1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

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1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP #1 Virginia
NCAA Tournament 1983
Tournament dates March 17 – April 4, 1983
National Championship The Pit
Albuquerque, New Mexico
NCAA Champions NC State
Other champions Fresno State (NIT)
Player of the Year
(Naismith, Wooden)		 Ralph Sampson, Virginia
Player of the Year
(Helms)		 Akeem Olajuwon, Houston
NCAA Division I basketball seasons
«1981–82  1983–84»

The 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1982 and ended with the Final Four in Albuquerque, New Mexico on April 4, 1983. The NC State Wolfpack won their second NCAA national championship with a 54–52 victory over the heavily favored #1 ranked Houston Cougars.

Season headlines

Major rule changes

Beginning in 1982–83, the following rules changes were implemented:[1]

  • The penalty for a player violating the five-second "closely guarded" count was changed from a jump ball to a turnover, the defense would get the ball at the closest out of bounds spot to where the violation occurred.

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

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Main article: 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The top 20 from the AP and UPI (Coaches) Polls during the pre-season.[2]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Virginia
2 Georgetown
3 North Carolina
4 Kentucky
5 Villanova
6 Memphis State
7 UCLA
8 Louisville
9 Indiana
10 Oregon State
11 Iowa
12 Alabama
13 Tennessee
14 Houston
15 Missouri
16 NC State
17 Arkansas
18 Marquette
19 St. John's
20 UNLV
Oklahoma
UPI Coaches
Ranking Team
1 Virginia
2 North Carolina
3 Georgetown
4 Kentucky
5 Louisville
6 UCLA
7 Indiana
Villanova
9 Memphis State
10 Oregon State
11 Houston
12 Iowa
13 Alabama
14 Missouri
15 Tennessee
16 Marquette
17 DePaul
18 Oklahoma
19 St. John's
20 Arkansas

Regular season

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference Regular
season winner[3]		 Conference
player of the year		 Conference
Coach of the Year		 Conference
tournament		 Tournament
venue (City)		 Tournament
winner
AMCU–8 Western Illinois Joe Dykstra, Western Illinois Jack Margenthaler, Western Illinois No Tournament
Atlantic 10 Conference Rutgers (East)
St. Bonaventure & West Virginia (West)		 Roy Hinson, Rutgers & Greg Jones, West Virginia[4] Jim O'Brien, St. Bonaventure & Jim Satalin, Duquesne 1983 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament The Spectrum
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)		 West Virginia
Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina & Virginia Ralph Sampson, Virginia[5] Bobby Cremins, Georgia Tech 1983 ACC men's basketball tournament Omni Coliseum
(Atlanta, Georgia)		 NC State
Big East Conference Boston College, St. John's & Villanova Chris Mullin, St. John's[6] Lou Carnesecca, St. John's 1983 Big East men's basketball tournament Madison Square Garden
(New York City, New York)		 St. John's
Big Eight Conference Missouri Steve Stipanovich, Missouri &
Wayman Tisdale, Oklahoma[7]		 Norm Stewart, Missouri 1983 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Kemper Arena
(Kansas City, Missouri)
(Semifinals and Finals)		 Oklahoma State
Big Sky Conference Weber State Derrick Pope, Montana[8] Neil McCarthy, Weber State 1983 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Centennial Coliseum
(Reno, Nevada)		 Weber State
Big Ten Conference Indiana None Selected Eldon Miller, Ohio State No Tournament
East Coast Conference Rider (West)
American, Hofstra & La Salle (East)		 David Taylor, Hofstra Dick Berg, Hofstra 1983 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament Kirby Sports Center
(Easton, Pennsylvania)		 La Salle
ECAC Metro Robert Morris Steve Smith, Marist Matt Furjanic, Robert Morris 1983 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament John Jay Center
(Moon Township, Pennsylvania)		 Robert Morris
ECAC North Boston University & New Hampshire Jeff Cross, Maine[9] Gerry Friel, New Hampshire 1983 ECAC North men's basketball tournament Case Gym
(Boston, Massachusetts)		 Boston University
ECAC South William & Mary Dan Ruland, James Madison &
Carlos Yates, George Mason		 Bruce Parkhill, William & Mary 1983 ECAC South men's basketball tournament Robins Center
(Richmond, Virginia)		 James Madison
Ivy League Princeton Craig Robinson, Princeton[10] None selected No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Iona Steve Burtt, Iona[11] Gordon Chiesa, Manhattan 1983 MAAC men's basketball tournament Meadowlands Arena
(East Rutherford, New Jersey)		 Fordham
Metro Conference Louisville Rodney McCray, Louisville Denny Crum, Louisville 1983 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Riverfront Coliseum
(Cincinnati, Ohio)		 Louisville
Mid-American Conference Bowling Green Ray McCallum, Ball State[12] Danny Nee, Ohio 1983 MAC men's basketball tournament Anderson Arena
(Bowling Green, Ohio)		 Bowling Green
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Howard Joe Binion, North Carolina A&T 1983 MEAC men's basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)		 North Carolina A&T
Midwestern City Conference Loyola (IL) Mark Acres, Oral Roberts
& Alfredrick Hughes, Loyola (IL)[13]		 Gene Sullivan, Loyola (IL) 1983 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament Roberts Municipal Stadium
(Evansville, Indiana)		 Xavier
Missouri Valley Conference Wichita State Antoine Carr, Wichita State[14] Weldon Drew, New Mexico State 1983 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Horton Field House
(Normal, Illinois)		 Illinois State
Ohio Valley Conference Murray State Glen Green, Murray State & Joe Jakubick, Akron[15] Ron Greene, Murray State 1983 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Racer Arena
(Murray, Kentucky)		 Morehead State
Pacific-10 Conference UCLA Kenny Fields, UCLA[16] George Raveling, Washington State No Tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic Association UNLV Sidney Green, UNLV[17] Jerry Tarkanian, UNLV 1983 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament The Forum
(Inglewood, California)		 UNLV
Southeastern Conference Kentucky Dale Ellis, Tennessee (AP) & Jeff Malone, Mississippi State (UPI)
[18]		 Joe B. Hall, Kentucky & Lee Hunt, Ole Miss 1983 SEC men's basketball tournament Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex
(Birmingham, Alabama)		 Georgia
Southern Conference Tennessee–Chattanooga Troy Lee Mikell, East Tennessee State[19] Murray Arnold, Tennessee–Chattanooga 1983 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Charleston Civic Center
(Charleston, West Virginia)		 Tennessee–Chattanooga
Southland Conference Lamar Karl Malone, Louisiana Tech[20] Andy Russo, Louisiana Tech 1983 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Beaumont Civic Center
(Beaumont, Texas)		 Lamar
Southwest Conference Houston Clyde Drexler, Houston & Darrell Walker, Arkansas[21] Guy Lewis, Houston 1983 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament Reunion Arena
(Dallas, Texas)		 Houston
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alabama State & Texas Southern Harry Kelly, Texas Southern[22] James Oliver, Alabama State 1983 SWAC men's basketball tournament Alcorn State
Sun Belt Conference Old Dominion & VCU Charlie Bradley, South Florida & Calvin Duncan, VCU[23] J. D. Barnett, VCU 1983 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex
(Birmingham, Alabama)		 UAB
Trans America Athletic Conference Arkansas–Little Rock Willie Jackson, Centenary[24] Frank Kerns, Georgia Southern 1983 TAAC men's basketball tournament Barton Coliseum
(Little Rock, Arkansas)		 Georgia Southern
West Coast Athletic Conference Pepperdine Orlando Phillips, Pepperdine & Dane Suttle, Pepperdine[25] Jim Harrick, Pepperdine No Tournament
Western Athletic Conference BYU, Utah & UTEP Michael Cage, San Diego State, Devin Durrant, BYU & Pace Mannion, Utah[26] Don Haskins, UTEP No Tournament

Statistical leaders

Points per game
Rebounds per game
Field goal percentage
Free throw percentage
Player School PPG Player School RPG Player School FG% Player School FT%
Harry Kelly Texas Southern 28.8 Xavier McDaniel Wichita St. 14.4 Troy Lee Mikell E. Tennessee St. 67.5 Rob Gonzalez Colorado 91.5
Jeff Malone Mississippi St. 26.8 Franklin Giles S. Carolina St. 12.9 Orlando Phillips Pepperdine 66.0 Charles Fisher James Madison 91.3
Carlos Yates George Mason 26.8 Michael Cage San Diego St. 12.6 Eugene McDowell Florida 64.6 Mike Waitkus Brown 89.8
Charlie Bradley S. Florida 26.7 Mark Halsel Northeastern 12.5 Charles Barkley Auburn 64.4 Phil Cox Vanderbilt 89.7
Joe Jakubick Akron 26.7 Jeff Cross Maine 11.9 Tommy Best Saint Peter's 64.2 William Hobdy Grambling St. 89.7
Sidney Green UNLV 11.9

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Conference standings

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1982–83 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Indiana 13 – 5   .722     24 – 6   .800
Purdue 11 – 7   .611     21 – 9   .700
Ohio State 11 – 7   .611     20 – 10   .667
Illinois 11 – 7   .611     21 – 11   .656
Iowa 10 – 8   .556     21 – 10   .677
Minnesota 9 – 9   .500     18 – 11   .621
Michigan State 9 – 9   .500     17 – 13   .567
Northwestern 7 – 11   .389     17 – 13   .567
Michigan 6 – 12   .333     15 – 13   .536
Wisconsin 3 – 15   .167     8 – 20   .286
Rankings from AP Poll)
Template:1982–83 ECC men's basketball standings Template:1982–83 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
Template:1982–83 ECAC North men's basketball standings
1982–83 ECAC South men's basketball standings
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
Template:1982–83 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Template:1982–83 Metro Conference men's basketball standings Template:1982–83 MAAC men's basketball standings
1982–83 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Bowling Green 15 – 3   .833     21 – 9   .700
Ohio† 12 – 6   .667     23 – 9   .719
Toledo 10 – 8   .556     17 – 12   .586
Ball State 10 – 8   .556     17 – 12   .586
Miami 10 – 8   .556     13 – 15   .464
Kent State 9 – 9   .500     15 – 13   .536
Eastern Michigan 8 – 10   .444     12 – 16   .429
Northern Illinois 8 – 10   .444     11 – 16   .407
Central Michigan 5 – 13   .278     10 – 17   .370
Western Michigan 3 – 15   .167     5 – 23   .179
† Mid-American Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Template:1982–83 MEAC men's basketball standings Template:1982–83 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball standings Template:1982–83 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
1982–83 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Murray State 11 – 3   .786     21 – 8   .724
Morehead State † 10 – 4   .714     19 – 11   .633
Tennessee Tech 9 – 5   .643     16 – 12   .571
Akron 7 – 7   .500     14 – 15   .483
Eastern Kentucky 7 – 7   .500     10 – 17   .370
Youngstown State 5 – 9   .357     15 – 12   .556
Austin Peay 4 – 10   .286     11 – 16   .407
Middle Tennessee State 3 – 11   .214     7 – 20   .259
† OVC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1982–83 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UNLV 15 – 1   .938     28 – 3   .903
Cal State Fullerton 12 – 4   .750     21 – 8   .724
Utah State† 10 – 6   .625     20 – 9   .690
Fresno State 9 – 7   .563     25 – 10   .714
UC Irvine 8 – 8   .500     16 – 12   .571
San Jose State 7 – 9   .438     14 – 15   .483
Long Beach State 6 – 10   .375     13 – 16   .448
Pacific 4 – 12   .250     7 – 21   .250
UC Santa Barbara 1 – 15   .063     7 – 20   .259
† 1983 PCAA Tournament winner
1982–83 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#7 UCLA 15 – 3   .833     23 – 6   .793
Washington State 14 – 4   .778     23 – 7   .767
Oregon State 12 – 6   .667     20 – 11   .645
Arizona 12 – 6   .667     19 – 14   .576
USC 11 – 7   .611     17 – 11   .607
Washington 7 – 11   .389     16 – 15   .516
California 7 – 11   .389     14 – 14   .500
Stanford 6 – 12   .333     14 – 14   .500
Oregon 5 – 13   .278     9 – 18   .333
Arizona 1 – 17   .056     4 – 24   .143
As of April 15, 1982[28]; Rankings from AP Poll
Template:1982–83 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
1982–83 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Chattanooga† 15 – 1   .938     26 – 4   .867
Marshall 13 – 3   .813     20 – 8   .714
East Tennessee State 12 – 4   .750     22 – 9   .710
Western Carolina 9 – 7   .563     17 – 12   .586
[[{{{school}}}|Davidson]] 8 – 8   .500     13 – 15   .464
The Citadel 7 – 9   .438     12 – 16   .429
[[{{{school}}}|Furman]] 4 – 12   .250     9 – 20   .310
[[{{{school}}}|Appalachian State]] 3 – 13   .188     6 – 21   .222
VMI 1 – 15   .063     2 – 25   .074
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1983; Rankings from AP Poll
Template:1982–83 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Template:1982–83 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings Template:1982–83 SWAC men's basketball standings Template:1982–83 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Template:1982–83 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
1982–83 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
[[{{{school}}}|Pepperdine]] 10 – 2   .833     20 – 9   .690
[[{{{school}}}|Santa Clara]] 9 – 3   .750     21 – 7   .750
[[{{{school}}}|Saint Mary's]] 7 – 5   .583     14 – 12   .538
[[{{{school}}}|San Diego]] 5 – 7   .417     11 – 15   .423
Gonzaga 5 – 7   .417     13 – 14   .481
[[{{{school}}}|Portland]] 4 – 8   .333     10 – 18   .357
[[{{{school}}}|Loyola Marymount]] 2 – 10   .167     9 – 18   .333
Rankings from AP Poll
Template:1982–83 WAC men's basketball standings

Postseason tournaments

NCAA tournament

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Final Four - The Pit, Albuquerque, New Mexico

National semifinals National championship game
           
E4 Georgia 60
W6 NC State 67
W6 NC State 54
MW1 Houston 52
ME1 Louisville 81
MW1 Houston 94

National Invitation tournament

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NIT Semifinals and Final

Semifinals Finals
           
Wake Forest 62
Fresno State 86
Fresno State 69
DePaul 60
Nebraska 58
DePaul 68

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

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Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Dale Ellis F Senior Tennessee
Patrick Ewing C Sophomore Georgetown
Michael Jordan G Sophomore North Carolina
Keith Lee F/C Sophomore Memphis State
Sam Perkins F Junior North Carolina
Ralph Sampson C Senior Virginia
Wayman Tisdale F Freshman Oklahoma


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Clyde Drexler G/F Junior Houston
Sidney Green F/C Senior UNLV
John Paxson G Senior Notre Dame
Steve Stipanovich C Senior Missouri
Jon Sundvold G Senior Missouri
Darrell Walker G Senior Arkansas
Randy Wittman F/G Senior Indiana

Major player of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

Coaching changes

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Team Former
Coach		 Interim
Coach		 New
Coach		 Reason
Arizona Ben Lindsey Lute Olson
Hardin–Simmons Jim Hatfield Dick Danford
Kansas Ted Owens Larry Brown
Iowa Lute Olson George Raveling
Marshall Bob Zuffelato Rick Huckabay
Washington State George Raveling Len Stevens

See also

References

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  4. ↑ 2008–09 A-10 men's basketball media guide – Awards section Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, Atlantic 10 Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  5. ↑ 2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2009-06-27
  6. ↑ 2008–09 Big East Men's Basketball Media Guide – Awards section Archived 2009-02-04 at the Wayback Machine, Big East Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  7. ↑ 2008–09 Big 12 Men's Basketball Media Guide – Awards section, Big 12 Conference, retrieved 2009-02-04
  8. ↑ Men's Basketball Award Winners, Big Sky Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  9. ↑ America East Men's Basketball Players of the Year, America East Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  10. ↑ Men's Ivy League Outstanding performers Archived 2008-04-29 at the Wayback Machine, Ivy League, retrieved 2009-06-27
  11. ↑ Men's Basketball All-MAAC Awards Archived 2009-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  12. ↑ 2008–09 MAC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Records Section, Mid-American Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  13. ↑ 2008–09 Horizon League Men's Basketball Record Book Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, Horizon League, retrieved 2009-06-27
  14. ↑ 2008–09 MVC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Missouri Valley Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  15. ↑ 2008–09 OVC men's basketball media guide, Ohio Valley Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  16. ↑ 2008–09 Pacific-10 Men's Basketball Media Guide- Honors Section Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, Pacific-10 Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  17. ↑ 2008–09 Big West Men's Basketball Media Guide Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, Big West Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  18. ↑ 2008–09 SEC Men's Basketball Record Book, Southeastern Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  19. ↑ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  20. ↑ 2008–09 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide, Southland Conference, retrieved 2009-02-07
  21. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  22. ↑ 2006–07 SWAC Men's Basketball Media Guide
  23. ↑ 2007–08 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Media Guide, Sun Belt Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  24. ↑ Atlantic Sun men's basketball record book, Atlantic Sun Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  25. ↑ 2008–09 WCC Men's Basketball Media Guide Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, West Coast Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  26. ↑ 2008–09 WAC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Records Section Archived July 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Western Athletic Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
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