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
Record	20–9 (9–0 ECAC South)
Head coach	Bruce Parkhill (6th season)
Home arena	William & Mary Hall

1982–83 ECAC South men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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	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

Source^[1]

• All times are Eastern

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

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