# 1982–83 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team 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. Rutgers finished with a 23–8 record (11–3 A-10).

## 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 | 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. ||||||

## Awards and honors

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

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 20 | Roy Hinson | Cleveland Cavaliers |