1981–82 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1981–82 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions
ECAC Holiday Festival Champions
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record21–9 (9–5 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
  • David Russell
  • Trevor Jackson
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
1981–82 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Villanova113 .786248  .750
No. 6 Georgetown104 .714307  .811
St. John's95 .643219  .700
Boston College86 .5712210  .688
Syracuse77 .5001613  .552
Connecticut77 .5001711  .607
Providence212 .1431017  .370
Seton Hall212 .1431116  .407
1982 Big East tournament winner
As of March 29, 1982
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981–82 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his fourteenth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.