1983 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1983 Pacific Coast Athletic Association I Men's 200px 8 The Forum Inglewood, CA UNLV 1st Jerry Tarkanian 1st Sidney Green UNLV 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.1982-83 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/pcaa/1983.html February 1, 2018 Top-seeded conference newcomers UNLV defeated two-time defending champions 1982 men Fresno State Bulldogs 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 roundThursday, March 10 SemifinalsFriday, March 11 ChampionshipSaturday, March 12 1 1982 men UNLV Running Rebels #9 UNLV 74 8 1982 men Pacific Tigers Pacific 67 5 UC Irvine 68 4 1982 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 86 3 Utah State 66 6 1982 men San Jose State Spartans San José State 80 7 1982 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 61 2 1982 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 59 1 #9 UNLV 67 7 Long Beach State 64 6 San Jose State 47 4 Fresno State 53 1 #9 UNLV 66* 4 Fresno State 63 References Category:Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in California Category:Sports competitions in Inglewood, California