1982–83 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1982–83 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1982–83 Kentucky Wildcats 150 Southeastern Conference SEC 10 12 23–8 13–5 Joe B. Hall 11th Leonard Hamilton Rupp Arena SEC regular season champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 1982–83 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Joe B. Hallhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kentucky/1983.html 1982-1983 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats 8 November 2013 and the team finished the season with an overall record of 23–8.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kentucky/1983-schedule.html 1982-1983 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results 8 November 2013 Kentucky was invited to the 1983 NCAA Tournament as a #3 seed. After wins vs Ohio and Indiana the Wildcats advanced to the Elite 8 vs their arch rivals the Louisville Cardinals. Kentucky would go on to lose 80–68 and for the 5th straight season fail to reach the Final Four. Roster 1982 Kentucky Wildcats y yes Dirk Minniefield y 10 G 6 3 180 SR Lafayette Lexington, Kentucky Jim Master y 20 G 6 5 180 JR Paul Harding Fort Wayne, Indiana Roger Harden 23 G 6 1 165 FR Valparaiso, Indiana Bret Bearup 24 F 6 9 230 SO Centerport, New York Sam Bowie y 31 FC 7 1 235 SR yes Lebanon Lebanon, Pennsylvania Tom Heitz 33 CF 6 9 220 JR Hamilton, Indiana Kenny Walker basketball y 34 F 6 8 190 FR Crawford County Roberta, Georgia Melvin Turpin 54 C 6 11 235 Jr Bryan Station Lexington, Kentucky y Joe B. Hall Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| Regular Season Nov 27, 1982 yes 4 1982 men Butler Bulldogs Butler Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 90–53 1–0 Dec 1, 1982 yes yes 3 Notre Dame Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana 58–45 2–0 Dec 4, 1982 yes 3 Villanova 4 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 93–79 3–0 Dec 7, 1982 yes 2 1982 men Detroit Titans Detroit Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 83–46 4–0 Dec 11, 1982 yes 2 Illinois Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 76–57 23,872 5–0 Dec 17, 1982 yes 2 1982 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 55–42 6–0 Dec 18, 1982 yes 2 1982 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 80–61 7–0 Dec 22, 1982 yes yes 2 Indiana 5 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 59–62 7–1 Dec 29, 1982 yes yes 3 Kansas Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 83–62 8–1 Jan 3, 1983 3 1982 men Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 72–60 9–1 1–0 Jan 5, 1983 TVShttps://books.google.com/books?id=J5dPAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA47&dq=TVS+SEC+Basketball&article_id=2821,4885991&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj47b3mhpCWAxUIiCsGHT6YMc44KBDoAXoECAYQAw#v=onepage&q=TVS%20SEC%20Basketball&f=false TVS Backing SEC June 24, 1982 Associated Press Ocala Star-Banner 6B August 8, 2026 Google News Archive 3 1982 none LSU Tigers LSU Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 52–50 10–1 2–0 Jan 8, 1983 yes 3 Alabama 5 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 67–74 10–2 2–1 Jan 10, 1983 yes 3 1982 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 59–53 OT 11–2 3–1 Jan 15, 1983 6 Auburn Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 67–75 11–3 3–2 Jan 17, 1983 11 1982 men Florida Gators Florida Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 70–63 12–3 4–2 Jan 22, 1983 yes 11 1982 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 82–77 OT 13–3 5–2 Jan 29, 1983 yes 10 Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia 63–70 13–4 5–3 Jan 31, 1983 yes 15 Tennessee Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee 63–65 13–5 5–4 Feb 5, 1983 15 Alabama Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 76–70 14–5 6–4 Feb 8, 1983 TVSosb06241982 13 Mississippi State Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 88–67 15–5 7–4 Feb 12, 1983 yes 13 Auburn Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 71–69 16–5 8–4 Feb 14, 1983 yes 11 Florida Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 73–61 17–5 9–4 Feb 19, 1983 11 Vanderbilt Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 82–63 18–5 10–4 Feb 26, 1983 10 Georgia Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 81–72 19–5 11–4 Feb 27, 1983 NBCosb06241982 10 Tennessee 20 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 69–61 20–5 12–4 Mar 3, 1983 TVSosb06241982 yes 7 Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi 61–58 21–5 13–4 Mar 5, 1983 yes 7 1982 none LSU Tigers LSU Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 60–74 21–6 13–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| SEC Tournament Mar 11, 1983 TVS yes yes 10 1 Alabama 9 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama Quarterfinals 64–69 21–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| NCAA Tournament Mar 19, 1983 yes yes 12 3 ME Ohio 11 ME Sun Dome Tampa, Florida Second round 57–40 22–7 Mar 24, 1983 CBS yes yes 12 3 ME Indiana 5 2 ME Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee Mideast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 64–59 23–7 Mar 26, 1983 CBS yes yes 12 3 ME Louisville 2 1 ME Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee Mideast Regional Final – Elite Eight 68–80 OT 23–8 AP Poll ME Mideast Rankings 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 16 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 6 11 10 15 13 11 10 7 10 12 Coaches 0 16 4 4 2 2 2 4 3 6 13 10 15 12 12 10 6 10 10 *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 899–900 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 References Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats Category:Long stubs with short prose