1982–83 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

1982–83 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
ECAC South Regular Season Champions
NIT, First Round
Conference Eastern College Athletic Conference
Division South
1982–83 record 209 (90 ECAC South)
Head coach Bruce Parkhill (6th year)
Home arena William & Mary Hall
1982–83 ECAC South men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
William & Mary 9 0   1.000     20 9   .690
James Madison 6 3   .667     20 11   .645
Navy 3 3   .500     18 11   .621
George Mason 3 6   .333     15 12   .556
East Carolina 3 7   .300     16 13   .552
Richmond 2 7   .222     12 16   .429
ECAC South Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982–83 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary during the 1982–83 college basketball season. It was head coach Bruce Parkhill's sixth and final season at William & Mary before leaving for Penn State. The Tribe competed in the ECAC South and played their home games at Kaplan Arena. They finished the season 20–9 (9–0 in ECAC South competition) but lost in the championship game of the 1983 ECAC South Men's Basketball Tournament to James Madison. They were invited to play in the 1983 National Invitation Tournament (the Tribe's first-ever postseason tournament bid and only one until 2010) where they lost in the first round to Virginia Tech. This season also marked the first-ever conference title for William & Mary's men's basketball program.

Roster

# Name Games
played
Total
points
PPG
14 Cieplicki, KeithKeith Cieplicki 29 465 16.0
40 Weidner, BrantBrant Weidner 29 342 11.8
30 Traver, TonyTony Traver 29 317 10.9
32 Richardson, KevinKevin Richardson 29 254 8.8
25 Strayhorn, MikeMike Strayhorn 29 210 7.2
54 Bland, GaryGary Bland 29 113 3.9
44 Coval, ScottScott Coval 28 89 3.2
22 McFarlane, NeilNeil McFarlane 9 29 3.2
10 Cooper, RichRich Cooper 14 27 1.9
52 Brooks, MattMatt Brooks 29 54 1.9
50 Kinley, PaulPaul Kinley 4 4 1.0
20 Bracken, MikeMike Bracken 7 7 1.0
12 Lamb, TomTom Lamb 8 7 0.9

Schedule and results

Source[1]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
1983 ECAC South Men's Basketball Tournament

3/10/1983
vs. East Carolina
Semifinals
W 4732  207
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia

3/12/1983
vs. James Madison
Championship
L 3841  208
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
1983 National Invitation Tournament

3/17/1983
at Virginia Tech
First Round
L 7985  209
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "1982-83 Schedule" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-03-08.
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