1982–83 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball represented Rutgers University as a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Tom Young and the team played its home games in Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway Township, New Jersey. The Scarlet Knights finished first in the conference's East division, but lost in the semifinals of the Atlantic-10 tournament. The Scarlet Knights received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. After an opening round win over Southwestern Louisiana, Rutgers fell to St. John's, 66–55, in the round of 32.^[1] Rutgers finished with a 23–8 record (11–3 A-10).

1982–83 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
Atlantic-10 East division champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Atlantic-10 Conference
Record	23–8 (11–3 A-10)
Head coach	Tom Young (10th season)
Home arena	Louis Brown Athletic Center
Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Rutgers	11	–	3		.786			23	–	8		.742
Saint Joseph's	8	–	6		.571			15	–	13		.536
Temple	5	–	9		.357			14	–	15		.483
UMass	4	–	10		.286			9	–	20		.310
Rhode Island	3	–	11		.214			9	–	19		.321
West
West Virginia †	10	–	4		.714			23	–	8		.742
St. Bonaventure	10	–	4		.714			20	–	10		.667
Penn State	9	–	5		.643			17	–	11		.607
Duquesne	6	–	8		.429			12	–	16		.429
George Washington	4	–	10		.286			14	–	15		.483
† 1983 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1982–83 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 10 John Battle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Washington, D.C. G/F 20 Kevin Black 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Washington, D.C. G 24 Brian Ellerbe 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — So Bowie, Maryland G 30 Rich Brunson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Queens, New York F/C 32 Roy Hinson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Somerset, New Jersey F 35 Clarence Tillman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Head coach Tom Young (Rutgers) Assistant coach(es) 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 (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1982*		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 88–70	1–0	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, New Jersey
Nov 30, 1982*		Princeton Rivalry	W 60–55	2–0	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, New Jersey
Dec 2, 1982*		vs. Jacksonville	W 71–65	3–0	Meadowlands Arena  East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 6, 1982*		Oregon	W 53–42	4–0	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, New Jersey
Dec 11, 1982*		at Lafayette	W 57–50	5–0	Kirby Sports Center  Easton, Pennsylvania
Dec 17, 1982*		vs. Tulane Kentucky Invitational	L 54–55	5–1	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 18, 1982*		vs. Duquesne Kentucky Invitational	W 58–51	6–1	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 23, 1982*		Stanford	W 70–63	7–1	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, New Jersey
Jan 5, 1983*		vs. No. 18 North Carolina	L 69–86	7–2	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, North Carolina
Jan 8, 1983		at Saint Joseph's	W 70–65	8–2 (1–0)	Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 10, 1983*		Lehigh	W 88–69	9–2	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, New Jersey
Jan 15, 1983		UMass	W 79–67	10–2 (2–0)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, New Jersey
Jan 17, 1983		Saint Joseph's	W 79–77	11–2 (3–0)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, New Jersey
Jan 22, 1983		West Virginia	L 63–71	11–3 (3–1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, New Jersey
Jan 26, 1983*		vs. No. 8 Louisville	L 49–54	11–4	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Jan 29, 1983		vs. Temple	W 70–68	12–4 (4–1)	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 3, 1983		vs. Rhode Island	W 85–67	13–4 (5–1)	Providence Civic Center  Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 5, 1983		at UMass	W 62–60	14–4 (6–1)	Curry Hicks Cage  Amherst, Massachusetts
Feb 7, 1983*		Rider	W 84–73	15–4	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 10, 1983		St. Bonaventure	W 78–66	16–4 (7–1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 16, 1983		Temple	W 79–73	17–4 (8–1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 16, 1983		C. W. Post	W 92–63	18–4	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 22, 1983		at Duquesne	W 78–73	19–4 (9–1)	Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 26, 1983		George Washington	W 75–48	20–4 (10–1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 28, 1983		at St. Bonaventure	L 66–68 ^OT	20–5 (10–2)	Reilly Center  St. Bonaventure, New York
Mar 2, 1983		Rhode Island	W 82–73	21–5 (11–2)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, New Jersey
Mar 5, 1983		at Penn State	L 70–79	21–6 (11–3)	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
Atlantic-10 tournament
Mar 9, 1983*		vs. UMass Quarterfinals	W 79–73	22–6	The Spectrum  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 11, 1983*		at Temple Semifinals	L 67–72	22–7	The Spectrum  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1983*	(9 E)	vs. (8 E) Southwestern Louisiana First round	W 60–53^[2]	23–7	Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 20, 1983*	(9 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 3 St. John's Second round	L 55–66	23–8	Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

• Roy Hinson – Atlantic 10 co-Player of the Year

NBA draft

Main article: 1983 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	20	Roy Hinson	Cleveland Cavaliers

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References

1. "St. John's Gains in N.C.A.A". The New York Times. March 21, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
2. "Rutgers Set for Regionals". The New York Times. March 18, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
3. "2019-20 Rutgers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
4. "1983 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 20, 2022.