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


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.

1982–83 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
ECAC South Regular Season Champions
NIT, First Round
ConferenceEastern College Athletic Conference
DivisionSouth
Record20–9 (9–0 ECAC South)
Head coach
Home arenaWilliam & Mary Hall
Seasons
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
1983 ECAC South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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# Name Games
played
Total
points
PPG
14 Keith Cieplicki 29 465 16.0
40 Brant Weidner 29 342 11.8
30 Tony Traver 29 317 10.9
32 Kevin Richardson 29 254 8.8
25 Mike Strayhorn 29 210 7.2
54 Gary Bland 29 113 3.9
44 Scott Coval 28 89 3.2
22 Neil McFarlane 9 29 3.2
10 Rich Cooper 14 27 1.9
52 Matt Brooks 29 54 1.9
50 Paul Kinley 4 4 1.0
20 Mike Bracken 7 7 1.0
12 Tom Lamb 8 7 0.9

Schedule and results

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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 47–32  20–7
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
3/12/1983
vs. James Madison
Championship
L 38–41  20–8
Robins Center 
Richmond, Virginia
1983 National Invitation tournament
3/17/1983
at Virginia Tech
First Round
L 79–85  20–9
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ "1982-83 Schedule" (PDF). Retrieved March 8, 2013.[permanent dead link]