1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

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

1982–83 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	† 1983 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

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

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.

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

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
20	Oklahoma

UPI Coaches
Ranking	Team
1	Virginia
2	North Carolina
3	Georgetown
4	Kentucky
5	Louisville
6	UCLA
7	Indiana
7	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

Statistical leaders

Player	School	PPG	Player	School	RPG	Player	School	FG%	Player	School	FT%
Points Per Game			Rebounds Per Game			Field Goal Percentage			Free Throw Percentage
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 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
West Texas State	5	–	13	.278	8	–	20	.286
Southern Illinois	5	–	13	.278	9	–	19	.321
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

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

**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

References

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

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[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.

[ESPN-2] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 899. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[3] 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

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