1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

Basketball season August 2023 March 2026 1982 File:NCAA primary logo 1980.svg Virginia Cavaliers March 17 April 4, 1983 The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico NC State Wolfpack Fresno State Bulldogs Ralph Sampson, Virginia Cavaliers Akeem Olajuwon, Houston Cougars The 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1982 and ended with the Final Four in Albuquerque, New Mexico on April 4, 1983. The NC State Wolfpack won their second NCAA national championship with a 54–52 victory over the No. 1-ranked and heavily favored Houston Cougars. Season headlines After expanding its membership from eight to ten schools, the Eastern Athletic Association, informally known as the "Eastern 8," renamed itself the Atlantic 10 Conference. The NCAA Tournament expanded from 48 to 52 teams. Jim Valvano led the NC State Wolfpack on an improbable run through the NCAA tournament. The team upset Houston's famed and high flying Phi Slama Jama in the championship game. Were it not for winning the ACC tournament, the Wolfpack likely would not have been in the NCAA Tournament. The Georgia Bulldogs advanced to the Final Four in the men's NCAA tournament and the Georgia Lady Bulldogs reached the Final Four of the NCAA women's tournament. It was the first time the men's and women's teams from the same school reached their respective Final Fours in the same year.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/Rules.pdf Playing Rules History ncaa.org NCAA June 25, 2024 12 Wayman Tisdale of Oklahoma became the first player to be named a consensus all-American during his freshman season.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/Rules.pdf Playing Rules History ncaa.org NCAA June 25, 2024 13 Major rule changes The penalty for a player violating the five-second "closely guarded" count was changed from a jump ball to a turnover, with the defense getting the ball at the out-of-bounds spot closest to where the violation occurred. 2017–18 NCAA Men's Basketball Records, Page 4 2017–18 NCAA Men's Basketball Media Guide National Collegiate Athletic Association 2017 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2018/Rules.pdf February 17, 2018 Season outlook Pre-season polls 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings The top 20 from the AP and UPI (Coaches) Polls during the pre-season.*ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 899 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Associated PressRankingTeam1 Virginia2 Georgetown3 North Carolina4 Kentucky5 Villanova6 Memphis State7 UCLA8 Louisville9 Indiana10 1982 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State11 Iowa12 Alabama13 1982 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee14 Houston15 Missouri16 NC State17 Arkansas18 Marquette19 St. John's 20 1982 men UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLV Oklahoma UPI CoachesRankingTeam1 Virginia2 North Carolina3 Georgetown4 Kentucky5 Louisville6 UCLA 7 Indiana Villanova9 Memphis State10 1982 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State11 Houston12 Iowa13 Alabama14 Missouri15 1982 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee16 Marquette17 1982 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul18 Oklahoma19 St. John's20 Arkansas Conference membership changes SchoolFormer conferenceNew conference Alabama State Alabama State Hornets Division II independent Southwest Athletic Conference Brooklyn Brooklyn Bulldogs Division III independent Division I independent Cleveland State Cleveland State Vikings Division I independent AMCU-8 Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois Panthers Division I independent AMCU-8 Green Bay Green Bay Phoenix Division I independent AMCU-8 Nicholls State Nicholls State Colonels Division I independent Trans America Athletic Conference (provisional) North Texas State North Texas State Mean Green Division I independent Southland Conference Northeast Louisiana Northeast Louisiana Indians Trans America Athletic Conference Southland Conference Northern Iowa Northern Iowa Panthers Division I independent AMCU-8 Old Dominion Old Dominion Monarchs ECAC South Conference Sun Belt Conference Penn State Penn State Nittany Lions Division I independent Atlantic 10 Conference Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Panthers Eastern Athletic Association (Eastern 8) Big East Conference Saint Joseph's Saint Joseph's Hawks East Coast Conference Atlantic 10 Conference Saint Louis Saint Louis Billikens Metro Conference Midwestern City Conference San Francisco San Francisco Dons West Coast Athletic Conference No team Southern Mississippi Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Division I independent Metro Conference Southwest Missouri State Southwest Missouri State Bears Division II independent AMCU-8 Southwestern Louisiana Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Southland Conference Division I independent Temple Temple Owls East Coast Conference Atlantic 10 Conference Towson State Towson State Tigers ECAC Metro Conference East Coast Conference UIC UIC Flames Division I independent AMCU-8 UNLV UNLV Runnin' Rebels Division I independent Pacific Coast Athletic Association Valparaiso Valparaiso Crusaders Division I independent AMCU-8 West Chester West Chester Golden Rams East Coast Conference PSAC (D-II) Western Illinois Western Illinois Leathernecks Division I independent AMCU-8 Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Ohio Valley Conference Sun Belt Conference NOTE: Nicholls State began a two-season stint as a provisional member of the Trans America Athletic Conference, during which it played no conference games. Regular season Conferences Conference winners and tournaments ConferenceRegular season winnerhttp://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2009/Standings.pdf 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section 2009 NCAA 2009-06-27Conference player of the yearConference Coach of the YearConference tournamentTournament venue (City)Tournament winnerAMCU–8 Western Illinois Joe Dykstra, Western Illinois Jack Margenthaler, Western Illinois No TournamentAtlantic 10 Conference Rutgers (East)St. Bonaventure & West Virginia (West) Roy Hinson, Rutgers & Greg Jones, West Virginia2008–09 A-10 men's basketball media guide – Awards section https://web.archive.org/web/20110523131521/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/atl10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0809-mg-pt8.pdf 2011-05-23 , Atlantic 10 Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27 Jim O'Brien, St. Bonaventure & Jim Satalin, Duquesne 1983 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament The Spectrum(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) West VirginiaAtlantic Coast Conference North Carolina & Virginia Ralph Sampson, Virginia2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192652/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/acc/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/09mbkguide083112.pdf 2016-03-03 , retrieved 2009-06-27 Bobby Cremins, Georgia Tech 1983 ACC men's basketball tournament Omni Coliseum(Atlanta, Georgia) NC StateBig East Conference Boston College, St. John's & Villanova Chris Mullin, St. John's2008–09 Big East Men's Basketball Media Guide – Awards section https://web.archive.org/web/20090204070728/http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/mensbball/record-book.pdf?SPSID=92557&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400 2009-02-04 , Big East Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27 Lou Carnesecca, St. John's 1983 Big East men's basketball tournament Madison Square Garden(New York City, New York) St. John'sBig Eight Conference Missouri Steve Stipanovich, Missouri &Wayman Tisdale, Oklahoma2008–09 Big 12 Men's Basketball Media Guide – Awards section, Big 12 Conference, retrieved 2009-02-04 Norm Stewart, Missouri 1983 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Kemper Arena(Kansas City, Missouri)(Semifinals and Finals) Oklahoma StateBig Sky Conference Weber State Derrick Pope, Montanahttps://archive.today/20120722162522/http://www.bigskyconf.com/Sports/mbball/2008/MBBAwardWinners060508.asp Men's Basketball Award Winners, Big Sky Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27 Neil McCarthy, Weber State 1983 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Centennial Coliseum(Reno, Nevada) Weber StateBig Ten Conference Indiana None Selected Eldon Miller, Ohio State No TournamentEast Coast Conference Rider (West)American, Hofstra & La Salle (East) David Taylor, Hofstra Dick Berg, Hofstra 1983 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament Kirby Sports Center(Easton, Pennsylvania) La SalleECAC Metro Robert Morris Steve Smith, Marist Matt Furjanic, Robert Morris 1983 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament John Jay Center(Moon Township, Pennsylvania) Robert MorrisECAC North Boston University & New Hampshire Jeff Cross, MaineAmerica East Men's Basketball Players of the Year, America East Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27 Gerry Friel, New Hampshire 1983 ECAC North men's basketball tournament Case Gym(Boston, Massachusetts) Boston UniversityECAC South William & Mary Dan Ruland, James Madison &Carlos Yates, George Mason Bruce Parkhill, William & Mary 1983 ECAC South men's basketball tournament Robins Center(Richmond, Virginia) James MadisonIvy League Princeton Craig Robinson, PrincetonMen's Ivy League Outstanding performers https://web.archive.org/web/20080429080237/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/alltime.asp?intSID=6 2008-04-29 , Ivy League, retrieved 2009-06-27 None selected No TournamentMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference Iona Steve Burtt, IonaMen's Basketball All-MAAC Awards https://web.archive.org/web/20090312044952/http://www.maacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17400&ATCLID=940275 2009-03-12 , Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27 Gordon Chiesa, Manhattan 1983 MAAC men's basketball tournament Meadowlands Arena(East Rutherford, New Jersey) FordhamMetro Conference Louisville Rodney McCray, Louisville Denny Crum, Louisville 1983 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Riverfront Coliseum(Cincinnati, Ohio) LouisvilleMid-American Conference Bowling Green Ray McCallum, Ball State2008–09 MAC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Records Section, Mid-American Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27 Danny Nee, Ohio 1983 MAC men's basketball tournament Anderson Arena(Bowling Green, Ohio) Bowling GreenMid-Eastern Athletic Conference Howard Joe Binion, North Carolina A&T 1983 MEAC men's basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum(Greensboro, North Carolina) North Carolina A&TMidwestern City Conference Loyola (IL) Mark Acres, Oral Roberts& Alfredrick Hughes, Loyola (IL)2008–09 Horizon League Men's Basketball Record Book https://web.archive.org/web/20110523142907/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/hori/genrel/auto_pdf/Records-MBB.pdf 2011-05-23 , Horizon League, retrieved 2009-06-27 Gene Sullivan, Loyola (IL) 1983 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament Roberts Municipal Stadium(Evansville, Indiana) XavierMissouri Valley Conference Wichita State Antoine Carr, Wichita State2008–09 MVC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Missouri Valley Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27 Weldon Drew, New Mexico State 1983 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Horton Field House(Normal, Illinois) Illinois StateOhio Valley Conference Murray State Glen Green, Murray State & Joe Jakubick, Akron2008–09 OVC men's basketball media guide, Ohio Valley Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27 Ron Greene, Murray State 1983 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Racer Arena(Murray, Kentucky) Morehead StatePacific-10 Conference UCLA Kenny Fields, UCLA2008–09 Pacific-10 Men's Basketball Media Guide- Honors Section https://web.archive.org/web/20110523143103/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pac10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/Honors.pdf 2011-05-23 , Pacific-10 Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27 George Raveling, Washington State No TournamentPacific Coast Athletic Association UNLV Sidney Green, UNLV2008–09 Big West Men's Basketball Media Guide https://web.archive.org/web/20110716232233/http://www.bigwest.org/sports/mbball/0708_MB_Media_Guide.pdf 2011-07-16 , Big West Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27 Jerry Tarkanian, UNLV 1983 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament The Forum(Inglewood, California) UNLVSoutheastern Conference Kentucky Dale Ellis, Tennessee (AP) & Jeff Malone, Mississippi State (UPI)2008–09 SEC Men's Basketball Record Book https://web.archive.org/web/20090320004255/http://www.secsports.com/doc_lib/bkc_record_book.pdf March 20, 2009 , Southeastern Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27 Joe B. Hall, Kentucky & Lee Hunt, Ole Miss 1983 SEC men's basketball tournament Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex(Birmingham, Alabama) GeorgiaSouthern Conference Tennessee–Chattanooga Troy Lee Mikell, East Tennessee State2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section https://web.archive.org/web/20110723151437/http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/files/0809mbkguide/honorsandawards.pdf?SPSID=35819&SPID=1798&DB_OEM_ID=4000 July 23, 2011 , Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27 Murray Arnold, Tennessee–Chattanooga 1983 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Charleston Civic Center(Charleston, West Virginia) Tennessee–ChattanoogaSouthland Conference Lamar Karl Malone, Louisiana Tech2008–09 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide, Southland Conference, retrieved 2009-02-07 Andy Russo, Louisiana Tech 1983 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Beaumont Civic Center(Beaumont, Texas) LamarSouthwest Conference Houston Clyde Drexler, Houston & Darrell Walker, Arkansashttps://www.newspapers.com/image/588781847 Drexler, Young Top SWC Tyler Morning Telegraph March 9, 1983 December 28, 2022 23 Newspapers.com Guy Lewis, Houston 1983 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament Reunion Arena(Dallas, Texas) HoustonSouthwestern Athletic Conference Alabama State & Texas Southern Harry Kelly, Texas Southern2006–07 SWAC Men's Basketball Media Guide James Oliver, Alabama State 1983 SWAC men's basketball tournament Alcorn StateSun Belt Conference Old Dominion & VCU Charlie Bradley, South Florida & Calvin Duncan, VCU2007–08 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Media Guide, Sun Belt Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27 J. D. Barnett, VCU 1983 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex(Birmingham, Alabama) UABTrans America Athletic Conference Arkansas–Little Rock Willie Jackson, CentenaryAtlantic Sun men's basketball record book, Atlantic Sun Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27 Frank Kerns, Georgia Southern 1983 TAAC men's basketball tournament Barton Coliseum(Little Rock, Arkansas) Georgia SouthernWest Coast Athletic Conference Pepperdine Orlando Phillips, Pepperdine & Dane Suttle, Pepperdine2008–09 WCC Men's Basketball Media Guide https://web.archive.org/web/20110523143240/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/west/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2008-09mbbrecordbook.pdf 2011-05-23 , West Coast Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27 Jim Harrick, Pepperdine No TournamentWestern Athletic Conference BYU, Utah & UTEP Michael Cage, San Diego State, Devin Durrant, BYU & Pace Mannion, Utah2008–09 WAC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Records Section https://web.archive.org/web/20090716163044/https://www.nmnathletics.com/ July 16, 2009 , Western Athletic Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27 Don Haskins, UTEP No Tournament Conference standings Division I independents A total of 19 college teams played as Division I independents. Among them, 1982 men New Orleans Privateeers University of New Orleans New Orleans (23–7) had both the best winning percentage (.767) and the most wins.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/independent/men/1983.html Sports Reference 1982-83 Men's Independent Season Summary August 24, 2024 Informal championships ConferenceRegular season winnerMost Valuable PlayerPhiladelphia Big 5 Villanova John Pinone, Villanova Villanova finished with a 3–1 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5. Statistical leaders Points per game Rebounds per game Field goal percentage Free throw percentage Player School PPG Player School RPG Player School FG% Player School FT% Harry Kelly Texas Southern 28.8 Xavier McDaniel Wichita St. 14.4 Troy Lee Mikell E. Tennessee St. 67.5 Rob Gonzalez Colorado 91.5 Jeff Malone Mississippi St. 26.8 Franklin Giles S. Carolina St. 12.9 Orlando Phillips Pepperdine 66.0 Charles Fisher James Madison 91.3 Carlos Yates George Mason 26.8 Michael Cage San Diego St. 12.6 Eugene McDowell Florida 64.6 Mike Waitkus Brown 89.8 Charlie Bradley S. Florida 26.7 Mark Halsel Northeastern 12.5 Charles Barkley Auburn 64.4 Phil Cox Vanderbilt 89.7 Joe Jakubick Akron 26.7 Jeff Cross Maine 11.9 Tommy Best Saint Peter's 64.2 William Hobdy Grambling St. 89.7 Sidney Green UNLV 11.9 1984 NCAA Basketball Record Book, pages 96–98 National Collegiate Athletic Association Fall 1984 Postseason tournaments NCAA tournament 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four - The Pit, Albuquerque, New Mexico National semifinals National championship game E4 Georgia 60 W6 NC State 67 ME1 Louisville 81 MW1 Houston 94 W6 NC State 54 MW1 Houston 52 National Invitation tournament 1983 National Invitation Tournament NIT Semifinals and Final Semifinals Final Wake Forest 62 Fresno State 86 Nebraska 58 DePaul 68 Fresno State 69 DePaul 60 Award winners Consensus All-American teams 1983 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans + Consensus First Team Player Position Class Team Dale Ellis F Senior Tennessee Patrick Ewing C Sophomore Georgetown Michael Jordan G Sophomore North Carolina Keith Lee F/C Sophomore Memphis State Sam Perkins F Junior North Carolina Ralph Sampson C Senior Virginia Wayman Tisdale F Freshman Oklahoma + Consensus Second Team Player Position Class Team Clyde Drexler G/F Junior Houston Sidney Green F/C Senior UNLV John Paxson G Senior Notre Dame Steve Stipanovich C Senior Missouri Jon Sundvold G Senior Missouri Darrell Walker G Senior Arkansas Randy Wittman F/G Senior Indiana Major player of the year awards Wooden Award: Ralph Sampson, Virginia Naismith Award: Ralph Sampson, Virginia Helms Player of the Year: Akeem Olajuwon, Houston Associated Press Player of the Year: Ralph Sampson, Virginia UPI Player of the Year: Ralph Sampson, Virginia NABC Player of the Year: Ralph Sampson, Virginia Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Ralph Sampson, Virginia Adolph Rupp Trophy: Ralph Sampson, Virginia Sporting News Player of the Year: Michael Jordan, North Carolina Major coach of the year awards Associated Press Coach of the Year: Guy Lewis, Houston UPI Coach of the Year: Jerry Tarkanian, UNLV Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Lou Carnesecca, St. John's NABC Coach of the Year: Lou Carnesecca, St. John's CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Lou Carnesecca, St. John's Sporting News Coach of the Year: Denny Crum, Louisville Other major awards Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Ray McCallum, Ball State Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): John Pinone, Villanova NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Chris Mullin, St. John's Coaching changes A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended. TeamFormerCoachInterimCoachNewCoachReasonArizonaBen LindseyLute OlsonAustin PeayRon BargatzeHoward Johnson BaptistPhil CarterTommy GaitherBoise StateDave LeachBobby DyeBoston UniversityRick PitinoJohn Kuester Pitino left to join the New York Knicks coach staff. Kuester, an assistant under Pitino, took over head coaching duties.BYUFrank ArnoldLadell Anderson CampbellDanny RobertsJerry Smith CincinnatiEd BadgerTony Yates Badger left to join the Cleveland Cavaliers coaching staff.Cleveland StateRay DieringerKevin Mackey Mackey was hired from the Boston College coaching staff.DartmouthTim CohaneReggie Minton Minton was hired from the Air Force coaching staff.Florida A&MJames GilesAnthony Fields Georgia StateJim JarrettTom Pugliese Hardin–SimmonsJim HatfieldDick Danford KansasTed OwensLarry BrownIdahoDon MonsonBill Trumbo Monson left to coach Oregon.IowaLute OlsonGeorge Raveling Olson left to coach Arizona.LehighBrian HillTom Schneider Hill left to join the coaching staff at Penn State. Schneider was hired from the Penn coaching staff.Long Beach StateTex WinterDave Buss Winter left to join the LSU coaching staff. Buss was hired from the UNLV coaching staff.MarquetteHank RaymondsRick Majerus MarshallBob ZuffelatoRick HuckabayMississippi Valley StateJerry LewisLafayette Stribling Montana StateBruce HaroldsonStu Starner Starner was hired from the Minnesota coaching staff.North Texas StateBill BlakeleyTommy NewmanNorthern ArizonaGene VisscherJay Arnote OregonJim HaneyDon Monson Haney resigned after going 53–82 in five seasons with Oregon. He joined the Metro Conference as assistant commissioner.Penn StateDick HarterBruce Parkhill Harter left to join the Detroit Pistons coaching staff.Saint FrancisDave MagarityKevin Porter Magarity left to join the Iona coaching staff. Porter was hired after an 11 year playing career.San DiegoJohn BlockTom Marshall Southwest Missouri StateBob CleelandCharlie Spoonhour Spoonhour was hired from the Nebraska coaching staff.TowsonVince AngottiTerry Truax Truax was hired from the Mississippi State coaching staff.UC Santa BarbaraEd DeLacyJerry Pimm UMassTom McLaughlinRon Gerlufsen UtahJerry PimmLynn Archibald Pimm left to coach UC Santa Barbara.Washington StateGeorge RavelingLen Stevens Raveling left to coach Iowa.William & MaryBruce ParkhillBarry Parkhill Bruce left to coach Penn State. Barry was promoted to head coach, taking over after his older brother left. See also 1983 All-Pacific Coast men's basketball team References 2