1983 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1983 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament) was held March 10–12 at The Forum in Inglewood, California.[1]

1983 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198283
Teams8
SiteThe Forum
Inglewood, CA
ChampionsUNLV (1st title)
Winning coachJerry Tarkanian (1st title)
MVPSidney Green (UNLV)
1982–83 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 UNLV151 .938  283  .903
Cal State Fullerton124 .750  218  .724
Utah State106 .625  209  .690
Fresno State97 .563  2510  .714
UC Irvine88 .500  1612  .571
San Jose State79 .438  1415  .483
Long Beach State610 .375  1316  .448
Pacific412 .250  721  .250
UC Santa Barbara115 .063  720  .259
1983 PCAA Tournament winner

Top-seeded conference newcomers UNLV defeated two-time defending champions Fresno State in the final, 66–63 (OT), thus capturing the Runnin' Rebels' first PCAA/Big West title.

UNLV, in turn, received a bid to the 1983 NCAA Tournament, the program's fourth appearance. PCAA third-place finisher Utah State also participated.

Format

The tournament field increased by one from 1982 with the addition of UNLV to the PCAA. Nonetheless, conference member UC Santa Barbara again did not participate in the league tournament.

With eight teams participating, all eight teams were placed into the first round, with teams seeded and paired based on regular-season records. After the first round, teams were re-seeded so the highest-remaining team was paired with the lowest-remaining time in one semifinal with the other two teams slotted into the other semifinal.

Bracket

  First Round
Thursday, March 10
Semifinals
Friday, March 11
Championship
Saturday, March 12
                           
  1 #9 UNLV 74
8 Pacific 67
1 #9 UNLV 67  
7 Long Beach State 64  
5 UC Irvine 68
  4 Fresno State 86
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)   1 #9 UNLV 66*
  4 Fresno State 63
  3 Utah State 66
6 San José State 80
6 San Jose State 47
4 Fresno State 53  
7 Long Beach State 61
  2 Cal State Fullerton 59

References

  1. "1982-83 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
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