1982–83 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1982–83 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his fifteenth 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.

1982–83 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial champions
ECAC Holiday Festival champions
Big East tournament champions
Big East regular season co–champions
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record28–5 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
1982–83 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Boston College 12 4   .750 25 7   .781
No. 13 Villanova 12 4   .750 24 8   .750
No. 3 St. John's 12 4   .750 28 5   .848
No. 20 Georgetown 11 5   .688 22 10   .688
Syracuse 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
Pittsburgh 6 10   .375 13 15   .464
Connecticut 5 11   .313 12 16   .429
Providence 4 12   .250 12 19   .387
Seton Hall 1 15   .063 6 23   .207
1983 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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1982–83 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 4 George Garrison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Bellport Bellport, NY
G 10 Bob Kelly 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
RS Sr Delbarton/Holy Cross South Orange, NJ
F 11 David Russell (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Bellport Bellport, NY
G 12 Kevin Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Charles E. Hughes New York, NY
G 15 Rob James 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Long Island Lutheran Hempstead, NY
G/F 20 Chris Mullin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Power Memorial/Xaverian Brooklyn, NY
F/C 22 Jeff Allen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Norwalk/Rutgers Norwalk, CT
C 23 Bill Wennington 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Long Island Lutheran Wheatley Heights, NY
G 24 Mike Moses   5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Tolentine/Florida New York, NY
F/C 32 Trevor Jackson (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr Springfield Gardens Rosedale, NY
F 33 Ron Stewart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Brentwood Brentwood, NY
G/F 35 Billy Goodwin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Columbus/San Jacinto Bronx, NY
F 42 Mike Feigenbaum   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Lawrence/Ohio/Wagner Cedarhurst, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/20/82*
No. 19 vs. No. 3 North Carolina
Tip-Off Classic
W 78–74 OT 1–0
Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, MA
11/26/82*
No. 19 Army
Lapchick Tournament Opening Round
W 81–38  2–0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
11/27/82*
No. 19 Ohio
Lapchick Tournament Championship
W 62–52  3–0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/01/82*
No. 12 at Columbia W 72–45  4–0
Levien Gymnasium 
New York, NY
12/04/82
No. 12 at Providence W 61–60  5–0
(1–0)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
12/08/82*
No. 12 Fairleigh Dickinson W 87–65  6–0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/11/82*
No. 12 at Niagara W 88–53  7–0
Niagara Falls Convention Center 
Niagara Falls, NY
12/15/82*
No. 9 at Fordham W 74–66  8–0
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
12/18/82*
No. 9 Princeton W 58–46  9–0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/27/82*
No. 7 vs. Brigham Young
ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal
W 75–64  10–0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/29/82*
No. 7 vs. Wake Forest
ECAC Holiday Festival Championship
W 72–65  11–0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/03/83
No. 7 at Seton Hall W 79–62  12–0
(2–0)
Meadowlands Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
01/08/83
No. 7 No. 17 Georgetown W 76–67  13–0
(3–0)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/11/83
No. 3 at Connecticut W 85–73  14–0
(4–0)
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
01/15/83
No. 3 at Boston College L 64–68  14–1
(4–1)
Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
01/18/83
No. 8 Providence W 74–54  15–1
(5–1)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/22/83
No. 8 at No. 15 Syracuse W 68–57  16–1
(6–1)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
01/24/83
No. 8 No. 13 Villanova W 80–71  17–1
(7–1)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/29/83*
No. 7 at Manhattan W 65–58  18–1
Draddy Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
02/01/83
No. 5 at Pittsburgh L 71–72  18–2
(7–2)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
02/05/83
No. 5 Seton Hall W 82–57  19–2
(8–2)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/09/83
No. 7 at No. 14 Georgetown W 75–69  20–2
(9–2)
Capital Centre 
Landover, MD
02/15/83
No. 6 No. 18 Boston College L 75–92  20–3
(9–3)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/17/83
No. 6 Connecticut W 98–78  21–3
(10–3)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/20/83*
No. 6 DePaul W 64–52  22–3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/23/83
No. 9 No. 13 Syracuse W 85–69  23–3
(11–3)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/26/83
No. 9 at No. 7 Villanova L 70–71 OT 23–4
(11–4)
Spectrum 
Philadelphia, PA
03/05/83
No. 10 Pittsburgh W 91–73  24–4
(12–4)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
NCAA Tournament
03/10/83
(3) No. 8 vs. (6) Pittsburgh
Quarterfinals
W 64–53  25–4
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/11/83
(3) No. 8 vs. (2) No. 13 Villanova
Semifinals
W 91–80  26–4
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/12/83
(3) No. 8 vs. (1) No. 14 Boston College
Championship
W 85–77  27–4
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
03/20/83*
(1 E) No. 3 vs. (9 E) Rutgers
Second Round
W 66–55  28–4
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
03/25/83*
(1 E) No. 3 vs. (4 E) No. 18 Georgia
Sweet Sixteen
L 67–70  28–5
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP191212977738757691083
Coaches191913108773764768883

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 37 David Russell Denver Nuggets
2 46 Kevin Williams San Antonio Spurs
3 65 Billy Goodwin Milwaukee Bucks
10 223 Bob Kelly Milwaukee Bucks

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1982-83 Big East Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.