1982–83 St. John's Redmen basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1982–83 St. John's Redmen Basketball Big East Conference (1979–2013) Big East 3 3 28–5 12–4 Lou Carnesecca Brian Mahoney Al LoBalbo Ron Rutledge Alumni HallMadison Square Garden Lapchick Memorial champions ECAC Holiday Festival champions Big East tournament champions Big East regular season co–champions 1983 NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen 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. The team had an overall record of 28–5 (12–4 Big East) They advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in the 1983 NCAA Tournament before losing to Georgia 70–67. Roster 1982 St. John's Red Storm y y George Garrison 4 G 6 0 170 SR Bellport, NY Bellport Bob Kelly 10 G 6 2 SR y South Orange, NJ Delbarton/Holy Cross David Russell basketball y 11 F 6 7 215 SR Bellport, NY Bellport C Kevin Williams basketball y 12 G 6 2 175 SR New York, NY Charles E. Hughes Rob James 15 G 6 4 190 FR Hempstead, NY Long Island Lutheran Chris Mullin basketball y 20 G/F 6 6 205 SO Brooklyn, NY Power Memorial/Xaverian Jeff Allen 22 F/C 6 10 235 JR y Norwalk, CT Norwalk/Rutgers Bill Wennington y 23 C 7 0 245 SO Wheatley Heights, NY Long Island Lutheran Mike Moses 24 G 5 11 160 JR New York, NY Tolentine/Florida yes Trevor Jackson 32 F/C 6 8 SR Rosedale, NY Springfield Gardens C Ron Stewart 33 F 6 8 212 SO Brentwood, NY Brentwood Billy Goodwin 35 G/F 6 5 220 SR Bronx, NY Columbus/San Jacinto Mike Feigenbaum 42 F 6 6 205 JR y Cedarhurst, NY Lawrence/Ohio/Wagner y Lou Carnesecca (St. John's University, '50) Brian Mahoney Al LoBalbo Ron Rutledge Schedule and results no |- !colspan=12 style=St. John's Red Storm| Regular Season 11/20/82 yes yes 19 North Carolina 3 Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA Tip-Off Classic 78–74 OT 1–0 11/26/82 yes 19 Army Alumni Hall Queens, NY Lapchick Tournament Opening Round 81–38 2–0 11/27/82 yes 19 Ohio Alumni Hall Queens, NY Lapchick Tournament Championship 62–52 3–0 12/01/82 yes yes 12 Columbia Levien Gymnasium New York, NY 72–45 4–0 12/04/82 yes 12 Providence Providence Civic Center Providence, RI 61–60 5–0 1–0 12/08/82 yes 12 Fairleigh Dickinson Alumni Hall Queens, NY 87–65 6–0 12/11/82 yes yes 12 Niagara Niagara Falls Convention Center Niagara Falls, NY 88–53 7–0 12/15/82 yes yes 9 Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY 74–66 8–0 12/18/82 yes 9 Princeton Alumni Hall Queens, NY 58–46 9–0 12/27/82 yes yes 7 Brigham Young Madison Square Garden New York, NY ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal 75–64 10–0 12/29/82 yes yes 7 Wake Forest Madison Square Garden New York, NY ECAC Holiday Festival Championship 72–65 11–0 01/03/83 yes 7 Seton Hall Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ 79–62 12–0 2–0 01/08/83 7 Georgetown 17 Madison Square Garden New York, NY 76–67 13–0 3–0 01/11/83 yes 3 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT 85–73 14–0 4–0 01/15/83 yes 3 Boston College Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA 64–68 14–1 4–1 01/18/83 8 Providence Alumni Hall Queens, NY 74–54 15–1 5–1 01/22/83 yes 8 Syracuse 15 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 68–57 16–1 6–1 01/24/83 8 Villanova 13 Alumni Hall Queens, NY 80–71 17–1 7–1 01/29/83 yes yes 7 Manhattan Draddy Gymnasium Bronx, NY 65–58 18–1 02/01/83 yes 5 Pittsburgh Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA 71–72 18–2 7–2 02/05/83 5 Seton Hall Alumni Hall Queens, NY 82–57 19–2 8–2 02/09/83 yes 7 Georgetown 14 Capital Centre Landover, MD 75–69 20–2 9–2 02/15/83 6 Boston College 18 Alumni Hall Queens, NY 75–92 20–3 9–3 02/17/83 6 Connecticut Alumni Hall Queens, NY 98–78 21–3 10–3 02/20/83 yes 6 DePaul Madison Square Garden New York, NY 64–52 22–3 02/23/83 9 Syracuse 13 Alumni Hall Queens, NY 85–69 23–3 11–3 02/26/83 yes 9 Villanova 7 Spectrum Philadelphia, PA 70–71 OT 23–4 11–4 03/05/83 10 Pittsburgh Alumni Hall Queens, NY 91–73 24–4 12–4 |- !colspan=9 style=St. John's Red Storm| Big East Tournament 03/10/83 yes 8 3 Pittsburgh 6 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Quarterfinals 64–53 25–4 03/11/83 yes 8 3 Villanova 13 2 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Semifinals 91–80 26–4 03/12/83 yes 8 3 Boston College 14 1 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Championship 85–77 27–4 |- !colspan=9 style=St. John's Red Storm| NCAA Tournament 03/20/83 yes yes 3 1 E Rutgers 9 E Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT Second Round 66–55 28–4 03/25/83 yes yes 3 1 E Georgia 18 4 E Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Sweet Sixteen 67–70 28–5 Rankings 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 16 19 12 12 9 7 7 7 3 8 7 5 7 6 9 10 8 3 Coaches 0 16 19 19 13 10 8 7 7 3 7 6 4 7 6 8 8 8 3 *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 899–900 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 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 Category:St. John's Red Storm men's basketball seasons St. John's St. John's St John St John