1982–83 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 1982–83 UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLV Wordmark Logo 1983-1997.jpeg 150 Pacific Coast Athletic Association PCAA 6 6 28–3 15–1 Jerry Tarkanian 10th Tim Grgurich Mark Warkentien Ralph Readout Las Vegas Convention Center PCAA tournament championsPCAA Regular season champions NCAA tournament Second Round The 1982–83 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada Las Vegas in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1982–83 season under head coach Jerry Tarkanian. The team played its final season of home games at the Las Vegas Convention Center, and was a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA), now known as the Big West Conference. The Rebels won the first 24 games of the season and ascended to No. 1 in both major polls. UNLV captured the regular season conference title, then defeated Fresno State in the championship game of the PCAA Tournament. The team finished with a record of 28–3 (15–1 PCAA). As No. 3 seed in the West region, the Rebels were beaten in the second round of the NCAA tournament by eventual National champion NC State, 71–70. Roster 1982 UNLV Runnin' Rebels y Danny Tarkanian y 14 G 6 2 190 Jr Las Vegas, Nevada Eric Booker 15 GF 6 4 185 So San Francisco, California Sidney Green y 21 FC 6 9 215 Sr Brooklyn, New York basketball Larry Anderson UNLV basketball player y 22 G 6 7 185 Sr Pittsburgh,PA Jeff Collins 24 G 6 2 175 Jr Phoenix, Arizona Eldridge Hudson 33 F 6 6 210 Fr Carson, California https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/nevada-las-vegas/1984.html Jerry Tarkanian (Fresno State) Tim Grgurich (Pittsburgh) Mark Warkentien (Cal State Fullerton) Ralph Readout (Ohio) Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=12 style=UNLV Runnin' Rebels| Regular season Nov 27, 1982 yes 20 Oklahoma Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada 65–54 6,380 1–0 Nov 30, 1982 yes yes 19 т 1982 men Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada Centennial Coliseum Reno, Nevada 85–84 6,042 2–0 Dec 3, 1982 yes yes 19 т 1982 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 67–54 4,654 3–0 Dec 6, 1982 yes 19 т Arizona Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada 88–70 6,380 4–0 Dec 9, 1982 yes 19 т Nevada Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada 85–75 6,380 5–0 Dec 21, 1982 yes 17 1982 men LIU Blackbirds Long Island University Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada 101–78 6,380 6–0 Dec 22, 1982 yes 17 1982 men Baylor Bears Baylor Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada 77–65 6,380 7–0 Dec 28, 1982 yes 15 1982 men Wagner Seahawks Wagner Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada 120–70 6,380 8–0 Dec 29, 1982 yes 15 Tennessee 8 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada 70–54 6,380 9–0 Jan 1, 1983 yes 15 Utah Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada 71–68 6,380 10–0 Jan 6, 1983 yes 11 Utah State Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 89–77 10,506 11–0 1–0 Jan 8, 1983 yes 11 UC Irvine Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California 68–64 4,229 12–0 2–0 Jan 13, 1983 8 1982 men Pacific Tigers Pacific Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada 86–63 6,380 13–0 3–0 Jan 15, 1983 8 1982 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada 56–48 6,380 14–0 4–0 Jan 20, 1983 5 1982 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada 95–83 6,380 15–0 5–0 Jan 22, 1983 5 1982 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada 76–71 6,380 16–0 6–0 Jan 25, 1983 yes 4 1982 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 77–73 4,215 17–0 7–0 Jan 29, 1983 yes 4 Long Beach State Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California 78–74 6,077 18–0 8–0 Feb 4, 1983 2 UC Santa Barbara Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada 85–79 6,380 19–0 9–0 Feb 5, 1983 2 UC Irvine Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada 70–68 6,380 20–0 10–0 Feb 10, 1983 yes 2 Pacific Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California 79–62 5,902 21–0 11–0 Feb 12, 1983 yes 2 Fresno State Selland Arena Fresno, California 66–59 6,586 22–0 12–0 Feb 18, 1983 1 1982 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada 84–81 6,380 23–0 13–0 Feb 19, 1983 1 Utah State Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada 111–78 6,380 24–0 14–0 Feb 24, 1983 yes 1 Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, California 78–86The Titans' Ambush of '83 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-03-06-sp-140-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 6, 1993 December 5, 2021 5,015 24–1 14–1 Feb 27, 1983 yes yes 1 West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 78–87W.Va. Tops Vegas, 87-78 https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/28/sports/wva-tops-vegas-87-78.html The New York Times February 28, 1983 March 27, 2022 15,638 24–2 Mar 3, 1983 yes 9 San Jose State San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California 67–61 2,612 25–2 15–1 |- !colspan=12 style=UNLV Runnin' Rebels| PCAA tournament Mar 10, 1983 yes yes 9 Pacific The Forum Inglewood, California Quarterfinals 74–67 9,717 26–2 Mar 11, 1983 yes yes 9 Long Beach State The Forum Inglewood, California Semifinals 67–64 12,053 27–2 Mar 12, 1983 yes yes 9 Fresno State The Forum Inglewood, California Championship game 66–63 OTNevada-Last Vegas 66, Fresno State 63 https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/13/sports/no-headline-030210.html The New York Times March 13, 1983 March 27, 2022 11,022 28–2 |- !colspan=12 style=UNLV Runnin' Rebels| NCAA tournament Mar 20, 1983 yes yes 6 3 W NC State 16 6 W Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon Second Round 70–71 N.C. State Rallies to Upset UNLV https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1983/03/21/nc-state-rallies-to-upset-unlv/a0be54a9-768a-4bf2-9eda-f4a05e4a48ef/ The Washington Post March 21, 1983 December 5, 2021 8,700 28–3 AP poll Pacific W West Source:1982-83 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/nevada-las-vegas/1983-schedule.html Sports Reference December 5, 20212020-21 UNLV Men's Basketball Media Guide https://unlvrebels.com/sports/2020/11/26/2020-21-unlv-mens-basketball-media-guide.aspx UNLV Athletics December 5, 2021 https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1983_465_University%20of%20Nevada,%20Las%20Vegas.pdf 1982-1983 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball stats NCAA Career Statistics Rankings 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 16 20 19 т 19 т 18 17 15 11 8 5 4 2 2 1 1 9 9 6 Coaches 0 16 NR NR^ NR 19 18 15 13 9 9 8 3 3 2 1 11 11 6 ^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 910–911 2009 0-345-51392-4 Awards and honors Sidney Green – PCAA Player of the Year See also UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament References Unlv Category:UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball seasons Unlv UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team