# 1981–82 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1981–82 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Gene Roberti, who was in his third year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terriers played their homes games at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. This is the team's first year in the newly organized ECAC Metro Conference, which will later be known as the Northeast Conference. Also at this time the conference had 2 divisions, north and south, with St. Francis competing in the north division.
The Terriers finished their season at 10–17 overall and 8–7 in conference play. They participated in the 1982 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament and lost in the opening round to Long Island 53–56.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| November 28, 1981* | at Boston University | L 76–87 | 0–1 | Case Gym (558) Boston, MA |
| December 1, 1981* | Villanova | L 63–93 | 0–2 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (2,000) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 5, 1981 | at Wagner | W 62–58 | 1–2 (1–0) | Sutter Gymnasium (1,510) Staten Island, NY |
| December 12, 1981 | Siena | W 82–59 | 2–2 (2–0) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,251) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 15, 1981* | at Manhattan | L 59–68 | 2–3 | Draddy Gymnasium (850) Bronx, NY |
| December 19, 1982 | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 82–84 $^{OT}$ | 2–4 (2–1) | (256) Rutherford, NJ |
| December 22, 1981* | Hofstra | W 62–61 $^{OT}$ | 3–4 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (817) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 29, 1981* | at Eastern Montana College KOA Classic | L 47–60 | 3–5 | METRA Arena (4,130) Billings, MT |
| December 30, 1981* | vs. Gonzaga KOA Classic | L 51–65 | 3–6 | METRA Arena (4,120) Billings, MT |
| January 5, 1982 | at Long Island | L 84–90 | 3–7 (2–2) | Schwartz Athletic Center (802) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 8, 1982* | vs. UNC Wilmington Siena Tournament | L 47–53 | 3–8 | Alumni Recreation Center (2,832) Loudonville, NY |
| January 9, 1982* | vs. Illinois-Chicago Siena Tournament | L 68–81 | 3–9 | Alumni Recreation Center (3,422) Loudonville, NY |
| January 13, 1982* | at Vermont | W 62–58 | 4–9 | Patrick Gym (1,920) Burlington, VT |
| January 16, 1982 | at Marist | L 65–75 | 4–10 (2–3) | McCann Arena (837) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 18, 1982 | Long Island | L 70–80 | 4–11 (2–4) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (701) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 23, 1982 | at U of Baltimore | W 58–51 | 5–11 (3–4) | (175) Baltimore, MD |
| January 27, 1982 | at Siena | L 49–53 | 5–12 (3–5) | Alumni Recreation Center (2,197) Loudonville, NY |
| January 30, 1982 | at Robert Morris | L 52–58 | 5–13 (3–6) | John Jay Center (997) Moon Township, PA |
| February 4, 1982 | Saint Francis (PA) | W 88–73 | 6–13 (4–6) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (511) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 6, 1982* | at Canisius | L 65–80 | 6–14 | Koessler Athletic Center (8,103) Buffalo, NY |
| February 10, 1982 | Wagner | W 76–61 | 7–14 (5–6) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (603) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 13, 1982 | at Loyola (MD) | W 63–58 | 8–14 (6–6) | Reitz Arena (616) Baltimore, MD |
| February 17, 1982 | Marist | W 78–71 | 9–14 (7–6) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (903) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 20, 1982 | Townson | W 56–54 | 10–14 (7–7) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,001) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 25, 1982* | Saint Peter's | L 47–56 | 10–15 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (764) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 27, 1982 | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 80–96 | 10–16 (8–7) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (688) Brooklyn, NY |
| ECAC Metro tournament |||||
| March 2, 1982 | at Long Island Quarterfinal | L 53–56 | 10–17 | Schwartz Athletic Center (750) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||
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