1982–83 Lamar Cardinals basketball team
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1982–83 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball | |
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Southland Conference regular season and tournament champions | |
1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Round of 32 | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 23–8 (9–3 Southland) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Beaumont Civic Center (Capacity: 6,500) |
Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar † | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas-Arlington | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1983 Southland tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
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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).[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 26, 1982* | vs. UTSA Kettle Classic | W 79–59 | 1–0 | Hofheinz Pavilion (8,000) Houston, Texas | |||||||
Nov 27, 1982* | at No. 14 Houston Kettle Classic | L 72–106 | 1–1 | Hofheinz Pavilion (8,000) Houston, Texas | |||||||
Nov 30, 1982* | at Texas State | W 57–44 | 2–1 | Strahan Coliseum (2,320) San Marcos, Texas | |||||||
Dec 6, 1982* | Sienna Heights | W 85–51 | 3–1 | Beaumont Civic Center (4,293) Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
Dec 11, 1982* | at Hardin-Simmons | W 81–60 | 4–1 | Mabee Complex (2,149) Abilene, Texas | |||||||
Dec 13, 1982* | Pan American | W 83–45 | 5–1 | Beaumont Civic Center (3,966) Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
Dec 20, 1982* | Rice | W 56–49 | 6–1 | Beaumont Civic Center (3,912) Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
Dec 22, 1982* | at Boise State | W 75–59 | 7–1 | BSU Pavilion (2,252) Boise, Idaho | |||||||
Dec 26, 1982* | vs. Drake Far West Classic | W 66–54 | 8–1 | (9,218) Portland, Oregon | |||||||
Dec 27, 1982* | vs. Oregon State Far West Classic | L 61–76 | 8–2 | (9,506) Portland, Oregon | |||||||
Dec 28, 1982* | vs. Oregon Far West Classic | L 41–50 | 8–3 | (12,117) Portland, Oregon | |||||||
Jan 10, 1983* | St. Mary's | W 70–47 | 9–3 | Beaumont Civic Center (4,859) Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
Southland regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 15, 1983 | at Arkansas State | W 59–56 | 10–3 (1–0) | Indian Fieldhouse (4,273) Jonesboro, Arkansas | |||||||
Jan 20, 1983 | Northeast Louisiana | W 83–53 | 11–3 (2–0) | Beaumont Civic Center (4,773) Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
Jan 22, 1983 | Louisiana Tech | W 51–43 | 12–3 (3–0) | Beaumont Civic Center (5,202) Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
Jan 24, 1983* | at UTSA Non–conference | W 60–58 | 13–3 | Convocation Center (2,063) San Antonio, Texas | |||||||
Jan 27, 1983 | at UT Arlington | W 81–69 | 14–3 (4–0) | Texas Hall (1,834) Arlington, Texas | |||||||
Jan 29, 1983 | at North Texas | L 55–61 | 14–4 (4–1) | The Super Pit (3,425) Denton, Texas | |||||||
Feb 3, 1983 | McNeese | W 93–62 | 15–4 (5–1) | Beaumont Civic Center (5,585) Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
Feb 5, 1983* | at Louisville Non–conference | L 60–85 | 15–5 | Freedom Hall (16,613) Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
Feb 9, 1983 | Arkansas State | W 62–47 | 16–5 (6–1) | Beaumont Civic Center (3,518) Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
Feb 12, 1983 | at Northeast Louisiana | L 67–68 2OT | 16–6 (6–2) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,407) Monroe, Louisiana | |||||||
Feb 12, 1983 | at Louisiana Tech | L 79–88 | 16–7 (6–3) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,205) Ruston, Louisiana | |||||||
Feb 19, 1983 | UT Arlington | W 104–69 | 17–7 (7–3) | Beaumont Civic Center (3,993) Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
Feb 24, 1983 | North Texas | W 71–63 | 18–7 (8–3) | Beaumont Civic Center (5,221) Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
Feb 26, 1983 | McNeese | W 45–41 | 19–7 (9–3) | Lake Charles Civic Center (5,000) Lake Charles, Louisiana | |||||||
Mar 5, 1983* | Pan American Non–conference | W 60–51 | 20–7 | UTPA Fieldhouse (1,118) Edinburg, Texas | |||||||
Southland tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 11, 1983* | Arkansas State Semifinals | W 66–46 | 21–7 | Beaumont Civic Center (4,228) Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
Mar 12, 1983* | North Texas Championship game | W 75–54 | 22–7 | Beaumont Civic Center (4,341) Beaumont, Texas | |||||||
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 17, 1983* | (11 MW) | vs. (6 MW) Alabama First round | W 73–50 | 23–7 | The Summit (15,400) Houston, Texas | ||||||
Mar 19, 1983* | (11 MW) | vs. (3 MW) No. 13 Villanova Second round | L 58–60 | 23–8 | The Summit (15,400) Houston, Texas | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
References
- ^ "Men's Basketball 2018-19" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 105. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ a b "1982-83 Lamar Cardinals Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "Roster". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- ^ "FINAL 1983 MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT - Lamar University". NCAA.org. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "1982-83 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2022.