# 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.

## 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 |
| Big East 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

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

## 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 |