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1981–82 Big East Conference Men's Basketball Season
The 1981–82 Big East Conference men's basketball season was the third in conference history, and involved its eight full-time member schools. Villanova won the regular season championship with an 11–3 record. Georgetown was the champion of the Big East tournament. Season summary & highlights * Villanova won its first regular-season championship, with a record of 11–3. * Georgetown won the Big East tournament, giving the Hoyas their second conference tournament championship. * The Big East tournament took place at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut. * Georgetown advanced to the final of the NCAA Tournament, losing to North Carolina in the closing seconds. The attendance of 61,612 at the Louisiana Superdome was the largest paid basketball crowd in NCAA history. * The Big East awarded its Defensive Player of the Year award for the first time. Head coaches Rankings Georgetown was ranked in the Top 20 of the Associated Press poll for most of the seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates College athletics in the United States, student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and Simon Fraser University, 1 in Canada. It also organizes the Athletics (physical culture), athletic programs of colleges and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports. The headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Until the 1956–57 academic year, the NCAA was a single division for all schools. That year, the NCAA split into the NCAA University Division, University Division and the NCAA College Division, College Division. In August 1973, the current three-division system of NCAA Division I, Division I, NCAA Division II, Division II, and NCAA Division III, Division III was adopted by the NCAA membership in a special convention. Under NCAA rules, Division I and Division II schools can offer athletic scholarships to students. Divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981–82 North Carolina Tar Heels Men's Basketball Team
The 1981–82 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented University of North Carolina. The team played its home games in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Led by James Worthy, Sam Perkins and freshman Michael Jordan, the Tar Heels won the National Championship. It was head coach Dean Smith's first title. Roster Player stats Schedule , - !colspan=6 style=, Regular season , - !colspan=6 style=, ACC tournament , - !colspan=6 style=, NCAA tournament Awards and honors * Michael Jordan, ACC Rookie of the Year * James Worthy, NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player Team players drafted into the NBA References {{DEFAULTSORT:1981-82 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team North Carolina North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball seasons NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons NCAA Division I men's basketball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports-reference
Sports Reference, LLC is an American sports statistics company that operates databases of several sports. They include Pro Football Reference for American football, Baseball Reference for baseball, Basketball Reference for basketball, Hockey Reference for ice hockey, FBref for association football (soccer), and pages for college football and college basketball, basketball. Sports Reference also operate the online sports trivia game Immaculate Grid and the statistics-based subscription service Stathead. From 2008 to 2020 the website included Olympic Games statistics from the first Games to the most recent. History The company was founded in Philadelphia by Sean Forman in 2004 and incorporated as Sports Reference LLC in 2007. The company operates databases of sports statistics for several sports. They include Pro Football Reference for American football, Baseball Reference for baseball, Basketball Reference for basketball, Hockey Reference for ice hockey, FBref for association foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big East Conference Men's Basketball Coach Of The Year
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Rollie Massimino
Roland Vincent Massimino (November 13, 1934 – August 30, 2017) was an American basketball coach. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Stony Brook University (1969–1971), Villanova University (1973–1992), the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (1992–1994), Cleveland State University (1996–2003), and at Northwood University's Florida campus, which was sold in 2014 to Keiser University (2006–2017). He reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament five times (all with Villanova) and reached the NAIA Semi-final twice. At Villanova, he led his 1984–85 team to the NCAA championship. Entering the 1985 NCAA tournament as an eight seed, Villanova defeated their heavily favored Big East Conference foe, the Georgetown Hoyas, in the title game. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest upsets in NCAA history. Education Roland Massimino graduated in 1952 from Hillside High School in Hillside, New Jersey. In 1956, he earned a bachelor's degree in education fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Boeheim
James Arthur Boeheim Jr. ( ; born November 17, 1944) is an American former college basketball coach and current Special Assistant to the Athletic Director at Syracuse University. From 1976 until 2023, he was the head coach of the Syracuse Orange men's basketball, Syracuse Orange men's team of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Boeheim guided the Orange to ten Big East Conference regular season championships, five Big East men's basketball tournament, Big East tournament championships, and 34 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament appearances, including five Final Four appearances and three appearances in the national title game. In those games, the Orangemen lost to 1986–87 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team, Indiana in 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, 1987, and to 1995–96 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Kentucky in 1996 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, 1996, before 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Baske ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoddy Mahon
Horace J. "Hoddy" Mahon (January 17, 1932 – November 25, 2011; pronounced "mah-HON") high school and collegiate basketball coach who was the head coach of the Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team during the 1981–82 season. He succeeded Bill Raftery and preceded P. J. Carlesimo. He was a longtime assistant coach for the Pirates and was hired to replace Raftery, who left to pursue his communications career. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Mahon played prep basketball at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Newark, New Jersey, and then played for the Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball before joining the United States Army.Glicken, Lloyde S"Mahon named coach of Essex Catholic five" ''The Star-Ledger'', May 24, 1970. Accessed April 4, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "Hoddy Mahon, ''Star-Ledger'' basketball coach of the year in 1968, yesterday was named head basketball coach at Essex Catholic.... Mahon played for Good Counsel in Newark and at St. Peter's College in Jersey C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Carnesecca
Luigi P. Carnesecca (January 5, 1925 – November 30, 2024) was an American men's college basketball coach at St. John's University. Carnesecca also coached at the professional level, leading the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association (ABA) for three seasons. Carnesecca was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992 and the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993. He coached the St. John's basketball program to 526 wins and 200 losses over 24 seasons (1965–70, 1973–92). The colorful "Looie" (as he was popularly known by fans and by the media) reached the post-season in every season he coached the team, including a Final Four appearance in 1985. He was selected as the National Coach of the Year in 1983 and 1985 by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. Carnesecca was widely known for his sense of humor and his signature sweaters. In November 2004, St. John's University officially dedicated and renamed the historic Alumni Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Mullaney (basketball)
Joseph Alexander Mullaney (November 17, 1924 – March 8, 2000) was an American professional basketball player and coach. Biography Mullaney was born on Long Island, New York. After graduating from Chaminade High School in Mineola he played college basketball at Holy Cross and with Bob Cousy was on the team that won the 1947 NCAA Championship. He played briefly for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. College coaching career After college, Mullaney was with the FBI before returning to basketball as coach at Norwich University in Vermont. Mullaney became head basketball coach at Providence College in 1955. He coached the Friars until 1969, returning in 1981, remaining until 1985. Mullaney went 319-164 during his 18 seasons, a winning percentage of .660. Mullaney won the 1961 and 1963 National Invitation Tournament championships at Providence. Mullaney also took the Friars to the NIT four other times and into the NCAA tournament three times. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Thompson (basketball)
John Robert Thompson Jr. (September 2, 1941August 30, 2020) was an American professional basketball player and college basketball coach for the Georgetown Hoyas men's team. He became the first African-American head coach to win a major collegiate championship in basketball when he led the Hoyas to the NCAA Division I national championship in 1984. Thompson was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. Thompson played college basketball for the Providence Friars and earned honorable mention All-American honors in 1964. He played for two seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Boston Celtics, who won an NBA championship in both seasons. Thompson became a high school coach in Washington, D.C., before coaching Georgetown for 27 seasons. He worked as a radio and television sports commentator after his retirement from coaching. Thompson earned a master's degree in Counseling and Guidance at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dom Perno
Dom Perno is an American former basketball coach and former associate athletic director at The George Washington University. He was head basketball coach at the University of Connecticut for nine seasons, from 1977 to 1986, compiling a 139–114 record, leading teams to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). He coached former George Washington head coach Karl Hobbs in college and recruited Rutgers Head Coach, Steve Pikiell to UConn. Before becoming head coach at UConn, he was head coach at St. Paul Catholic High School in Bristol, Connecticut, then assistant coach at UConn under Dee Rowe. He was followed at UConn by Jim Calhoun. After UConn, he worked in business and as a broadcaster before being hired by GW in 1997. High school career As a player for Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven, Connecticut, Perno led his team to 49 consecutive wins and the New England Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament championship playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
