1981–82 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team


The 1981–82 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Gene Roberti, who was in his third year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terriers played their homes games at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. This is the team's first year in the newly organized ECAC Metro Conference, which will later be known as the Northeast Conference. Also at this time the conference had 2 divisions, north and south, with St. Francis competing in the north division.

1981–82 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
ConferenceECAC Metro
DivisionNorth Division
Record10–17 (8–7 ECAC Metro)
Head coach
Home arenaGeneroso Pope Athletic Complex
Seasons
1981–82 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Fairleigh Dickinson 12 3   .800 16 11   .593
Long Island 11 4   .733 20 10   .667
Siena 8 7   .533 15 13   .536
St. Francis (NY) 8 7   .533 10 17   .370
Marist 6 9   .400 12 14   .462
Wagner 1 14   .067 4 22   .154
South
Robert Morris 9 5   .643 17 13   .567
Baltimore 8 6   .571 15 13   .536
Towson State 7 7   .500 10 17   .370
Loyola (MD) 7 7   .500 11 16   .407
Saint Francis (PA) 3 11   .214 6 20   .231
1982 ECAC Metro tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Terriers finished their season at 10–17 overall and 8–7 in conference play. They participated in the 1982 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament and lost in the opening round to Long Island 53–56.

Roster

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1981–82 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G Ken Berry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr
F Kevin Henry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
G Edgar DeLaRosa 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
F Lorenzo Distant 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
G Darius Pearson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
F Joel Carpenter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
C Terry Bunn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr
F Robert Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So
G Terry Lacewell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
G George Lambert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
C Julian McKelly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Fr St. Esteban Episcopal School Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 28, 1981*
at Boston University L 76–87  0–1
Case Gym (558)
Boston, MA
December 1, 1981*
Villanova L 63–93  0–2
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (2,000)
Brooklyn, NY
December 5, 1981
at Wagner W 62–58  1–2 (1–0)
Sutter Gymnasium (1,510)
Staten Island, NY
December 12, 1981
Siena W 82–59  2–2 (2–0)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,251)
Brooklyn, NY
December 15, 1981*
at Manhattan L 59–68[1]  2–3
Draddy Gymnasium (850)
Bronx, NY
December 19, 1982
at Fairleigh Dickinson L 82–84 OT 2–4 (2–1)
 (256)
Rutherford, NJ
December 22, 1981*
Hofstra W 62–61 OT 3–4
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (817)
Brooklyn, NY
December 29, 1981*
at Eastern Montana College
KOA Classic
L 47–60  3–5
METRA Arena (4,130)
Billings, MT
December 30, 1981*
vs. Gonzaga
KOA Classic
L 51–65[2]  3–6
METRA Arena (4,120)
Billings, MT
January 5, 1982
at Long Island L 84–90  3–7 (2–2)
Schwartz Athletic Center (802)
Brooklyn, NY
January 8, 1982*
vs. UNC Wilmington
Siena Tournament
L 47–53  3–8
Alumni Recreation Center (2,832)
Loudonville, NY
January 9, 1982*
vs. Illinois-Chicago
Siena Tournament
L 68–81  3–9
Alumni Recreation Center (3,422)
Loudonville, NY
January 13, 1982*
at Vermont W 62–58  4–9
Patrick Gym (1,920)
Burlington, VT
January 16, 1982
at Marist L 65–75  4–10 (2–3)
McCann Arena (837)
Poughkeepsie, NY
January 18, 1982
Long Island L 70–80  4–11 (2–4)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (701)
Brooklyn, NY
January 23, 1982
at U of Baltimore W 58–51  5–11 (3–4)
 (175)
Baltimore, MD
January 27, 1982
at Siena L 49–53  5–12 (3–5)
Alumni Recreation Center (2,197)
Loudonville, NY
January 30, 1982
at Robert Morris L 52–58  5–13 (3–6)
John Jay Center (997)
Moon Township, PA
February 4, 1982
Saint Francis (PA) W 88–73[3]  6–13 (4–6)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (511)
Brooklyn, NY
February 6, 1982*
at Canisius L 65–80  6–14
Koessler Athletic Center (8,103)
Buffalo, NY
February 10, 1982
Wagner W 76–61[4]  7–14 (5–6)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (603)
Brooklyn, NY
February 13, 1982
at Loyola (MD) W 63–58  8–14 (6–6)
Reitz Arena (616)
Baltimore, MD
February 17, 1982
Marist W 78–71[5]  9–14 (7–6)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (903)
Brooklyn, NY
February 20, 1982
Townson W 56–54  10–14 (7–7)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,001)
Brooklyn, NY
February 25, 1982*
Saint Peter's L 47–56[6]  10–15
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (764)
Brooklyn, NY
February 27, 1982
Fairleigh Dickinson L 80–96[7]  10–16 (8–7)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (688)
Brooklyn, NY
ECAC Metro tournament
March 2, 1982
at Long Island
Quarterfinal
L 53–56[8]  10–17
Schwartz Athletic Center (750)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "Manhattan Wins, 68-59". New York Times. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Gonzaga 65, St. Francis 51". New York Times. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "St. Francis, N.Y. 88, St. Francis, Pa. 73". New York Times. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "St. Francis 76, Wagner 61". New York Times. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "St. Francis 78, Marist 71". New York Times. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "St. Peter's 57, St. Francis 47". New York Times. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  7. ^ "F.D.U. 96, St. Francis 80". New York Times. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  8. ^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS: L.I.U. OUSTS ST. FRANCIS, 56-53". New York Times. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  9. ^ "FINAL 1982 DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved December 9, 2019.