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 South
1982–83 record	20–9 (9–0 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]

All times are Eastern

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

References

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

William & Mary Tribe men's basketball

Venues	Blow Gymnasium (1925–1971) Norfolk Municipal Auditorium (alternate; 1952–1965) Kaplan Arena at William & Mary Hall (1971–present)

Culture & lore	Records Retired jerseys Hershberger Award hoax Griffin Colonel Ebirt Scandal of 1951

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 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 1999–00 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

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