1982–83 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1982–83 UC Irvine Anteaters Pacific Coast Athletic Association PCAA 16–12 8–8 Bill Mulligan 3rd Mike Bokosky Bob Schermerhorn Crawford Hall The 1982–83 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by third year head coach Bill Mulligan and played their home games at the Crawford Hall. They were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 16–12 and 8–8 in PCAA play. Previous season Led by All-American Kevin Magee, the 1981–82 Anteaters won a then program record 23 wins and finished 2nd in conference play, their best finish in program history. The anteaters were invited to the 1982 NIT tournament, their first division 1 post season invitation, where they defeated 1981 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State in the first round and lost to 1981 men Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma in the second round. Off-season Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Michael Beans G 6'2" N/A N/A N/A Junior College transfer from Long Beach City College Jud Bearsley G 6'5" N/A N/A N/A Junior College transfer from Cypress College Troy Carmon F 6'7" N/A N/A N/A Transfer from Colorado State Mike Lopez F 6'5" N/A Jr. N/A Junior College transfer from Los Angeles Valley College George Turner G 6'2" N/A Jr. N/A Junior College transfer from Saddleback College Source:Weyler John 1982-04-15 No Wonder Bill Mulligan's Smiling: UCI Coach Enjoys Best Recruiting Year, Lands 7 Top Choices LETTERS Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, CA 1981 recruiting class no yes 1981 Ken Bardsley G N/A Costa Mesa High School (CA) 6 4 Ronnie Grandison F Los Angeles, CA St. Bernard High School (CA) 6 7 Tod Murphy F Lakewood, CA Lakewood High School (CA) 6 9 220 Apr 14, 1982 Source: Roster 1981 UC Irvine Anteaters men's y Ken Bardsley G 6 4 FR Michael Beans G 6 2 Jr Troy Carmon F 6 6 Ronnie Grandison y F 6 6 215 Fr Los Angeles, CA Mike Lopez F 6 5 Jr Ben McDonald basketball y F 6 8 210 Jr Torrance, CA Brian Mulligan G 5 8 Tod Murphy y C 6 9 220 Fr Lakewood, CA Mark Spinn Bob Thornton y F 6 10 George Turner G 6 2 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/california-irvine/1983.html September 15, 2017 Bill Mulligan Bob Shermerhorn Mike Bokosky Schedule yes 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1982 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=UC Irvine Anteaters|Regular Season November 29, 1982 yes 1982 men Oregon Ducks Oregon Anaheim Convention CenterWeyler J. 1982-11-30 'New' anteaters rally to beat oregon, 46-44 https://www.proquest.com/docview/153273521 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, CA 2017-08-01 153273521 Anaheim, CA 2,198 46–44 OT 1–0 December 1, 1982 yes 1982 men San Diego Toreros San Diego Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 1,500 79–63 2–0 December 4, 1982 yes Pepperdine Anaheim Convention CenterWeyler John 1982-11-30 UC Irvine Rallies Past the Waves for 85-82 Win https://www.proquest.com/docview/153346735 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, CA 2017-08-01 153346735 Anaheim, CA 2,495 85–82 3–0 December 9, 1982 yes yes 1982 men Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 1,656 85–73 4–0 December 14, 1982 yes 1982 men Chapman Panthers Chapman Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 1,339 104–88 5–0 December 18, 1982 yes yes Idaho Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID 6,500 73–84 5–1 December 20, 1982 yes 1982 men Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Southwestern Louisiana Centennial Coliseum Reno, NV Wolf Pack Classic 1,800 67–81 5–2 December 21, 1982 yes yes Gonzaga Centennial Coliseum Reno, NV Wolf Pack Classic 3,346 75–61 6–2 December 29, 1982 yes yes 1982 men Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona MetraPark Arena Billings, MT KOA Classic 4,108 61–75 6–3 December 30, 1982 yes yes 1982 men Montana State Billings Yellowjackets Eastern Montana MetraPark Arena Billings, MT KOA Classic 2,408 89–73 7–3 January 6, 1983 yes 1982 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, CA 4,310 76–86 7–4 0–1 January 8, 1983 UNLV 11 Long Beach ArenaVincent Price H. 1983-01-06 UNLV Hopes To Spoil PCAA Los Angeles Times Irvine, CA 565412836 Long Beach, CA 4,229 64–68 7–5 0–2 January 10, 1983 yes 1982 men Portland Pilots Portland Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 1,032 90–74 8–5 January 15, 1983 1982 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, CA 1,631 78–81 8–6 0–3 January 20, 1983 yes 1982 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara Events Center Santa Barbara, CA 2,102 82–76 9–6 1–3 January 22, 1983 1982 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA 2,744 76–74 10–6 2–3 January 27, 1983 San Jose State Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 1,277 59–73 10–7 2–4 January 29, 1983 Utah State Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 1,469 78–76 11–7 3–4 February 3, 1983 yes 1982 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA 1,717 87–95 11–8 3–5 February 5, 1983 yes UNLV 2 Las Vegas Convention Center Winchester, NV 6,380 68–70 11–9 3–6 February 10, 1983 Cal State Fullerton Anaheim Convention CenterPCAA Roundup: 49ers Pay Back the Bulldogs, 80-69 Los Angeles Times 11 February 1983 153397202 Anaheim, CA 3,967 74–98 11–10 3–7 February 12, 1983 yes Utah State Smith Spectrum Logan, UT 9,302 90–85 12–10 4–7 February 19, 1983 UC Santa Barbara Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 1,284 95–74 13–10 5–7 February 24, 1983 1982 men Pacific Tigers Pacific Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 1,171 78–76 14–10 6–7 February 26, 1983 Long Beach State Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 1,569 120–106 15–10 7–7 March 3, 1983 yes Fresno State Selland Arena Fresno, CA 6,595 57–67 15–11 7–8 March 5, 1983 yes Pacific Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA 3,091 93–84 16–11 8–8 |- !colspan=9 style=UC Irvine Anteaters| PCAA Conference tournament March 10, 1983 yes Fresno State The Forum Inglewood, CA Quarterfinals 9,717 68–86 16–12 AP Poll Pacific Time Sourcehttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/ucirvine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/6/6/All_TImeUCIrvineRecords.pdf#page=26 UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book UC Irvine Athletics UC Irvine Sports July 22, 2017 January 22, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230122075118/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/ucirvine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/6/6/All_TImeUCIrvineRecords.pdf#page=26 dead Awards and honors Ben McDonald PCAA First Team All-Conference Tod Murphy PCAA All-Freshman Team Source: Sourcehttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/ucirvine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/6/6/All_TImeUCIrvineRecords.pdf#page=38 UC Irvine Honors UC Irvine Athletics UC Irvine Sports September 15, 2017 January 22, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230122075118/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/ucirvine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/6/6/All_TImeUCIrvineRecords.pdf#page=38 dead References Category:UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball seasons Category:1980s in Orange County, California UC Irvine UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine Anteaters