1982–83 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

1982–83 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
1982–83 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
Atlantic-10 East division champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Atlantic-10 Conference
Record	23–8 (11–3 A-10)
Head coach	Tom Young (10th season);
Home arena	Louis Brown Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

The 1982–83 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University as a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Tom Young and the team played its home games in Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway Township, New Jersey. The Scarlet Knights finished first in the conference's East division, but lost in the semifinals of the Atlantic-10 tournament. The Scarlet Knights received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. After an opening round win over Southwestern Louisiana, Rutgers fell to St. John's, 66–55, in the round of 32.^[1] Rutgers finished with a 23–8 record (11–3 A-10).

1982–83 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Rutgers	11	–	3	.786	23	–	8	.742
Saint Joseph's	8	–	6	.571	15	–	13	.536
Temple	5	–	9	.357	14	–	15	.483
UMass	4	–	10	.286	9	–	20	.310
Rhode Island	3	–	11	.214	9	–	19	.321
West
West Virginia †	10	–	4	.714	23	–	8	.742
St. Bonaventure	10	–	4	.714	20	–	10	.667
Penn State	9	–	5	.643	17	–	11	.607
Duquesne	6	–	8	.429	12	–	16	.429
George Washington	4	–	10	.286	14	–	15	.483

† 1983 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	John Battle	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Washington, D.C.
G/F	20	Kevin Black	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Washington, D.C.
G	24	Brian Ellerbe	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So	Bowie, Maryland
G	30	Rich Brunson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Queens, New York
F/C	32	Roy Hinson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Somerset, New Jersey
F	35	Clarence Tillman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Tom Young (Rutgers)

Assistant coach(es)

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 (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1982*		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 88–70	1–0	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Nov 30, 1982*		Princeton Rivalry	W 60–55	2–0	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Dec 2, 1982*		vs. Jacksonville	W 71–65	3–0	Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 6, 1982*		Oregon	W 53–42	4–0	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Dec 11, 1982*		at Lafayette	W 57–50	5–0	Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pennsylvania
Dec 17, 1982*		vs. Tulane Kentucky Invitational	L 54–55	5–1	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 18, 1982*		vs. Duquesne Kentucky Invitational	W 58–51	6–1	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 23, 1982*		Stanford	W 70–63	7–1	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Jan 5, 1983*		vs. No. 18 North Carolina	L 69–86	7–2	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Jan 8, 1983		at Saint Joseph's	W 70–65	8–2 (1–0)	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 10, 1983*		Lehigh	W 88–69	9–2	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Jan 15, 1983		UMass	W 79–67	10–2 (2–0)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Jan 17, 1983		Saint Joseph's	W 79–77	11–2 (3–0)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Jan 22, 1983		West Virginia	L 63–71	11–3 (3–1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Jan 26, 1983*		vs. No. 8 Louisville	L 49–54	11–4	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Jan 29, 1983		vs. Temple	W 70–68	12–4 (4–1)	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 3, 1983		vs. Rhode Island	W 85–67	13–4 (5–1)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 5, 1983		at UMass	W 62–60	14–4 (6–1)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts
Feb 7, 1983*		Rider	W 84–73	15–4	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 10, 1983		St. Bonaventure	W 78–66	16–4 (7–1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 16, 1983		Temple	W 79–73	17–4 (8–1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 16, 1983		C. W. Post	W 92–63	18–4	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 22, 1983		at Duquesne	W 78–73	19–4 (9–1)	Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 26, 1983		George Washington	W 75–48	20–4 (10–1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 28, 1983		at St. Bonaventure	L 66–68 ^OT	20–5 (10–2)	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Mar 2, 1983		Rhode Island	W 82–73	21–5 (11–2)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Mar 5, 1983		at Penn State	L 70–79	21–6 (11–3)	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
Atlantic-10 tournament
Mar 9, 1983*		vs. UMass Quarterfinals	W 79–73	22–6	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 11, 1983*		at Temple Semifinals	L 67–72	22–7	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1983*	(9 E)	vs. (8 E) Southwestern Louisiana First round	W 60–53^[2]	23–7	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 20, 1983*	(9 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 3 St. John's Second round	L 55–66	23–8	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.