1981–82 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1981–82 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
1981–82 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions; ECAC Holiday Festival Champions
1982 NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	21–9 (9–5 Big East)
Head coach	Lou Carnesecca;
Assistant coaches	Brian Mahoney; Al LoBalbo; Ron Rutledge;
Captain	David Russell; Trevor Jackson
Home arena	Alumni Hall; Madison Square Garden
	Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →

1981–82 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	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	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

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
11/27/81*		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

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

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

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Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics