1981–82 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1981–82 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions
ECAC Holiday Festival Champions
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record21–9 (9–5 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainDavid Russell
Trevor Jackson
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
1981–82 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Villanova 11 – 3   .786 24 – 8   .750
No. 6 Georgetown† 10 – 4   .714 30 – 7   .811
St. John's 9 – 5   .643 21 – 9   .700
Boston College 8 – 6   .571 22 – 10   .688
Syracuse 7 – 7   .500 16 – 13   .552
Connecticut 7 – 7   .500 17 – 11   .607
Providence 2 – 12   .143 10 – 17   .370
Seton Hall 2 – 12   .143 11 – 16   .407
† 1982 Big East tournament winner
As of March 29, 1982[1]
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1981–82 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his fourteenth 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

1981–82 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F - Ray James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Sr Alexander Hamilton Brooklyn, NY
G 4 George Garrison 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Bellport Bellport, NY
G 10 Bob Kelly 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Jr Delbarton/Holy Cross South Orange, NJ
F 11 David Russell (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Bellport Bellport, NY
G 12 Kevin Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Charles E. Hughes New York, NY
G/F 14 Mark Calzonetti 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Paul VI Woodbury, NJ
G/F 20 Chris Mullin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Power Memorial/Xaverian Brooklyn, NY
G 21 Larry Washington Injured 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Canarsie/Texas Tech Brooklyn, NY
F/C 22 Jeff Allen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Norwalk/Rutgers Norwalk, CT
C 23 Bill Wennington 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Long Island Lutheran Wheatley Heights, NY
F/C 32 Trevor Jackson (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Springfield Gardens Rosedale, NY
F 33 Ron Stewart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr Brentwood Brentwood, NY
G/F 35 Billy Goodwin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Columbus/San Jacinto Bronx, NY
F 42 Mike Feigenbaum 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Lawrence/Ohio/Wagner Cedarhurst, NY
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
11/27/81*
 Xavier
Lapchick Tournament Opening Round 		W 75-55  1-0
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
11/28/81*
 Fordham
Lapchick Tournament Championship 		W 91-71  2-0
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/5/81*
 at Princeton W 42-37  3-0
 Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, NJ
11/28/81*
 at Rutgers L 67-74  3-1
 Rutgers Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
12/12/81*
 Manhattan W 85-54  4-1
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/19/81*
 Fordham W 72-59  5-1
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/23/81*
 Temple W 68-61  6-1
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/28/81*
 vs. Kansas
ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal 		W 76-75  7-1
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/29/81*
 vs. No. 19 Villanova
ECAC Holiday Festival Championship 		W 94-89  8-1
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/02/82*
 Columbia W 58-51  9-1
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/06/82
 No. 20 No. 13 Georgetown L 42-72  9-2 (0-1)
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/09/82
 No. 20 Providence W 76-62  10-2 (1-1)
 Nassau Coliseum 
Uniondale, NY
01/11/82
 No. 20 at Villanova L 62-64  10-3 (1-2)
 Villanova Field House 
Villanova, PA
01/16/82
 Connecticut W 77-71  11-3 (2-2)
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/20/82
 Syracuse W 73-62  12-3 (3-2)
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/25/82
 at Seton Hall W 91-85  13-3 (4-2)
 Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
01/27/82*
 vs. Army W 67-54  14-3
 Meadowlands Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
01/31/82
 at Georgetown L 46-63  14-4 (4-3)
 Capital Centre 
Landover, MD
02/03/82
 at Boston College W 71-70  15-4 (5-3)
 Roberts Center 
Chestnut Hill, MA
02/07/82*
 at Louisville L 60-70  15-5
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
02/10/82
 at Connecticut W 93-82 OT 16-5 (6-3)
 Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
02/13/82
 Villanova L 68-73  16-6 (6-4)
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/15/82
 at Providence W 77-76 2OT 17-6 (7-4)
 Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
02/20/82
 Boston College L 81-90  17-7 (7-5)
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/24/82
 Seton Hall W 82-65  18-7 (8-5)
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/27/82
 at Syracuse W 80-76  19-7 (9-5)
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Big East tournament
03/04/82
 (3) vs. (6) Connecticut
Big East tournament quarterfinal 		W 54-52  20-7
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/05/82
 (3) vs. (2) No. 8 Georgetown
Big East tournament semifinal 		L 42-57  20-8
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
03/12/82*
 (5 E) vs. (12 E) Penn
First Round 		W 66-56  21-8
 Nassau Coliseum 
Uniondale, NY
03/14/82*
 (5 E) vs. (4 E) No. 13 Alabama
Second Round 		L 68-69  21-9
 Nassau Coliseum 
Uniondale, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1981-82 Big East Conference Season Summary