1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

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.

1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP #1	Virginia
NCAA Tournament	1983
Tournament dates	March 17, 1983 – 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

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

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

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

[3]

Conference standings

	1982–83 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Rutgers 11 – 3   .786     23 – 8   .742 Saint Joseph's 8 – 6   .571     15 – 13   .536 Temple 5 – 9   .357     14 – 15   .483 UMass 4 – 10   .286     9 – 20   .310 Rhode Island 3 – 11   .214     9 – 19   .321 West Virginia † 10 – 4   .714     23 – 8   .742 St. Bonaventure 10 – 4   .714     20 – 10   .667 Penn State 9 – 5   .643     17 – 11   .607 Duquesne 6 – 8   .429     12 – 16   .429 George Washington 4 – 10   .286     14 – 15   .483 † 1983 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	1982–83 ACC men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT No. 8 North Carolina 12 – 2   .857     28 – 8   .778 No. 4 Virginia 12 – 2   .857     29 – 5   .853 Maryland 8 – 6   .571     20 – 10   .667 No. 16 NC State † 8 – 6   .571     26 – 10   .722 Wake Forest 7 – 7   .500     20 – 10   .667 Georgia Tech 4 – 10   .286     13 – 15   .464 Duke 3 – 11   .214     11 – 17   .393 Clemson 2 – 12   .143     11 – 20   .355 † 1983 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
1982–83 Big East men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT No. 11 Boston College 12 – 4   .750     25 – 7   .781 No. 13 Villanova 12 – 4   .750     24 – 8   .750 No. 3 St. John's† 12 – 4   .750     28 – 5   .848 No. 20 Georgetown 11 – 5   .688     22 – 10   .688 Syracuse 9 – 7   .563     21 – 10   .677 Pittsburgh 6 – 10   .375     13 – 15   .464 Connecticut 5 – 11   .313     12 – 16   .429 Providence 4 – 12   .250     12 – 19   .387 Seton Hall 1 – 15   .063     6 – 23   .207 † 1983 Big East Tournament winner As of April 4, 1983[4]; Rankings from AP Poll	1982–83 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT No. 10 Missouri 12 – 2   .857     26 – 8   .765 Oklahoma 10 – 4   .714     24 – 9   .727 No. 19 Oklahoma State † 9 – 5   .643     24 – 7   .774 Nebraska 9 – 5   .643     22 – 10   .688 Iowa State 5 – 9   .357     13 – 15   .464 Kansas State 4 – 10   .286     12 – 16   .429 Kansas 4 – 10   .286     13 – 16   .448 Colorado 3 – 11   .214     13 – 15   .464 † 1983 Big Eight Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	1982–83 Big Sky Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Weber State † 10 – 4   .714     23 – 8   .742 Nevada 10 – 4   .714     18 – 11   .621 Montana 9 – 5   .643     21 – 8   .724 Idaho 9 – 5   .643     20 – 9   .690 Idaho State 7 – 7   .500     10 – 17   .370 Boise State 5 – 9   .357     10 – 17   .370 Northern Arizona 3 – 11   .214     10 – 16   .385 Montana State 3 – 11   .214     10 – 17   .370 † 1983 Big Sky Tournament winner
1982–83 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT No. 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)	1982–83 ECC men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT East American 7 – 2   .778     20 – 10   .667 Hofstra 7 – 2   .778     18 – 9   .667 La Salle † 7 – 2   .778     18 – 14   .563 Drexel 5 – 4   .556     14 – 15   .483 Towson 2 – 7   .222     7 – 21   .250 West Rider 10 – 3   .769     20 – 9   .690 Bucknell 8 – 5   .615     17 – 11   .607 Delaware 4 – 9   .308     11 – 14   .440 Lafayette 3 – 10   .231     7 – 21   .250 Lehigh 2 – 11   .154     10 – 16   .385 † 1983 ECC Men's Basketball Tournament winner	1982–83 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings 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
1982–83 ECAC North men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Boston University † 8 – 2   .800     21 – 10   .677 New Hampshire 8 – 2   .800     16 – 12   .571 Holy Cross 5 – 3   .625     17 – 13   .567 Maine 6 – 4   .600     12 – 14   .462 Niagara 5 – 4   .556     11 – 18   .379 Northeastern 4 – 6   .400     13 – 15   .464 Canisius 3 – 6   .333     11 – 17   .393 Vermont 3 – 7   .300     10 – 19   .345 Colgate 0 – 8   .000     3 – 24   .111 † 1983 ECAC North Tournament winner	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
1982–83 Metro Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT No. 2 Louisville † 12 – 0   1.000     32 – 4   .889 Virginia Tech 7 – 5   .583     23 – 11   .676 Tulane 7 – 5   .583     19 – 12   .613 No. 17 Memphis State 6 – 6   .500     23 – 8   .742 Florida State 5 – 7   .417     14 – 14   .500 Southern Miss 3 – 9   .250     14 – 14   .500 Cincinnati 1 – 11   .083     11 – 17   .393 † 1983 Metro Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[5]		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
	1982–83 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Loyola-Chicago 12 – 2   .857     19 – 10   .655 Xavier † 10 – 4   .714     22 – 8   .733 Oral Roberts 10 – 4   .714     14 – 14   .500 Butler 9 – 5   .643     15 – 13   .536 Evansville 6 – 8   .429     13 – 16   .448 Detroit 6 – 8   .429     12 – 17   .414 Saint Louis 2 – 12   .143     5 – 23   .179 Oklahoma City 1 – 13   .071     4 – 22   .154 † 1983 MCC Tournament winner	1982–83 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT No. 14 Wichita State 17 – 1   .944     25 – 3   .893 Illinois State † 13 – 5   .722     24 – 7   .774 New Mexico State 11 – 7   .611     18 – 11   .621 Tulsa 11 – 7   .611     19 – 12   .613 Bradley 10 – 8   .556     16 – 13   .552 Drake 9 – 9   .500     13 – 15   .464 Indiana State 5 – 13   .278     9 – 19   .321 Southern Illinois 5 – 13   .278     9 – 19   .321 West Texas A&M 5 – 13   .278     8 – 20   .286 Creighton 4 – 14   .222     8 – 19   .296 † 1983 MVC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
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 No. 6 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 No. 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 State 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[6]; Rankings from AP Poll
1982–83 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT No. 12 Kentucky 13 – 5   .722     23 – 8   .742 LSU 10 – 8   .556     19 – 13   .594 Ole Miss 10 – 8   .556     19 – 12   .613 Vanderbilt 9 – 9   .500     19 – 14   .576 Mississippi State 9 – 9   .500     17 – 12   .586 No. 18 Georgia † 9 – 9   .500     24 – 10   .706 Tennessee 9 – 9   .500     20 – 12   .625 Auburn 8 – 10   .444     15 – 13   .536 Alabama 8 – 10   .444     20 – 12   .625 Florida 5 – 13   .278     13 – 18   .419 † 1983 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	1982–83 Southern Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT No. 15 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 Davidson 8 – 8   .500     13 – 15   .464 The Citadel 7 – 9   .438     12 – 16   .429 Furman 4 – 12   .250     9 – 20   .310 Appalachian State 3 – 13   .188     6 – 21   .222 VMI 1 – 15   .063     2 – 25   .074 † 1983 Southland Tournament winner As of April 30, 1983; Rankings from AP Poll
1982–83 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT No. 1 Houston † 16 – 0   1.000     31 – 3   .912 No. 9 Arkansas 14 – 2   .875     26 – 4   .867 Texas A&M 10 – 6   .625     17 – 14   .548 TCU 9 – 7   .563     23 – 11   .676 SMU 9 – 7   .563     19 – 11   .633 Texas Tech 7 – 9   .438     11 – 20   .355 Baylor 4 – 12   .250     12 – 16   .429 Rice 2 – 14   .125     8 – 20   .286 Texas 1 – 15   .063     6 – 22   .214 † 1983 SWC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll		1982–83 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Old Dominion 12 – 2   .857     19 – 10   .655 VCU 12 – 2   .857     24 – 7   .774 UAB † 9 – 5   .643     19 – 14   .576 South Florida 8 – 6   .571     22 – 10   .688 South Alabama 6 – 8   .429     16 – 12   .571 UNC Charlotte 5 – 9   .357     8 – 20   .286 Western Kentucky 4 – 10   .286     12 – 16   .429 Jacksonville 0 – 14   .000     7 – 22   .241 † 1983 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
	1982–83 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Pepperdine 10 – 2   .833     20 – 9   .690 Santa Clara 9 – 3   .750     21 – 7   .750 Saint Mary's 7 – 5   .583     14 – 12   .538 San Diego 5 – 7   .417     11 – 15   .423 Gonzaga 5 – 7   .417     13 – 14   .481 Portland 4 – 8   .333     10 – 18   .357 Loyola Marymount 2 – 10   .167     9 – 18   .333 Rankings from AP Poll	1982–83 WAC men's basketball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT UTEP 11 – 5   .688     19 – 10   .655 Utah 11 – 5   .688     18 – 14   .563 BYU 11 – 5   .688     15 – 14   .517 Hawaii 9 – 7   .563     17 – 11   .607 San Diego State 8 – 8   .500     18 – 10   .643 Wyoming 8 – 8   .500     16 – 13   .552 New Mexico 6 – 10   .375     14 – 15   .483 Colorado State 6 – 10   .375     11 – 17   .393 Air Force 2 – 14   .125     10 – 17   .370 Rankings from AP Poll[7]

Postseason tournaments

NCAA Tournament

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

Main article: 1983 National Invitation Tournament

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

Main article: 1983 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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

• Wooden Award: Ralph Sampson, Virginia
• Naismith Award: Ralph Sampson, Virginia
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Ralph Sampson, Virginia
• UPI Player of the Year: Ralph Sampson, Virginia
• NABC Player of the Year: Ralph Sampson, Virginia
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Ralph Sampson, Virginia
• Adolph Rupp Trophy: Ralph Sampson, Virginia
• Sporting News Player of the Year: Michael Jordan, North Carolina

Major coach of the year awards

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Guy Lewis, Houston
• UPI Coach of the Year: Jerry Tarkanian, UNLV
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Lou Carnesecca, St. John's
• NABC Coach of the Year: Lou Carnesecca, St. John's
• CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Lou Carnesecca, St. John's
• Sporting News Coach of the Year: Denny Crum, Louisville

Other major awards

• Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Ray McCallum, Ball State
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): John Pinone, Villanova
• NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in NYC): Chris Mullin, St. John's

References

1. "2017–18 NCAA Men's Basketball Records, Page 4" (PDF). 2017–18 NCAA Men's Basketball Media Guide. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
2. • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 899. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
3. "1984 NCAA Basketball Record Book, pages 96–98". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Fall 1984. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
4. sports-reference.com 1982-83 Big East Conference Season Summary
5. sports-reference.com 1982-83 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
6. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
7. sports-reference.com 1982-83 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary