1982–83 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1982–83 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen (vacated) | |
Conference | Metro Conference |
Record | 22-7 (23–8 unadjusted) (6–6 Metro) |
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Home arena | Mid-South Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Louisville † | 12 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | – | 4 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Memphis State | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1983 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1982–83 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team represented Memphis State University as a member of the Metro Conference during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.[2]
The Tigers won Metro Conference regular season and conference tournament titles to receive an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament. As No. 4 seed in the East region, Memphis State beat No. 5 seed Georgetown to reach the Sweet Sixteen for the second of three straight seasons. The No. 1 Houston Cougars defeated Memphis State, 70–63, in the regional semifinal.[3] The Tigers finished with a 23–8 record (6–6 Metro), though the NCAA tournament results would later be vacated.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 18, 1982* | No. 3 | at Kansas | W 64–58 | 7–0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas | ||||||
Jan 23, 1983* | No. 6 | at NC State | W 57–53 | 13–1 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina | ||||||
Jan 26, 1983* | No. 6 | vs. Iona | W 94–88 | 14–1 | | ||||||
Feb 19, 1983* | No. 13 | No. 9 Louisville | L 66–75 | 18–4 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
Metro Conference tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 10, 1983* | No. 17 | vs. Florida State | W 84–74 | 22–6 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||||
Mar 11, 1983* | No. 17 | vs. No. 3 Louisville | L 68–71 | 22–7 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 20, 1983* | (4 MW) No. 17 | vs. (5 MW) No. 20 Georgetown Second round | W 66–57 | 23–7 | Freedom Hall (16,105) Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
Mar 25, 1983* | (4 MW) No. 17 | vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Houston Midwest Regional Final – Sweet Sixteen | L 63–70 | 23–8 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest region. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Rankings
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References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1982-83 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ "1982-83 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ "Houston 70, Memphis State 63". UPI Archives. March 26, 1983. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ "2019–20 Memphis Tigers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 903–904. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.