1982–83 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1982–83 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Gene Roberti, who was in his fourth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terrier's home games were played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981, although at this time the conference was known as the ECAC Metro Conference. Also at this time the conference had 2 divisions, north and south, with St. Francis being in the north division.

1982–83 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
Conference	ECAC Metro
Division	North Division
Record	10–18 (7–7 ECAC Metro)
Head coach	Gene Roberti (4th season)
Home arena	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Long Island	11	–	3		.786			20	–	9		.690
Fairleigh Dickinson	9	–	5		.643			17	–	12		.586
St. Francis (NY)	7	–	7		.500			10	–	18		.357
Marist	7	–	7		.500			14	–	15		.483
Siena	6	–	8		.429			12	–	16		.429
Wagner	2	–	12		.143			10	–	18		.357
South
Robert Morris †	12	–	2		.857			23	–	8		.742
Saint Francis (PA)	7	–	7		.500			12	–	17		.414
Baltimore	4	–	10		.286			10	–	18		.357
Loyola (MD)	3	–	11		.214			4	–	24		.143
† 1983 ECAC Metro tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The Terriers finished their season at 10–18 overall and 7–7 in conference play.

Roster

1982–83 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F Kevin Henry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr G Edgar DeLaRosa 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr F Lorenzo Distant 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr G Darius Pearson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr G Kevin Worth 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr F Robert Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Jr C Julian McKelly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — So St. Esteban Episcopal School Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic F Theo Graham 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr G Brian LaGrua 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr G Jerome Washington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Fr G Jim Paguaga 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Fr	Head coach Gene Roberti Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 27, 1982*	at Marshall	L 59–83	0–1	Cam Henderson Center (6,613) Huntington, WV
December 2, 1982*	at Georgia Tech	L 54–76	0–2	McCamish Pavilion (3,375) Atlanta, GA
December , 1982*	at Stetson	L 62–64	0–3	Edmunds Center (3,847) DeLand, FL
December 9, 1982	at Wagner	W 90–75^[1]	1–3 (1–0)	Sutter Gymnasium (1,500) Staten Island, NY
December , 1982*	Manhattan	L 57–59	1–4	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,412) Brooklyn, NY
December 17, 1982*	at No. 11 Tennessee	L 51–70	1–5	Stokely Athletic Center (12,643) Knoxville, TN
December 18, 1982*	vs. UC Santa Barbara	W 67–57	2–5	Stokely Athletic Center (12,700) Knoxville, TN
December , 1982*	Canisius	W 59–53	3–5	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (411) Brooklyn, NY
December , 1982*	at Boston University	L 64–80	3–6	Case Gym (843) Boston, MA
December 1982*	Pace	W 109–84	4–6	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (210) Brooklyn, NY
January 5, 1983	at Long Island Battle of Brooklyn	W 81–72^[2]	5–6 (2–0)	Schwartz Athletic Center (1,500) Brooklyn, NY
January , 1983*	Vermont	L 65–67	5–7	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (241) Brooklyn, NY
January 18, 1983	Long Island	L 70–80^[3]	5–8 (2–1)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (2,011) Brooklyn, NY
January , 1983	at Fairleigh Dickinson	L 70–83	5–9 (2–2)	(9,300) Rutherford, NJ
January , 1983	Robert Morris	L 77–80	5–10 (2–3)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (714) Brooklyn, NY
January , 1983*	at Saint Peter's	L 68–76	5–11	Yanitelli Center (1,000) Jersey City, NJ
January , 1983	at Saint Francis (PA)	L 78–83	5–12 (2–4)	Maurice Stokes Athletic Center (3,115) Loretto, PA
February 2, 1983	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 71–70^[4]	6–12 (3–4)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,119) Brooklyn, NY
February , 1983*	at Utica	L 48–61	6–13	Harold Thomas Clark Jr. Athletic Center (1,487) Utica, NY
February , 1983	Wagner	W 76–68	7–13 (4–4)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (639) Brooklyn, NY
February , 1983	Marist	W 79–65	8–13 (5–4)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (376) Brooklyn, NY
February , 1983	at Siena	L 64–72	8–14 (5–5)	Alumni Recreation Center (2,765) Loudonville, NY
February , 1983	at Marist	L 61–66	8–15 (5–6)	McCann Arena (748) Poughkeepsie, NY
February , 1983	Siena	W 93–76	9–15 (6–6)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (436) Brooklyn, NY
February , 1983	at Loyola (MD)	L 69–76	9–16 (6–7)	Reitz Arena (837) Baltimore, MD
February , 1983	U of Baltimore	W 73–68	10–16 (7–7)	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,679) Brooklyn, NY
March 2, 1983*	at Army	L 71–85^[5]	10–17	Christl Arena (123) West Point, NY
ECAC Metro tournament
March 9, 1983	vs. Wagner Quarterfinal	L 65–67	10–18	John Jay Center (2,003) Moon Township, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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