1981–82 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

1981–82 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
ECC tournament champions
ConferenceEast Coast Conference
Record25–5 (10–1 ECC)
Head coach
Home arenaAlumni Memorial Fieldhouse
Seasons
1981–82 ECC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Temple 11 – 0   1.000 19 – 8   .704
Saint Joseph's † 10 – 1   .909 25 – 5   .833
American 8 – 3   .727 21 – 9   .700
La Salle 7 – 4   .636 16 – 13   .552
Drexel 7 – 4   .636 19 – 11   .633
Hofstra 4 – 7   .364 12 – 16   .429
West
West Chester 8 – 8   .500 13 – 14   .481
Rider 7 – 9   .438 11 – 16   .407
Lafayette 7 – 9   .438 12 – 15   .444
Delaware 6 – 10   .375 9 – 17   .346
Bucknell 3 – 13   .188 7 – 20   .259
Lehigh 3 – 13   .188 9 – 17   .346
† 1982 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1981–82 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University as a member of the East Coast Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Boyle, the Hawks finished with an overall record of 25–8 (9–2 in ECC play). Saint Joseph's won the ECC tournament, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the East region. The team was defeated by No. 11 seed Northeastern in the opening round.[1]

Roster

1981–82 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G Bryan Warrick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Sr   Burlington Township, New Jersey
F Lonnie McFarlan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 So
C Tony Costner 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 So
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Dec 2, 1981*
 Rider W 76–53  1–0
 Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 4, 1981*
 vs. North Texas
Carrier Classic 		W 73–69  2–0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 5, 1981*
 at Syracuse
Carrier Classic 		W 59–57  3–0
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 9, 1981*
 Bradley L 45–58  3–1
 Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 11, 1981*
 vs. Cal State Fullerton W 63–59  4–1
  
 
Jan 12, 1982*
 vs. Penn W 79–56  10–2
  
 
Feb 3, 1982*
 at No. 4 DePaul L 44–46  15–4
 Allstate Arena (12,283)
Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 6, 1982*
 Old Dominion W 69–63  16–4
 Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (4,834)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ECC Tournament
Mar 6, 1982*
 Hofstra
Quarterfinals 		W 65–57  23–4
 Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 7, 1982*
 vs. La Salle
Semifinals 		W 83–71  24–4
 The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 8, 1982*
 vs. Drexel
Championship game 		W 75–65  25–4
 The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1982*
 (6 E) vs. (11 E) Northeastern
First round 		L 62–63  25–5
 Nassau Coliseum 
Uniondale, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

[2]

Rankings

Main article: 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

[3]

References

  1. ^ "INDIANA GAINS FINAL FOUR, ROUTING ST. JOSEPH'S, 78-46". The New York Times. March 23, 1981. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "2018-19 Saint Joseph's Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Saint Joseph's Hawks. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  3. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 998–999. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.