1982–83 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

1982–83 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1983 SEC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

Auburn Tigers men's basketball
1982–83 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Utah–Hilton Classic champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1982–83 record	15–13 (8–10 SEC)
Head coach	Sonny Smith (5th season);
Captains	Darrell Lockhart (3rd year); Alvin Mumphord (2nd year);
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum

The 1982–83 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1982–83 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Sonny Smith, who was in his fifth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 15–13, 8–10 in SEC play. The Tigers lost in the first round of the 1983 SEC Tournament to Alabama.[1]

Roster

1982–83 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F/C	34	Charles Barkley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So	Leeds High School	Birmingham, AL
F	45	Chuck Person	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Brantley High School	Brantley, AL
F	11	Greg Turner	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Tuskegee High School	Tuskegee, Alabama
F	00	Paul Daniels	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr	Warner Christian	Ormond Beach, Florida
F	21	Mark Cahill	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Stone Mountain High School	Stone Mountain, Georgia
G	12	Odell Mostellar	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Chattooga High School	Summerville, Georgia
G	3	Byron Henson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
G	23	Alvin Mumphord	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr	Carver High School	Birmingham, Alabama
G	24	Donnie Butcher	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Mullins High School	Pikeville, Kentucky
C	32	Darrell Lockhart	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr	Robert E. Lee High School	Thomaston, Georgia
F	44	Earl Hayes	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—		Montevallo High School	Montevallo, Alabama

Head coach

Sonny Smith (Milligan College)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

References

"1982–83 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved 9 December 2016.

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[1] "1982–83 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved 9 December 2016.

Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Venues	The Gymnasium (1906–1916) Alumni Gymnasium (1916–1946) Auburn Sports Arena (1946–1969) Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (1969–2010) Auburn Arena (2010–present)
Rivalries	Alabama UAB
Culture & lore	Aubie The Jungle
People	Head coaches All-Americans NBA Draft picks Statistical leaders
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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