The 1982–83 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary during the 1982–83 college basketball season. It was head coach Bruce Parkhill's sixth and final season at William & Mary before leaving for Penn State. The Tribe competed in the ECAC South and played their home games at Kaplan Arena. They finished the season 20–9 (9–0 in ECAC South competition) but lost in the championship game of the 1983 ECAC South men's basketball tournament to James Madison. They were invited to play in the 1983 National Invitation Tournament (the Tribe's first-ever postseason tournament bid and only one until 2010) where they lost in the first round to Virginia Tech. This season also marked the first-ever conference title for William & Mary's men's basketball program.
| 1982–83 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball | |
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ECAC South Regular Season Champions | |
NIT, First Round | |
| Conference | Eastern College Athletic Conference |
| South | |
| Record | 20–9 (9–0 ECAC South) |
| Head coach |
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| Home arena | William & Mary Hall |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 9 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison † | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 3 | – | 6 | .333 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 2 | – | 7 | .222 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1983 ECAC South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
edit| # | Name | Games played |
Total points |
PPG |
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| 14 | Keith Cieplicki | 29 | 465 | 16.0 |
| 40 | Brant Weidner | 29 | 342 | 11.8 |
| 30 | Tony Traver | 29 | 317 | 10.9 |
| 32 | Kevin Richardson | 29 | 254 | 8.8 |
| 25 | Mike Strayhorn | 29 | 210 | 7.2 |
| 54 | Gary Bland | 29 | 113 | 3.9 |
| 44 | Scott Coval | 28 | 89 | 3.2 |
| 22 | Neil McFarlane | 9 | 29 | 3.2 |
| 10 | Rich Cooper | 14 | 27 | 1.9 |
| 52 | Matt Brooks | 29 | 54 | 1.9 |
| 50 | Paul Kinley | 4 | 4 | 1.0 |
| 20 | Mike Bracken | 7 | 7 | 1.0 |
| 12 | Tom Lamb | 8 | 7 | 0.9 |
Schedule and results
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- All times are Eastern
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 1983 ECAC South men's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/10/1983 |
vs. East Carolina Semifinals |
W 47–32 | 20–7 |
Robins Center Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
| 3/12/1983 |
vs. James Madison Championship |
L 38–41 | 20–8 |
Robins Center Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
| 1983 National Invitation tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/17/1983 |
at Virginia Tech First Round |
L 79–85 | 20–9 |
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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References
edit- ^ "1982-83 Schedule" (PDF). Retrieved March 8, 2013.[permanent dead link]