1982–83 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1982–83 Ohio Bobcats 150 Mid-American Conference MAC 23–9 12–6 Danny Nee 3rd Convocation Center MAC tournament champions NCAA tournament Second Round The 1982–83 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1982–83. The team was coached by Danny Nee in his third season at Ohio.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/danny-nee-1.html Danny Nee Sports Reference en 2022-02-11 They played their home games at Convocation Center.https://www.ohio.edu/building-directory/convocation-center Convocation Center Ohio University en 2022-02-11 The Bobcats finished with a record of 23–9 and second in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 12–6.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ohio/1983-schedule.html 1982-83 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference en 2022-02-11 They won the MAC tournament with wins over Eastern Michigan, Toledo, and MAC regular season champion Bowling Green. John Devereaux was named the tournament MVP.https://www.foxnews.com/sports/mid-american-conference-mens-basketball-championship-history Mid-American Conference men's basketball championship history FOX News en 2022-02-11 They received a bid to the NCAA tournament. There they defeated Illinois StateIllinois St. Loses, 51-49 https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/18/sports/illinois-st-loses-51-49.html The New York Times March 18, 1983 April 27, 2022 before losing to Kentucky in the second round.https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2020-05-18/1983-ncaa-tournament-bracket-scores-stats-records 1983 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records NCAA en 2022-02-11 23 wins was the school record at the time. Schedule 1982-83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1983 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats| Regular Season 11/26/1982 yes yes St. Mary's (CA) Joe Lapchick Tournament   57–54 1–0 11/27/1982 yes yes St. John's 19 Joe Lapchick Tournament   52–62 1–1 12/2/1982 yes Marietta 90–68 2–1   12/10/1982 yes yes Providence Fleet Basketball Classic 48–47 3–1   12/11/1982 yes yes Rhode Island Fleet Basketball Classic 67–65 OT 4–1   12/15/1982 yes yes Niagara 69–71 OT 4–2   12/29/1982 yes Brooklyn 58–43 5–2   |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats"| MAC regular season 1/5/1983 Toledo 71–52 6–1 1–0   1/8/1983 yes Northern Illinois 62–57 7–1 2–0   1/12/1983 Kent State 68–63 8–1 3–0   1/15/1983 yes Miami (OH) 60–73 8–2 3–1   1/19/1983 Western Michigan 82–55 9–2 4–1   1/22/1983 yes Ball State 73–62 10–2 5–1   1/26/1983 yes Central Michigan 77–72 11-2 6–1   1/29/1983 Bowling Green 55–72 11-3 6–2   1/31/1983 yes Radford 68–50   12–3 2/2/1983 yes Eastern Michigan 72–57   13–3 7–2 2/5/1983 Northern Illinois 59–45   14–3 8–2 2/9/1983 yes Kent State 73–71   15–3 9–2 2/12/1983 Miami (OH) 51–53   15–4 9–3 2/14/1983 yes DePaul 63–62 2OT   16–4 2/16/1983 yes Western Michigan 59–65   16–5 9–4 2/19/1983 Ball State 62–48   17–5 10–4 2/23/1983 Central Michigan 87–63   18–5 11–4 2/26/1983 yes Bowling Green 75–89   18–6 11–5 3/2/1983 Eastern Michigan 62–60   19–6 12–5 3/5/1983 yes Toledo 56–59   19–7 12–6 |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats"| MAC tournament 3/8/1983 Eastern Michigan Quarterfinals 74–60   20–7 13–6 3/10/1983 Toledo Semifinals 70–59   21–7 14–6 3/12/1983 yes Bowling Green Championship 59–56   22–7 15–6 |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats"| NCAA tournament 3/17/1983 yes yes Illinois State Mideast Regional First Round 51–49   23–7 3/19/1983 yes yes Kentucky 12 Mideast Regional Second Round 40–57   23–8 yes AP Poll Eastern Time Source:https://ohiobobcats.com/documents/2021/5/26/ohio_mbb_202122_records.pdf Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book Ohio University Athletics Statistics Team statistics Final 1982–83 statistics Ohio Bobcats Record Ohio OPP Scoring 2070 1919 Scoring Average 64.69 59.97 Field goals – Att 820–1679 735–1696 Free throws – Att 430–664 449–646 Rebounds 1160 954 Assists 440 Turnovers 440 389 Steals Blocked Shots 138 71 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ohio/1983.html 1982-83 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats Sports Reference en Player statistics MinutesScoringTotal FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPctFTFTAPctTotAvgAPFTO StlBlkJohn Devereaux32102432.045314.21813530.513911230.7403129.8431045399Vic Alexander3180125.834411.11452820.514541040.5191705.513916719Jeff Thomas32109734.33139.81382910.47437520.712942.911861656Eric Hilton3273623.02558.0961820.52763960.656682.18155672Eddie Hicks3286727.11895.9701450.48349790.6201253.94581446Nate Cole3149115.81675.4641280.50039510.765832.71853311Robert Tatum2953618.51374.7511100.46435460.761431.55239231Rick Scarberry242209.2713.029850.34113160.813170.761591Paul Baron2427611.5461.914300.46718410.439351.53546270Steve Becvar201528.5321.812280.4298130.615212.21414170Sean Carlson171447.6311.612220.5457190.368371.1920183David Kowalski171237.2211.25180.27811170.64760.4625140Mike Paxson9333.7111.2350.600570.71470.87250Total32--207064.782016790.4884306640.648116036.3440611440138Opponents32-0-191960.073516960.4334496460.69595429.857938971 Legend  GP  Games played  GS  Games started Avg  Average per game  FG Field-goals made FGA Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds Def Defensive rebounds  A Assists  TO Turnovers Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals High  Team high Source References Category:Ohio Bobcats men's basketball seasons Ohio Ohio Ohio Bobcats men's basketball Ohio Bobcats men's basketball