1982–83 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1982–83 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Big East Regular season co-champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 13
Record	24–8 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach	Rollie Massimino (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Mitch Buonaguro (6th season) Marty Marbach Harry Booth
Home arena	Villanova Field House
Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 Boston College	12	–	4	.750	25	–	7	.781
No. 13 Villanova	12	–	4	.750	24	–	8	.750
No. 3 St. John's†	12	–	4	.750	28	–	5	.848
No. 20 Georgetown	11	–	5	.688	22	–	10	.688
Syracuse	9	–	7	.563	21	–	10	.677
Pittsburgh	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
Connecticut	5	–	11	.313	12	–	16	.429
Providence	4	–	12	.250	12	–	19	.387
Seton Hall	1	–	15	.063	6	–	23	.207

† 1983 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 1983^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982–83 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Rollie Massimino. The team played its home games at Villanova Field House in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and was a member of the Big East Conference. The team tied for the regular season Big East title and reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament before falling to high-flying Houston,^[2] famously known as "Phi Slama Jama." Villanova finished with a 24–8 record (12–4 Big East).

Roster

1982–83 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	41	Chuck Everson	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Fr	Brentwood, New York
G	10	Stewart Granger	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Brooklyn, New York
G	20	Brian Harrington	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Pound Ridge, New York
G	13	Roland Massimino	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Villanova, Pennsylvania
G/F	33	Dwayne McClain	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Worcester, Massachusetts
G	22	Gary McLain	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Hempstead, New York
F/C	54	Ed Pinckney	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Bronx, New York
F	45	John Pinone	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Hartford, Connecticut
F	25	Steve Pinone	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Wethersfield, Connecticut
F	21	Harold Pressley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Mystic, Connecticut
G	4	Dwight Wilbur	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Paterson, New Jersey

Head coach

Rollie Massimino (Vermont)

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
Nov 28, 1982*	No. 5	Colgate	W 83–63	1–0	Villanova Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania
Dec 4, 1982*	No. 4	at No. 3 Kentucky	L 79–93	1–1	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 8, 1982*	No. 10	Marist	W 97–69	2–1	Villanova Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania
Dec 11, 1982*	No. 10	vs. Pennsylvania	L 80–84	2–2
Dec 18, 1982*	No. 19	vs. Temple	W 82–55	3–2
Dec 22, 1982	No. 18	vs. Seton Hall	W 78–68	4–2 (1–0)
Dec 29, 1982*	No. 16	vs. No. 19 Tulsa	W 75–68	5–2	San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California
Dec 30, 1982*	No. 16	at San Diego State	W 63–57	6–2	San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California
Jan 4, 1983	No. 14	vs. Boston College	W 79–72	7–2 (2–0)	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jan 7, 1983*	No. 14	vs. Notre Dame	W 61–55	8–2
Jan 12, 1983	No. 15	at Pittsburgh	W 66–48	9–2 (3–0)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 15, 1983	No. 15	Providence	W 70–61	10–2 (4–0)	Villanova Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania
Jan 19, 1983	No. 13	vs. Seton Hall	W 75–59	11–2 (5–0)
Jan 22, 1983*	No. 13	vs. La Salle	W 72–71	12–2
Jan 24, 1983	No. 11	at No. 8 St. John's	L 71–80	12–3 (5–1)	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Jan 29, 1983	No. 11	vs. No. 18 Syracuse	W 83–75	13–3 (6–1)
Jan 31, 1983	No. 11	vs. No. 15 Georgetown	W 68–67	14–3 (7–1)	Palestra (9,208) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 5, 1983	No. 11	at Boston College	L 70–76	14–4 (7–2)	Roberts Center Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 8, 1983	No. 12	Connecticut	W 86–79	15–4 (8–2)	Villanova Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania
Feb 11, 1983	No. 12	Pittsburgh	W 78–65	16–4 (9–2)	Villanova Field House Houston, Texas
Feb 13, 1983*	No. 12	at No. 1 North Carolina	W 56–53	17–4	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 16, 1983	No. 8	at Providence	W 64–58	18–4 (10–2)	Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 19, 1983	No. 8	at Connecticut	W 75–68	19–4 (11–2)	Hartford Civic Center Storrs, Connecticut
Feb 22, 1983*	No. 7	vs. Saint Joseph's Holy War	W 70–62	20–4	Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 26, 1983	No. 7	vs. No. 9 St. John's	W 71–70 ^OT	21–4 (12–2)	Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 1, 1983	No. 4	at No. 18 Syracuse	L 70–79	21–5 (12–3)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Mar 5, 1983	No. 4	at No. 16 Georgetown	L 71–87	21–6 (12–4)	Capital Centre Landover, Maryland
Big East tournament
Mar 10, 1983*	No. 13	vs. Connecticut Big East tournament Quarterfinal	W 69–68	22–6	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 11, 1983*	No. 13	at No. 8 St. John's Big East tournament Semifinal	L 80–91	22–7	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 1983*	(3 MW) No. 13	vs. (11 MW) Lamar Second Round	W 60–58	23–7	The Summit Houston, Texas
Mar 25, 1983*	(3 MW) No. 13	vs. (7 MW) Iowa Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 55–54^[3]	24–7	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 27, 1983*	(3 MW) No. 13	vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Houston Midwest Regional final – Elite Eight	L 71–89^[2]	24–8	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	5	4	10	19	18	16	14	15	13	11	11	12	8	7	4	13	13
Coaches	7 т	7 т	9	18	16	17	14	17	14	12	11	14	9	7	5	12	11

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Awards and honors

John Pinone – Robert V. Geasey Trophy (3x)

NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	24	Stewart Granger	Cleveland Cavaliers
3	58	John Pinone	Atlanta Hawks

Source:^[7]

References

^ sports-reference.com 1982-83 Big East Conference Season Summary
^ ^a ^b "Olajuwon's the One, And Houston's 1 of 4". The Washington Post. March 28, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
^ "Villanova outshoots Iowa, takes on No. 1 Houston". Chicago Tribune. March 26, 1983. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
^ "1982-83 Villanova Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
^ "2019–20 Villanova Men's Basketball Media Guide". Villanova University Athletics. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ "1983 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 31, 2016.

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