1982–83 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team

1982–83 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball
1982–83 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball
ECAC Metro South champions; ECAC Metro tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Eastern College Athletic Conference
Record	23–8 (12–2 ECAC Metro)
Head coach	Matthew Furjanic Jr. (4th season);
Home arena	John Jay Center
	Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Long Island	11	–	3	.786	20	–	9	.690
Fairleigh Dickinson	9	–	5	.643	17	–	12	.586
St. Francis (NY)	7	–	7	.500	10	–	18	.357
Marist	7	–	7	.500	14	–	15	.483
Siena	6	–	8	.429	12	–	16	.429
Wagner	2	–	12	.143	10	–	18	.357
South
Robert Morris †	12	–	2	.857	23	–	8	.742
Saint Francis (PA)	7	–	7	.500	12	–	17	.414
Baltimore	4	–	10	.286	10	–	18	.357
Loyola (MD)	3	–	11	.214	4	–	24	.143


† 1983 ECAC Metro tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982–83 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team represented Robert Morris University in the 1982–83 NCAA Division I basketball season. Robert Morris was coached by Matthew Furjanic Jr. and played their home games at the John Jay Center in Moon Township, PA. The Colonials were members of the ECAC Metro Conference. They finished the season 23–8, 12–2 in conference play. They won the ECAC Metro tournament^[1] to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned one of two 12 seeds in the Mideast Region and defeated Georgia Southern in the play-in game, avenging an early season loss to the Eagles. The Colonials were then beaten 55–53 by Purdue in the first round.^[2]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G		Chipper Harris	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr	New Kensington, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Matthew Furjanic Jr.

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1982*		at Providence	L 46–68	0–1	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 7, 1982*		vs. Drexel	W 62–58	2–1	(2,600)
Dec 11, 1982*		at Pittsburgh	L 80–95	2–2	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 17, 1982*		vs. VCU	L 79–94	2–3
Dec 18, 1982*		vs. Georgia Southern	L 63–66	2–4
ECAC Metro tournament
Mar 9, 1983*		Loyola (MD)	W 81–60	20–7	John Jay Center
Mar 11, 1983*		Saint Francis (PA) Semifinals	W 106–94	21–7	John Jay Center
Mar 12, 1983*		at Long Island Championship game	W 79–67	22–7	Schwartz Athletic Center
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1983*	(12 ME)	vs. (12 ME) Georgia Southern Play-in game	W 64–54	23–7	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Mar 17, 1983*	(12 ME)	vs. (5 ME) Purdue First round	L 53–55^[3]	23–8	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References[edit]

^ "2020–21 NEC Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Northeast Conference. p. 26. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^ "Arizona Quickly Slams the Door on Robert Morris". Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
^ "Illinois St. Loses, 51-49". The New York Times. March 18, 1983. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
^ "1982-83 Robert Morris Colonials Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

[1] "2020–21 NEC Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Northeast Conference. p. 26. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

[2] "Arizona Quickly Slams the Door on Robert Morris". Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2020.

[3] "Illinois St. Loses, 51-49". The New York Times. March 18, 1983. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

[4] "1982-83 Robert Morris Colonials Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

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