The 1982 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament took place at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut. It is a single-elimination tournament with three rounds. Villanova had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed. It was also the last conference post-season tournament before moving to its permanent home, Madison Square Garden, the following season. Georgetown defeated Villanova in the championship game 72–54, to claim their second Big East Tournament Championship.