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
1983 NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	28–5 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach	Lou Carnesecca
Assistant coaches	Brian Mahoney Al LoBalbo Ron Rutledge
Home arena	Alumni Hall Madison Square Garden
Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	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 As of April 4, 1983^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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 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
11/20/82*	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

Main article: 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	19	12	12	9	7	7	7	3	8	7	5	7	6	9	10	8	3
Coaches	19	19	13	10	8	7	7	3	7	6	4	7	6	8	8	8	3

^[2]

Team players drafted into the NBA

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

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.