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

1981–82 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
1981–82 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
ECC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	East Coast Conference
Record	25–5 (10–1 ECC)
Head coach	Jim Boyle (1st season);
Home arena	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →

1981–82 ECC men's basketball standings
v t e	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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	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

Jim Boyle

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 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.

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Rankings

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References

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

[ncaa-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.

[ESPN-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.

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v t e Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (1949–2008) Palestra (2008–2009) Hagan Arena (2009–present)
Rivalries	Villanova
Culture & lore	The Hawk City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Gambling scandal Undefeated regular season
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics