1982–83 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1982–83 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball | |
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Ohio Valley tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First round | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 19–11 (10–4 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Ellis Johnson Arena |
Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State † | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1982–83 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by head coach Wayne Martin, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena and are members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–11, 10–4 in Ohio Valley play and were champions of the 1983 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid in the NCAA tournament. As an 11 seed, they fell to No. 6 seed Syracuse in the first round.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 27, 1982* | at Western Kentucky | L 64–66 | 0–1 | E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky | |||||||
Ohio Valley Conference Basketball tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 10, 1983* | vs. Tennessee Tech Semifinals | W 54–53 | 18–10 | Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky | |||||||
Mar 11, 1983* | vs. Akron Championship game | W 81–65 | 19–10 | Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 18, 1983* | (11 E) | vs. (6 E) Syracuse First Round | L 59–74 | 19–11 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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References
- ^ "1982–83 Morehead State Eagles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ "2021-22 Morehead State Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2022.