1981–82 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
{{Short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|sport =Basketball
|year = 1981–82
|team = Villanova Wildcats
|image =
|image_size =
|conference = Big East Conference
|conference_link=Big East Conference (1979–2013)
|division =
|short_conf = Big East
|CoachRank =
|APRank =
|record = 22–8
|conf_record = 11–3
|head_coach = Rollie Massimino
|hc_year = 9th
|asst_coach1 = Mitch Buonaguro
|ac1_year = 5th
|asst_coach2 = Marty Marbach
|ac2_year = 3rd
|asst_coach3 = Harry Booth
|ac3_year =
|stadium = Villanova Field House
|champion = Big East Regular season champions
|tourney = NCAA Men's Division I Tournament
|tourney_result = Elite Eight
}}
{{1981–82 Big East men's basketball standings}}
The 1981–82 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Rollie Massimino. The team played its home games at Villanova Field House in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and was a member of the Big East Conference. The team won the regular season Big East title and reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament before falling to eventual national champion North Carolina. Villanova finished with a 22–8 record (11–3 Big East).
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Stewart|last=Granger|link=y|dab=basketball|num=10|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=185|class=Jr|home=Brooklyn, New York}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Brian|last=Harrington|link=|dab=|num=20|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=165|class=Fr|home=Pound Ridge, New York}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Dwayne|last=McClain|link=y|dab=|num=33|pos=GF|ft=6|in=6|lbs=195|class=Fr|home=Worcester, Massachusetts}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Gary|last=McLain|link=y|dab=|num=22|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=180|class=Fr|home=Hempstead, New York}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ed|last=Pinckney|link=y|dab=|num=54|pos=FC|ft=6|in=9|lbs=205|class=Fr|home=Bronx, New York}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=John|last=Pinone|link=y|dab=|num=45|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=225|class=Jr|home=Hartford, Connecticut}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Steve|last=Pinone|link=|num=25|pos=F|ft=6|in=4|lbs=195|class=Fr|home=Wethersfield, Connecticut|note=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jeff|last=Sherry|link=|num=14|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=190|class=Sr|home=Macungie, Pennsylvania|note=}}{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Rollie Massimino ({{college|Vermont}})
|asst_coach=
- Mitch Buonaguro ({{college|Boston College}})
- Marty Marbach ({{college|Saint Francis University}})
- Harry Booth ({{college|Saint Joseph's}})
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}}
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Villanova Wildcats|color=white}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 1, 1981
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = St. Francis (NY)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
| site_cityst = Brooklyn, New York
| gamename =
| score = 93–63
| overtime =
| attend = 2,000
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 4, 1981
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Boston College
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| gamename =
| score = 97–75
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–0
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 8, 1981
| time =
| w/l = w
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Providence Friars|title=Providence}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Villanova Field House
| site_cityst = Villanova, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 65–54
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–0
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 12, 1981
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Penn
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 75–61
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 14, 1981
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Towson State Tigers|title=Towson State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Towson Center
| site_cityst = Towson, Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 85–55
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 19, 1981
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 18
| opponent = Temple
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| gamename =
| score = 48–52
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 28, 1981
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 20
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, New York
| gamename = ECAC Holiday Festival
| score = 63–59
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 29, 1981
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 19
| opponent = St. John's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, New York
| gamename = ECAC Holiday Festival
| score = 89–94
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 6, 1982
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Boston College
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Villanova Field House
| site_cityst = Villanova, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 54–53
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–2
| conference = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 9, 1982
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| w/l = w
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| opponent = Syracuse
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Villanova Field House
| site_cityst = Villanova, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 84–83
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 8–2
| conference = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 11, 1982
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| w/l = w
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| rank =
| opponent = St. John's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Villanova Field House
| site_cityst = Villanova, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 64–62
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–2
| conference = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 16, 1982
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Seton Hall Pirates|title=Seton Hall}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Brendan Byrne Arena
| site_cityst = East Rutherford, New Jersey
| gamename =
| score = 71–70
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–2
| conference = 6–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 19, 1982
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Joyce Center
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, Indiana
| gamename =
| score = 48–46
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 23, 1982
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Connecticut
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hartford Civic Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, Connecticut
| gamename =
| score = 51–53
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–3
| conference = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 25, 1982
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgetown
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Capital Centre
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| score = 56–72
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–4
| conference = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 27, 1982
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=La Salle Explorers|title=La Salle}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst =
| gamename =
| score = 117–82
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 31, 1982
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Saint Joseph's
| opprank =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst =
| gamename =
| score = 64–84
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 3, 1982
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgetown
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Villanova Field House
| site_cityst = Villanova, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 72–83
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–6
| conference = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 6, 1982
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Maine Black Bears|title=Maine}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Villanova Field House
| site_cityst = Villanova, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 81–65
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 13–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 10, 1982
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Seton Hall
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Villanova Field House
| site_cityst = Villanova, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 66–53
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 14–6
| conference = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 13, 1982
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = St. John's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, New York
| gamename =
| score = 73–68
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 15–6
| conference = 8–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 17, 1982
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Syracuse
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, New York
| gamename =
| score = 81–69
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 16–6
| conference = 9–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 24, 1982
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Connecticut
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Villanova Field House
| site_cityst = Villanova, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 67–63
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 17–6
| conference = 10–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 27, 1982
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Providence
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Providence Civic Center
| site_cityst = Providence, Rhode Island
| gamename =
| score = 54–53
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 18–6
| conference = 11–3
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Villanova Wildcats|color=white}}| 1982 Big East men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 5, 1982
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Seton Hall
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hartford Civic Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, Connecticut
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| score = 88–73
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 19–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 6, 1982
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Boston College
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hartford Civic Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, Connecticut
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = 74–71
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 7, 1982
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Georgetown
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Hartford Civic Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, Connecticut
| gamename = Championship Game
| score = 54–72
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–7
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Villanova Wildcats|color=white}}| 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 14, 1982
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 3 E
| opponent = Northeastern
| opprank =
| oppseed = 11 E
| site_stadium = Nassau Coliseum
| site_cityst =
| gamename =
| score = 76–72
| overtime = 3OT
| attend =
| record = 21–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 19, 1982
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 3 E
| opponent = Memphis State
| opprank = 9
| oppseed = 2 E
| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina
| gamename = East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
| score = 70–66
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 22–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 21, 1982
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 3 E
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank = 1
| oppseed = 1 E
| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina
| gamename = East Regional final – Elite Eight
| score = 60–70
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 22–8
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll = AP poll
| timezone = Eastern Time
| region = E
| regionname = East
}}
{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/villanova/1982-schedule.html |title=1981-82 Villanova Wildcats Schedule and Results |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=August 14, 2021}}{{cite web |title=2019–20 Villanova Men's Basketball Media Guide |url=https://publications.provationsgroup.org/publications/2019-20-Villanova-Basketball/#page=121 |publisher=Villanova University Athletics |access-date=August 14, 2021}}
Rankings
{{main|1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
Awards and honors
References
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