11 16   .407
Lafayette 7 9   .438 12 15   .444
Delaware 6 10   .375 9 17   .346
Bucknell 3 13   .188 7 20   .259
Lehigh 3 13   .188 9 17   .346
1982 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1982 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7, 1982.[1] The champion gained and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.

Bracket and results[edit]

First round
Friday, March 5
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 6
Semifinals
Sunday, March 7
Championship
Monday, March 8
            
1 Temple 55
9 Drexel 61
8 Delaware 45
9 Drexel 49
9 Drexel 68*
5 American 62
4 Rider 65
5 American 71
5 American 84
12 Lehigh 56
9 Drexel 65
2 Saint Joseph's 75
3 Saint Joseph's 65
11 Hofstra 57
6 Lafayette 64
11 Hofstra 71
3 Saint Joseph's 83
7 La Salle 71
2 West Chester 56
7 La Salle 71
7 La Salle 81
10 Bucknell 72

* denotes overtime game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1981-82 East Coast Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved September 22, 2021.