1982–83 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1982–83 West Virginia Mountaineers File:West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg 100px Atlantic-10 Conference A-10 23–8 10–4 Gale Catlett 5th WVU Coliseum Atlantic-10 West division co-championsAtlantic-10 tournament champions NCAA tournament First Round The 1982–83 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference during the 1983-84 season. The team played their home games at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia. Led by 5th-year head coach Gale Catlett, the Mountaineers won the conference tournament and received an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the East region.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/west-virginia/1983.html 1982-83 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference March 19, 2022 In the opening round, West Virginia was beaten by No. 10 seed James Madison, 57–50.James Madison Stops W. Va., 57-50 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1983/03/18/james-madison-stops-w-va-57-50/70eb6332-49ab-44bd-8c5c-e993287b73ed/ The Washington Post March 18, 1983 March 19, 2022 Roster 1982 West Virginia Mountaineers y Greg Jones G 6 2 190 SR y basketball Youngstown, Ohio Lester Rowe 24 F 6 5 195 SO y Buffalo, New York Gale Catlett 2019–20 West Virginia Men's Basketball Record Book https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/wvuni.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/11/1/MBB_Record_Book.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20190905193708/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/wvuni.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/11/1/MBB_Record_Book.pdf dead September 5, 2019 WVU Athletic Dept. March 19, 2022 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=West Virginia Mountaineers| Regular season Dec 11, 1982 yes yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 69–67 2OT 5–0 Jan 22, 1983 yes Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey 71–63 11–5 Feb 27, 1983 yes UNLV 1 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 87–78W.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, 2022No. 1 UNLV Toppled https://wvusports.com/news/2003/7/13/4953_131441744493539773.aspx West Virginia University Athletics July 13, 2003 March 27, 2022 19–6 |- !colspan=9 style=West Virginia Mountaineers| Atlantic-10 Tournament Mar 9, 1983 yes yes 1982 men Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Quarterfinals 82–72 21–7 Mar 11, 1983 yes yes 1982 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Semifinals 86–62 22–7 Mar 12, 1983 yes yes 1982 men Temple Owls Temple The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Championship game 86–78 23–7 |- !colspan=9 style=West Virginia Mountaineers| NCAA Tournament Mar 17, 1983 yes yes 7 E James Madison 10 E Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina First round 50–57 23–8 AP poll Eastern E East https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/west-virginia/1983-schedule.html 1982-83 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results Sports Reference March 19, 2022 https://wvusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1982-83 1982-83 Men's Basketball Schedule West Virginia University Athletic Department March 19, 2022 Rankings 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 910–911 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Awards and honors Greg Jones – Atlantic 10 co-Player of the Year References West Virginia Category:West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball seasons West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball West Virginia