1982–83 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1982–83 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial champions
ECAC Holiday Festival champions
Big East tournament champions
Big East regular season co–champions
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record28–5 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
1982–83 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Boston College124 .750257  .781
No. 13 Villanova124 .750248  .750
No. 3 St. John's124 .750285  .848
No. 20 Georgetown115 .6882210  .688
Syracuse97 .5632110  .677
Pittsburgh610 .3751315  .464
Connecticut511 .3131216  .429
Providence412 .2501219  .387
Seton Hall115 .063623  .207
1983 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982–83 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his fifteenth 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. The team had an overall record of 28–5 (12–4 Big East) They advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in the 1983 NCAA Tournament before losing to Georgia 70–67.