1983 ECAC South Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1983 ECAC South Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament) was held March 10–12 at the Robins Center in Richmond, Virginia. The champion, James Madison, received an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Tournament; it was JMU's third-ever NCAA Tournament berth. The runner-up, William & Mary, received an at-large bid to the 1983 National Invitation Tournament; it was W&M's first-ever postseason berth of any kind.
| 1983 ECAC South Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 1982–83 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Site | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| Champions | James Madison (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Lou Campanelli (2nd title) |
| MVP | Derek Steele (James Madison) |
| 1982–83 ECAC South men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † ECAC South Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
| 1983 ECAC South Men's Basketball Tournament seeds | ||||||
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William & Mary‡† | 9–0 | 20–6 | |||
| 2 | James Madison† | 6–3 | 17–10 | |||
| 3 | Navy | 3–4 | 17–10 | |||
| 4 | George Mason | 3–6 | 15–11 | |||
| 5 | East Carolina | 3–7 | 15–12 | |||
| 6 | Richmond | 2–7 | 12–15 | |||
| ‡ – ECAC South regular season champions † – Received a bye in the conference tournament Overall records are as of the end of the regular season | ||||||
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 |
Semifinals Friday, March 11 |
Championship Saturday, March 12 | |||||||||||
| 2 | James Madison | 72 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Navy | 58 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Navy | 74 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Richmond | 69 | |||||||||||
| 1 | William & Mary | 38 | |||||||||||
| 2 | James Madison | 41 | |||||||||||
| 4 | George Mason | 65 | |||||||||||
| 5 | East Carolina | 68 | |||||||||||
| 1 | William & Mary | 48 | |||||||||||
| 5 | East Carolina | 45 | |||||||||||
Awards and honors
- Tournament MVP
- Derek Steele, James Madison
- All-Tournament Team
- Keith Cieplicki, William & Mary
- Charles Green, East Carolina
- Kevin Richardson, William & Mary
- Dan Ruland, James Madison
- Derek Steele, James Madison
References
- "Past Champions – Men's Basketball" (PDF). NMNathletics.com. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
- "1982–83 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference South Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
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