1981–82 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1981–82 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his fourteenth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.

1981–82 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions ECAC Holiday Festival Champions
1982 NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	21–9 (9–5 Big East)
Head coach	Lou Carnesecca
Assistant coaches	Brian Mahoney Al LoBalbo Ron Rutledge
Captain	David Russell Trevor Jackson
Home arena	Alumni Hall Madison Square Garden

1981–82 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Villanova	11	–	3		.786			24	–	8		.750
No. 6 Georgetown†	10	–	4		.714			30	–	7		.811
St. John's	9	–	5		.643			21	–	9		.700
Boston College	8	–	6		.571			22	–	10		.688
Syracuse	7	–	7		.500			16	–	13		.552
Connecticut	7	–	7		.500			17	–	11		.607
Providence	2	–	12		.143			10	–	17		.370
Seton Hall	2	–	12		.143			11	–	16		.407
† 1982 Big East tournament winner As of March 29, 1982 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1981–82 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F - Ray James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr Alexander Hamilton Brooklyn, NY G 4 George Garrison 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Bellport Bellport, NY G 10 Bob Kelly 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr Delbarton/Holy Cross South Orange, NJ F 11 David Russell (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Bellport Bellport, NY G 12 Kevin Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Charles E. Hughes New York, NY G/F 14 Mark Calzonetti 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Paul VI Woodbury, NJ G/F 20 Chris Mullin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Power Memorial/Xaverian Brooklyn, NY G 21 Larry Washington  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Canarsie/Texas Tech Brooklyn, NY F/C 22 Jeff Allen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Norwalk/Rutgers Norwalk, CT C 23 Bill Wennington 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Long Island Lutheran Wheatley Heights, NY F/C 32 Trevor Jackson (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Springfield Gardens Rosedale, NY F 33 Ron Stewart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr Brentwood Brentwood, NY G/F 35 Billy Goodwin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Columbus/San Jacinto Bronx, NY F 42 Mike Feigenbaum 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Lawrence/Ohio/Wagner Cedarhurst, NY	Head coach Lou Carnesecca (St. John's University) Assistant coach(es) Brian Mahoney Al LoBalbo Ron Rutledge Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
11/27/81*		Xavier Lapchick Tournament Opening Round	W 75-55	1-0	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
11/28/81*		Fordham Lapchick Tournament Championship	W 91-71	2-0	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
12/5/81*		at Princeton	W 42-37	3-0	Jadwin Gymnasium  Princeton, NJ
11/28/81*		at Rutgers	L 67-74	3-1	Rutgers Athletic Center  Piscataway, NJ
12/12/81*		Manhattan	W 85-54	4-1	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
12/19/81*		Fordham	W 72-59	5-1	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
12/23/81*		Temple	W 68-61	6-1	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
12/28/81*		vs. Kansas ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal	W 76-75	7-1	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
12/29/81*		vs. No. 19 Villanova ECAC Holiday Festival Championship	W 94-89	8-1	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
01/02/82*		Columbia	W 58-51	9-1	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
01/06/82	No. 20	No. 13 Georgetown	L 42-72	9-2 (0-1)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
01/09/82	No. 20	Providence	W 76-62	10-2 (1-1)	Nassau Coliseum  Uniondale, NY
01/11/82	No. 20	at Villanova	L 62-64	10-3 (1-2)	Villanova Field House  Villanova, PA
01/16/82		Connecticut	W 77-71	11-3 (2-2)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
01/20/82		Syracuse	W 73-62	12-3 (3-2)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
01/25/82		at Seton Hall	W 91-85	13-3 (4-2)	Walsh Gymnasium  South Orange, NJ
01/27/82*		vs. Army	W 67-54	14-3	Meadowlands Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
01/31/82		at Georgetown	L 46-63	14-4 (4-3)	Capital Centre  Landover, MD
02/03/82		at Boston College	W 71-70	15-4 (5-3)	Roberts Center  Chestnut Hill, MA
02/07/82*		at Louisville	L 60-70	15-5	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
02/10/82		at Connecticut	W 93-82 OT	16-5 (6-3)	Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, CT
02/13/82		Villanova	L 68-73	16-6 (6-4)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
02/15/82		at Providence	W 77-76 2OT	17-6 (7-4)	Providence Civic Center  Providence, RI
02/20/82		Boston College	L 81-90	17-7 (7-5)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
02/24/82		Seton Hall	W 82-65	18-7 (8-5)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
02/27/82		at Syracuse	W 80-76	19-7 (9-5)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Big East tournament
03/04/82	(3)	vs. (6) Connecticut Big East tournament quarterfinal	W 54-52	20-7	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
03/05/82	(3)	vs. (2) No. 8 Georgetown Big East tournament semifinal	L 42-57	20-8	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
NCAA tournament
03/12/82*	(5 E)	vs. (12 E) Penn First Round	W 66-56	21-8	Nassau Coliseum  Uniondale, NY
03/14/82*	(5 E)	vs. (4 E) No. 13 Alabama Second Round	L 68-69	21-9	Nassau Coliseum  Uniondale, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.