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
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Villanova 11 3   .786 24 8   .750
No. 6 Georgetown 10 4   .714 30 7   .811
St. John's 9 5   .643 21 9   .700
Boston College 8 6   .571 22 10   .688
Syracuse 7 7   .500 16 13   .552
Connecticut 7 7   .500 17 11   .607
Providence 2 12   .143 10 17   .370
Seton Hall 2 12   .143 11 16   .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.