1982–83 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1982–83 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
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 Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

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.

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
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
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

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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

^ sports-reference.com 1982-83 Big East Conference Season Summary
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] sports-reference.com 1982-83 Big East Conference Season Summary

[ESPN-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.

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v t e St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Venues	Old Madison Square Garden (193?–1969) Madison Square Garden (1969–present) Carnesecca Arena (alternate; 1961–present)
Rivalries	Fordham Georgetown
Culture & lore	Gambling scandal Johnny Thunderbird
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics