1982–83 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

American college basketball season information on all Lamar University sports Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals March 2026 August 2023 1982–83 Lamar Cardinals Basketball Lamar Cardinals wordmark.svg 250 Southland Conference Southland 23–8 9–3 Pat Foster 3rd Beaumont Civic Center(Capacity: 6,500) Southland Conference regular season and tournament champions 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Round of 32 The 1982–83 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by third-year head coach Pat Foster and played their home games at the Beaumont Civic Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals won the regular season conference championship and the 1983 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament. They received an automatic invitation to the 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they defeated Alabama in the first round and lost to Villanova in the second round. Lamar finished the season with a record of 23–8 (9–3 Southland).1982-83 Lamar Cardinals Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/lamar/1983-schedule.html Sports Reference LLC March 20, 2022 Roster Sources:Roster https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/lamar/1983.html Sports Reference LLC February 8, 2019FINAL 1983 MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT - Lamar University https://stats.ncaa.org/team/346/stats/13156 NCAA.org December 18, 2023 1982 Lamar Cardinals y Tom Sewell g 6 5 JR Pensacola, FL y basketball Kenneth Perkins p 6 6 jr Beaumont, TX Bryan Kellybrew g 6 5 185 sr Lamont Robinson g 6 2 jr Randy Gray p 6 9 jr Nicky Snell g 6 2 sr George Milhouse p 6 5 jr Wayne McKinney p 6 5 fr Ronnie Wennberg g 6 3 jr Brad Olson p 6 10 jr Pat Foster (Arkansas) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/346/stats/13156 December 18, 2023 Schedule and results Sources:1982-83 Men's Basketball Schedule https://lamarcardinals.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1982-83 Lamar University Athletics March 20, 2022 1982-83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1982 yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Lamar Cardinals| Non-conference regular season Nov 26, 1982 yes yes 1982 men UTSA Roadrunners UTSA Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas Kettle Classic 79–59 8,000 1–0 Nov 27, 1982 yes yes Houston 14 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas Kettle Classic 72–106 8,000 1–1 Nov 30, 1982 yes yes 1982 men Texas State Bobcats Texas State Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, Texas 57–44 2,320 2–1 Dec 6, 1982 yes Sienna Heights Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, Texas 85–51 4,293 3–1 Dec 11, 1982 yes yes 1982 men Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Hardin-Simmons Mabee Complex Abilene, Texas 81–60 2,149 4–1 Dec 13, 1982 yes 1982 men Pan American Broncs Pan American Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, Texas 83–45 3,966 5–1 Dec 20, 1982 yes 1982 men Rice Owls Rice Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, Texas 56–49 3,912 6–1 Dec 22, 1982 yes yes Boise State BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho 75–59 2,252 7–1 Dec 26, 1982 yes yes 1982 men Drake Bulldogs Drake Portland, Oregon Far West Classic 66–54 9,218 8–1 Dec 27, 1982 yes yes 1982 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Portland, Oregon Far West Classic 61–76 9,506 8–2 Dec 28, 1982 yes yes 1982 men Oregon Ducks Oregon Portland, Oregon Far West Classic 41–50 12,117 8–3 Jan 10, 1983 yes 1982 men St. Mary's Rattlers St. Mary's Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, Texas 70–47 4,859 9–3 |- !colspan=12 style=Lamar Cardinals| Southland regular season Jan 15, 1983 yes 1982 men Arkansas State Indians Arkansas State Indian Fieldhouse Jonesboro, Arkansas 59–56 4,273 10–3 1–0 Jan 20, 1983 1982 men Northeast Louisiana Indians Northeast Louisiana Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, Texas 83–53 4,773 11–3 2–0 Jan 22, 1983 1982 men Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, Texas 51–43 5,202 12–3 3–0 Jan 24, 1983 yes yes UTSA Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas Non–conference 60–58 2,063 13–3 Jan 27, 1983 yes 1982 men UT Arlington Mavericks UT Arlington Texas Hall Arlington, Texas 81–69 1,834 14–3 4–0 Jan 29, 1983 yes 1982 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas The Super Pit Denton, Texas 55–61 3,425 14–4 4–1 Feb 3, 1983 1982 men McNeese Cowboys McNeese Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, Texas 93–62 5,585 15–4 5–1 Feb 5, 1983 yes yes Louisville Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Non–conference 60–85 16,613 15–5 Feb 9, 1983 Arkansas State Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, Texas 62–47 3,518 16–5 6–1 Feb 12, 1983 yes Northeast Louisiana Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana 67–68 2OT 2,407 16–6 6–2 Feb 12, 1983 yes Louisiana Tech Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana 79–88 3,205 16–7 6–3 Feb 19, 1983 UT Arlington Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, Texas 104–69 3,993 17–7 7–3 Feb 24, 1983 North Texas Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, Texas 71–63 5,221 18–7 8–3 Feb 26, 1983 McNeese Lake Charles Civic Center Lake Charles, Louisiana 45–41 5,000 19–7 9–3 Mar 5, 1983 yes Pan American UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, Texas Non–conference 60–51 1,118 20–7 |- !colspan=12 style=Lamar Cardinals| Southland tournament Mar 11, 1983 yes 1982 men Arkansas State Red Wolves Arkansas State Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, Texas Semifinals 66–46 4,228 21–7 Mar 12, 1983 yes 1982 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, Texas Championship game 75–54 4,341 22–7 |- !colspan=12 style=Lamar Cardinals| NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Mar 17, 1983 yes yes 11 MW Alabama 6 MW The Summit Houston, Texas First round 73–50 15,400 23–7 Mar 19, 1983 yes yes 11 MW Villanova 13 3 MW The Summit Houston, Texas Second round 58–60 15,400 23–8 AP Poll Central Time References Category:Lamar Cardinals basketball seasons Lamar Lamar Lamar Cardinals basketball Lamar Cardinals basketball