1982–83 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1982–83 Georgia Southern Eagles Basketball Georgia Southern Eagles wordmark.svg 200 Trans America Athletic Conference TAAC 18–12 8–6 Frank Kerns 1st Hanner Fieldhouse TAAC tournament champion NCAA tournament The 1982–83 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first year head coach Frank Kerns, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Georgia as members of the Trans America Athletic Conference. The team finished third in the regular season conference standings and won the TAAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in program history. As one of two No. 12 seeds in the Mideast region, the Eagles lost in the Play-in round to Robert Morris, 64–54 to finish with a 18–12 record (8–6 TAAC). Roster 1982 Georgia Southern Eagles y Eric Hightower G 6 2 Dennis Murphy F 6 5 Frank Kerns https://gseagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1982-83 Schedule and results 1982-83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1982 yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Georgia Southern Eagles| Non-conference Regular season Dec 17, 1982 yes yes West Virginia 20 Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia 58–85 0–4 Dec 18, 1982 yes yes Robert Morris 66–63 1–4 Dec 22, 1982 yes yes Georgia Martin Luther King Arena Savannah, Georgia 55–57 1–5 |- !colspan=12 style=Georgia Southern Eagles| TAAC Regular season |- !colspan=12 style=Georgia Southern Eagles| TAAC tournament Mar 10, 1983 yes 1982 men Samford Bulldogs Samford Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, Georgia 58–57 16–11 Mar 11, 1983 yes yes 1982 men Houston Baptist Huskies Houston Baptist Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas Semifinals 58–55 17–11 Mar 12, 1983 yes yes 1982 men Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans Arkansas–Little Rock Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas Championship game 68–67 18–11 |- !colspan=12 style=Georgia Southern Eagles| NCAA tournament Mar 15, 1983 yes yes 12 ME Robert Morris 12 ME University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio Play-in Game 54–64 18–12 AP poll Eastern ME Mideast Sourcehttps://gseagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1982-83 1982-83 Men's Basketball Schedule Georgia Southern University Athletics March 27, 2022 en2020-21 Georgia Southern Men's Basketball Media Guide https://gseagles.com/documents/2020/12/8/2020_21MBBMediaGuide_web.pdf Georgia Southern University Athletics March 27, 2022 References Category:Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball seasons Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball