1983 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 1983 Southland Conference I Men's 200px 7 Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, TX Lamar 2nd Pat Foster 2nd Kenneth Lyons, (North Texas)Lamont Robinson 1982 men Lamar Cardinals Lamar The 1983 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 10–12 at the Beaumont Civic Center in Beaumont, Texas.1982-83 Southland Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/southland/1983.html March 20, 2022 This was the third edition of the tournament. Lamar defeated 1982 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas in the championship game, 75–54, to win their second Southland men's basketball tournament. The Cardinals received a bid to the 1983 NCAA Tournament. They were the only Southland member invited to the NCAA tournament. Format All seven of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top seed earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other six teams entered into the quarterfinal round. All games were played at the Beaumont Civic Center in Beaumont, Texas, the home court of regular season champion Lamar. Bracket QuarterfinalsTuesday, March 10 SemifinalsWednesday, March 11 ChampionshipThursday, March 12 5 1982 men Arkansas State Red Wolves Arkansas State 66 7 1982 men Texas-Arlington Mavericks Texas-Arlington 56 3 1982 men Northeast Louisiana Indians Northeast Louisiana 74 4 1982 men McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State 79 2 1982 none Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech 73 6 1982 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas 87 1 Lamar 66 5 Arkansas State 46 4 McNeese State 60 6 North Texas 66 1 Lamar 75 6 North Texas 54 References Category:Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Texas Category:Sports competitions in Beaumont, Texas Category:Lamar Cardinals basketball