1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	Virginia
NCAA Tournament	1983
Tournament dates	March 17 – April 4, 1983
National Championship	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
NCAA Champions	NC State
Other champions	Fresno State (NIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Ralph Sampson, Virginia
Player of the Year (Helms)	Akeem Olajuwon, Houston

The 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1982 and ended with the Final Four in Albuquerque, New Mexico on April 4, 1983. The NC State Wolfpack won their second NCAA national championship with a 54–52 victory over the No. 1-ranked and heavily favored Houston Cougars.

Season headlines

• After expanding its membership from eight to ten schools, the Eastern Athletic Association, informally known as the "Eastern 8," renamed itself the Atlantic 10 Conference.
• The NCAA Tournament expanded from 48 to 52 teams.
• Jim Valvano led the NC State Wolfpack on an improbable run through the NCAA tournament. The team upset Houston's famed and high flying Phi Slama Jama in the championship game. Were it not for winning the ACC tournament, the Wolfpack likely would not have been in the NCAA Tournament.
• The Georgia Bulldogs advanced to the Final Four in the men's NCAA tournament and the Georgia Lady Bulldogs reached the Final Four of the NCAA women's tournament. It was the first time the men's and women's teams from the same school reached their respective Final Fours in the same year.
• Wayman Tisdale of Oklahoma became the first player to be named a consensus all-American during his freshman season.

Major rule changes

The penalty for a player violating the five-second "closely guarded" count was changed from a jump ball to a turnover, with the defense getting the ball at the out-of-bounds spot closest to where the violation occurred.

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

Main article: 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The top 20 from the AP and UPI (Coaches) Polls during the pre-season.

Associated Press Ranking Team 1 Virginia 2 Georgetown 3 North Carolina 4 Kentucky 5 Villanova 6 Memphis State 7 UCLA 8 Louisville 9 Indiana 10 Oregon State 11 Iowa 12 Alabama 13 Tennessee 14 Houston 15 Missouri 16 NC State 17 Arkansas 18 Marquette 19 St. John's 20 UNLV Oklahoma

UPI Coaches Ranking Team 1 Virginia 2 North Carolina 3 Georgetown 4 Kentucky 5 Louisville 6 UCLA 7 Indiana Villanova 9 Memphis State 10 Oregon State 11 Houston 12 Iowa 13 Alabama 14 Missouri 15 Tennessee 16 Marquette 17 DePaul 18 Oklahoma 19 St. John's 20 Arkansas

Conference membership changes

School	Former conference	New conference
Alabama State Hornets	Non-major program	Southwest Athletic Conference
Cleveland State Vikings	Division I independent	AMCU-8
Eastern Illinois Panthers	Division I independent	AMCU-8
Green Bay Phoenix	Division I independent	AMCU-8
Illinois Chicago Flames	Division I independent	AMCU-8
UNLV Runnin' Rebels	Division I independent	Pacific Coast Athletic Conference
Nicholls State Colonels	Division I independent	Trans America Athletic Conference (provisional)
North Texas State Mean Green	Division I independent	Southland Conference
Northeast Louisiana Indians	Division I independent	Southland Conference
Old Dominion Monarchs	ECAC South Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Pittsburgh Panthers	Eastern Athletic Association (Eastern 8)	Big East Conference
Saint Joseph's Hawks	East Coast Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Saint Louis Billikens	Metro Conference	Midwestern City Conference
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles	Division I independent	Metro Conference
Southwest Missouri State Bears	Non-major program	AMCU-8
Temple Owls	East Coast Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Towson State Tigers	ECAC South Conference	East Coast Conference
Valparaiso Crusaders	Division I independent	AMCU-8
Western Illinois Leathernecks	Division I independent	AMCU-8
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	Ohio Valley Conference	Sun Belt Conference

NOTE: Nicholls State began a two-season stint as a provisional member of the Trans America Athletic Conference, during which it played no conference games.

Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference	Regular season winner	Conference player of the year	Conference Coach of the Year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (City)	Tournament winner
AMCU–8	Western Illinois	Joe Dykstra, Western Illinois	Jack Margenthaler, Western Illinois	No Tournament
Atlantic 10 Conference	Rutgers (East) St. Bonaventure & West Virginia (West)	Roy Hinson, Rutgers & Greg Jones, West Virginia	Jim O'Brien, St. Bonaventure & Jim Satalin, Duquesne	1983 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament	The Spectrum (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)	West Virginia
Atlantic Coast Conference	North Carolina & Virginia	Ralph Sampson, Virginia	Bobby Cremins, Georgia Tech	1983 ACC men's basketball tournament	Omni Coliseum (Atlanta, Georgia)	NC State
Big East Conference	Boston College, St. John's & Villanova	Chris Mullin, St. John's	Lou Carnesecca, St. John's	1983 Big East men's basketball tournament	Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York)	St. John's
Big Eight Conference	Missouri	Steve Stipanovich, Missouri & Wayman Tisdale, Oklahoma	Norm Stewart, Missouri	1983 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament	Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Missouri) (Semifinals and Finals)	Oklahoma State
Big Sky Conference	Weber State	Derrick Pope, Montana	Neil McCarthy, Weber State	1983 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament	Centennial Coliseum (Reno, Nevada)	Weber State
Big Ten Conference	Indiana	None Selected	Eldon Miller, Ohio State	No Tournament
East Coast Conference	Rider (West) American, Hofstra & La Salle (East)	David Taylor, Hofstra	Dick Berg, Hofstra	1983 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament	Kirby Sports Center (Easton, Pennsylvania)	La Salle
ECAC Metro	Robert Morris	Steve Smith, Marist	Matt Furjanic, Robert Morris	1983 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament	John Jay Center (Moon Township, Pennsylvania)	Robert Morris
ECAC North	Boston University & New Hampshire	Jeff Cross, Maine	Gerry Friel, New Hampshire	1983 ECAC North men's basketball tournament	Case Gym (Boston, Massachusetts)	Boston University
ECAC South	William & Mary	Dan Ruland, James Madison & Carlos Yates, George Mason	Bruce Parkhill, William & Mary	1983 ECAC South men's basketball tournament	Robins Center (Richmond, Virginia)	James Madison
Ivy League	Princeton	Craig Robinson, Princeton	None selected	No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Iona	Steve Burtt, Iona	Gordon Chiesa, Manhattan	1983 MAAC men's basketball tournament	Meadowlands Arena (East Rutherford, New Jersey)	Fordham
Metro Conference	Louisville	Rodney McCray, Louisville	Denny Crum, Louisville	1983 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament	Riverfront Coliseum (Cincinnati, Ohio)	Louisville
Mid-American Conference	Bowling Green	Ray McCallum, Ball State	Danny Nee, Ohio	1983 MAC men's basketball tournament	Anderson Arena (Bowling Green, Ohio)	Bowling Green
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Howard	Joe Binion, North Carolina A&T		1983 MEAC men's basketball tournament	Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina)	North Carolina A&T
Midwestern City Conference	Loyola (IL)	Mark Acres, Oral Roberts & Alfredrick Hughes, Loyola (IL)	Gene Sullivan, Loyola (IL)	1983 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament	Roberts Municipal Stadium (Evansville, Indiana)	Xavier
Missouri Valley Conference	Wichita State	Antoine Carr, Wichita State	Weldon Drew, New Mexico State	1983 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Horton Field House (Normal, Illinois)	Illinois State
Ohio Valley Conference	Murray State	Glen Green, Murray State & Joe Jakubick, Akron	Ron Greene, Murray State	1983 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Racer Arena (Murray, Kentucky)	Morehead State
Pacific-10 Conference	UCLA	Kenny Fields, UCLA	George Raveling, Washington State	No Tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic Association	UNLV	Sidney Green, UNLV	Jerry Tarkanian, UNLV	1983 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament	The Forum (Inglewood, California)	UNLV
Southeastern Conference	Kentucky	Dale Ellis, Tennessee (AP) & Jeff Malone, Mississippi State (UPI)	Joe B. Hall, Kentucky & Lee Hunt, Ole Miss	1983 SEC men's basketball tournament	Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (Birmingham, Alabama)	Georgia
Southern Conference	Tennessee–Chattanooga	Troy Lee Mikell, East Tennessee State	Murray Arnold, Tennessee–Chattanooga	1983 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament	Charleston Civic Center (Charleston, West Virginia)	Tennessee–Chattanooga
Southland Conference	Lamar	Karl Malone, Louisiana Tech	Andy Russo, Louisiana Tech	1983 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament	Beaumont Civic Center (Beaumont, Texas)	Lamar
Southwest Conference	Houston	Clyde Drexler, Houston & Darrell Walker, Arkansas	Guy Lewis, Houston	1983 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament	Reunion Arena (Dallas, Texas)	Houston
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Alabama State & Texas Southern	Harry Kelly, Texas Southern	James Oliver, Alabama State	1983 SWAC men's basketball tournament		Alcorn State
Sun Belt Conference	Old Dominion & VCU	Charlie Bradley, South Florida & Calvin Duncan, VCU	J. D. Barnett, VCU	1983 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament	Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (Birmingham, Alabama)	UAB
Trans America Athletic Conference	Arkansas–Little Rock	Willie Jackson, Centenary	Frank Kerns, Georgia Southern	1983 TAAC men's basketball tournament	Barton Coliseum (Little Rock, Arkansas)	Georgia Southern
West Coast Athletic Conference	Pepperdine	Orlando Phillips, Pepperdine & Dane Suttle, Pepperdine	Jim Harrick, Pepperdine	No Tournament
Western Athletic Conference	BYU, Utah & UTEP	Michael Cage, San Diego State, Devin Durrant, BYU & Pace Mannion, Utah	Don Haskins, UTEP	No Tournament

Conference standings

1982–83 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Western Illinois 9 – 3   .750 20 – 11   .645 Eastern Illinois 8 – 4   .667 13 – 18   .419 Southwest Missouri State 6 – 3   .667 13 – 15   .464 UIC 7 – 4   .636 16 – 12   .571 Northern Iowa 6 – 5   .545 13 – 18   .419 Valparaiso 4 – 9   .308 13 – 15   .464 Cleveland State 1 – 4   .200 8 – 20   .286 Green Bay 2 – 11   .154 9 – 19   .321 Rankings from AP Poll	1982–83 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Rutgers 11 – 3   .786 23 – 8   .742 Saint Joseph's 8 – 6   .571 15 – 13   .536 Temple 5 – 9   .357 14 – 15   .483 UMass 4 – 10   .286 9 – 20   .310 Rhode Island 3 – 11   .214 9 – 19   .321 West West Virginia † 10 – 4   .714 23 – 8   .742 St. Bonaventure 10 – 4   .714 20 – 10   .667 Penn State 9 – 5   .643 17 – 11   .607 Duquesne 6 – 8   .429 12 – 16   .429 George Washington 4 – 10   .286 14 – 15   .483 † 1983 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	1982–83 ACC men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 8 North Carolina 12 – 2   .857 28 – 8   .778 No. 4 Virginia 12 – 2   .857 29 – 5   .853 Maryland 8 – 6   .571 20 – 10   .667 No. 16 NC State † 8 – 6   .571 26 – 10   .722 Wake Forest 7 – 7   .500 20 – 10   .667 Georgia Tech 4 – 10   .286 13 – 15   .464 Duke 3 – 11   .214 11 – 17   .393 Clemson 2 – 12   .143 11 – 20   .355 † 1983 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll
1982–83 Big East men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 11 Boston College 12 – 4   .750 25 – 7   .781 No. 13 Villanova 12 – 4   .750 24 – 8   .750 No. 3 St. John's† 12 – 4   .750 28 – 5   .848 No. 20 Georgetown 11 – 5   .688 22 – 10   .688 Syracuse 9 – 7   .563 21 – 10   .677 Pittsburgh 6 – 10   .375 13 – 15   .464 Connecticut 5 – 11   .313 12 – 16   .429 Providence 4 – 12   .250 12 – 19   .387 Seton Hall 1 – 15   .063 6 – 23   .207 † 1983 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	1982–83 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 10 Missouri 12 – 2   .857 26 – 8   .765 Oklahoma 10 – 4   .714 24 – 9   .727 No. 19 Oklahoma State † 9 – 5   .643 24 – 7   .774 Nebraska 9 – 5   .643 22 – 10   .688 Iowa State 5 – 9   .357 13 – 15   .464 Kansas State 4 – 10   .286 12 – 16   .429 Kansas 4 – 10   .286 13 – 16   .448 Colorado 3 – 11   .214 13 – 15   .464 † 1983 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	1982–83 Big Sky Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Weber State † 10 – 4   .714 23 – 8   .742 Nevada 10 – 4   .714 18 – 11   .621 Montana 9 – 5   .643 21 – 8   .724 Idaho 9 – 5   .643 20 – 9   .690 Idaho State 7 – 7   .500 10 – 17   .370 Boise State 5 – 9   .357 10 – 17   .370 Northern Arizona 3 – 11   .214 10 – 16   .385 Montana State 3 – 11   .214 10 – 17   .370 † 1983 Big Sky tournament winner
1982–83 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 5 Indiana 13 – 5   .722 24 – 6   .800 Purdue 11 – 7   .611 21 – 9   .700 Ohio State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 10   .667 Illinois 11 – 7   .611 21 – 11   .656 Iowa 10 – 8   .556 21 – 10   .677 Minnesota 9 – 9   .500 18 – 11   .621 Michigan State 9 – 9   .500 17 – 13   .567 Northwestern 7 – 11   .389 17 – 13   .567 Michigan 6 – 12   .333 15 – 13   .536 Wisconsin 3 – 15   .167 8 – 20   .286 Rankings from AP Poll	1982–83 ECC men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East American 7 – 2   .778 20 – 10   .667 Hofstra 7 – 2   .778 18 – 9   .667 La Salle † 7 – 2   .778 18 – 14   .563 Drexel 5 – 4   .556 14 – 15   .483 Towson 2 – 7   .222 7 – 21   .250 West Rider 10 – 3   .769 20 – 9   .690 Bucknell 8 – 5   .615 17 – 11   .607 Delaware 4 – 9   .308 11 – 14   .440 Lafayette 3 – 10   .231 7 – 21   .250 Lehigh 2 – 11   .154 10 – 16   .385 † 1983 ECC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	1982–83 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT North Long Island 11 – 3   .786 20 – 9   .690 Fairleigh Dickinson 9 – 5   .643 17 – 12   .586 St. Francis (NY) 7 – 7   .500 10 – 18   .357 Marist 7 – 7   .500 14 – 15   .483 Siena 6 – 8   .429 12 – 16   .429 Wagner 2 – 12   .143 10 – 18   .357 South Robert Morris † 12 – 2   .857 23 – 8   .742 Saint Francis (PA) 7 – 7   .500 12 – 17   .414 Baltimore 4 – 10   .286 10 – 18   .357 Loyola (MD) 3 – 11   .214 4 – 24   .143 † 1983 ECAC Metro tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
1982–83 ECAC North men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Boston University † 8 – 2   .800 21 – 10   .677 New Hampshire 8 – 2   .800 16 – 12   .571 Holy Cross 5 – 3   .625 17 – 13   .567 Maine 6 – 4   .600 12 – 14   .462 Niagara 5 – 4   .556 11 – 18   .379 Northeastern 4 – 6   .400 13 – 15   .464 Canisius 3 – 6   .333 11 – 17   .393 Vermont 3 – 7   .300 10 – 19   .345 Colgate 0 – 8   .000 3 – 24   .111 † 1983 ECAC North tournament winner	1982–83 ECAC South men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT William & Mary 9 – 0   1.000 20 – 9   .690 James Madison † 6 – 3   .667 20 – 11   .645 Navy 3 – 3   .500 18 – 11   .621 George Mason 3 – 6   .333 15 – 12   .556 East Carolina 3 – 7   .300 16 – 13   .552 Richmond 2 – 7   .222 12 – 16   .429 † 1983 ECAC South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	1982–83 Ivy League men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Princeton 12 – 2   .857 20 – 9   .690 Penn 11 – 3   .786 17 – 9   .654 Yale 7 – 7   .500 12 – 14   .462 Columbia 7 – 7   .500 10 – 16   .385 Cornell 6 – 8   .429 10 – 16   .385 Brown 6 – 8   .429 9 – 17   .346 Harvard 4 – 10   .286 12 – 14   .462 Dartmouth 3 – 11   .214 7 – 19   .269 Rankings from AP Poll
1982–83 Metro Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall 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	1982–83 MAAC men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Iona 8 – 2   .800 22 – 9   .710 Fordham † 7 – 3   .700 19 – 11   .633 Saint Peter's 7 – 3   .700 22 – 5   .815 Manhattan 4 – 6   .400 15 – 13   .536 Army 2 – 8   .200 11 – 18   .379 Fairfield 2 – 8   .200 13 – 15   .464 † 1983 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	1982–83 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Bowling Green 15 – 3   .833 21 – 9   .700 Ohio† 12 – 6   .667 23 – 9   .719 Toledo 10 – 8   .556 17 – 12   .586 Ball State 10 – 8   .556 17 – 12   .586 Miami 10 – 8   .556 13 – 15   .464 Kent State 9 – 9   .500 15 – 13   .536 Eastern Michigan 8 – 10   .444 12 – 16   .429 Northern Illinois 8 – 10   .444 11 – 16   .407 Central Michigan 5 – 13   .278 10 – 17   .370 Western Michigan 3 – 15   .167 5 – 23   .179 † Mid-American Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
1982–83 MEAC men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Howard 11 – 1   .917 18 – 8   .692 North Carolina A&T † 9 – 3   .750 23 – 8   .742 South Carolina State 5 – 7   .417 13 – 15   .464 Maryland Eastern Shore 5 – 7   .417 10 – 19   .345 Delaware State 5 – 7   .417 8 – 19   .296 Florida A&M 4 – 8   .333 7 – 21   .250 Bethune–Cookman 3 – 9   .250 5 – 21   .192 † 1983 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	1982–83 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Loyola-Chicago 12 – 2   .857 19 – 10   .655 Xavier † 10 – 4   .714 22 – 8   .733 Oral Roberts 10 – 4   .714 14 – 14   .500 Butler 9 – 5   .643 15 – 13   .536 Evansville 6 – 8   .429 13 – 16   .448 Detroit 6 – 8   .429 12 – 17   .414 Saint Louis 2 – 12   .143 5 – 23   .179 Oklahoma City 1 – 13   .071 4 – 22   .154 † 1983 MCC tournament winner	1982–83 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 14 Wichita State 17 – 1   .944 25 – 3   .893 Illinois State † 13 – 5   .722 24 – 7   .774 New Mexico State 11 – 7   .611 18 – 11   .621 Tulsa 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613 Bradley 10 – 8   .556 16 – 13   .552 Drake 9 – 9   .500 13 – 15   .464 Indiana State 5 – 13   .278 9 – 19   .321 West Texas State 5 – 13   .278 8 – 20   .286 Southern Illinois 5 – 13   .278 9 – 19   .321 Creighton 4 – 14   .222 8 – 19   .296 † 1983 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
1982–83 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall 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	1982–83 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 6 UNLV † 15 – 1   .938 28 – 3   .903 Cal State Fullerton 12 – 4   .750 21 – 8   .724 Utah State 10 – 6   .625 20 – 9   .690 Fresno State 9 – 7   .563 25 – 10   .714 UC Irvine 8 – 8   .500 16 – 12   .571 San Jose State 7 – 9   .438 14 – 15   .483 Long Beach State 6 – 10   .375 13 – 16   .448 Pacific 4 – 12   .250 7 – 21   .250 UC Santa Barbara 1 – 15   .063 7 – 20   .259 † 1983 PCAA tournament winner	1982–83 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 7 UCLA 15 – 3   .833 23 – 6   .793 Washington State 14 – 4   .778 23 – 7   .767 Oregon State 12 – 6   .667 20 – 11   .645 Arizona State 12 – 6   .667 19 – 14   .576 USC 11 – 7   .611 17 – 11   .607 Washington 7 – 11   .389 16 – 15   .516 California 7 – 11   .389 14 – 14   .500 Stanford 6 – 12   .333 14 – 14   .500 Oregon 5 – 13   .278 9 – 18   .333 Arizona 1 – 17   .056 4 – 24   .143 As of April 15, 1983 Rankings from AP Poll
1982–83 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 12 Kentucky 13 – 5   .722 23 – 8   .742 LSU 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594 Ole Miss 10 – 8   .556 19 – 12   .613 Vanderbilt 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576 Mississippi State 9 – 9   .500 17 – 12   .586 No. 18 Georgia † 9 – 9   .500 24 – 10   .706 Tennessee 9 – 9   .500 20 – 12   .625 Auburn 8 – 10   .444 15 – 13   .536 Alabama 8 – 10   .444 20 – 12   .625 Florida 5 – 13   .278 13 – 18   .419 † 1983 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	1982–83 Southern Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 15 Chattanooga † 15 – 1   .938 26 – 4   .867 Marshall 13 – 3   .813 20 – 8   .714 East Tennessee State 12 – 4   .750 22 – 9   .710 Western Carolina 9 – 7   .563 17 – 12   .586 Davidson 8 – 8   .500 13 – 15   .464 The Citadel 7 – 9   .438 12 – 16   .429 Furman 4 – 12   .250 9 – 20   .310 Appalachian State 3 – 13   .188 6 – 21   .222 VMI 1 – 15   .063 2 – 25   .074 † 1983 Southern tournament winner As of April 30, 1983 Rankings from AP poll	1982–83 Southland Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall 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 State 5 – 7   .417 15 – 15   .500 Texas-Arlington 3 – 9   .250 9 – 19   .321 † 1983 Southland tournament winner Rankings from AP poll
1982–83 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 1 Houston † 16 – 0   1.000 31 – 3   .912 No. 9 Arkansas 14 – 2   .875 26 – 4   .867 Texas A&M 10 – 6   .625 17 – 14   .548 TCU 9 – 7   .563 23 – 11   .676 SMU 9 – 7   .563 19 – 11   .633 Texas Tech 7 – 9   .438 11 – 20   .355 Baylor 4 – 12   .250 12 – 16   .429 Rice 2 – 14   .125 8 – 20   .286 Texas 1 – 15   .063 6 – 22   .214 † 1983 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	1982–83 SWAC men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Texas Southern 12 – 2   .857 22 – 7   .759 Alabama State 12 – 2   .857 22 – 6   .786 Alcorn State † 10 – 4   .714 22 – 10   .688 Southern 7 – 7   .500 16 – 14   .533 Mississippi Valley State 6 – 8   .429 11 – 17   .393 Jackson State 4 – 10   .286 6 – 24   .200 Grambling State 3 – 11   .214 6 – 22   .214 Prairie View A&M 2 – 12   .143 4 – 22   .154 † 1983 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	1982–83 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Old Dominion 12 – 2   .857 19 – 10   .655 VCU 12 – 2   .857 24 – 7   .774 UAB † 9 – 5   .643 19 – 14   .576 South Florida 8 – 6   .571 22 – 10   .688 South Alabama 6 – 8   .429 16 – 12   .571 UNC Charlotte 5 – 9   .357 8 – 20   .286 Western Kentucky 4 – 10   .286 12 – 16   .429 Jacksonville 0 – 14   .000 7 – 22   .241 † 1983 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
1982–83 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Arkansas–Little Rock 12 – 2   .857 23 – 6   .793 Houston Baptist 10 – 4   .714 20 – 9   .690 Georgia Southern † 8 – 6   .571 18 – 12   .600 Centenary 8 – 6   .571 16 – 13   .552 Mercer 6 – 8   .429 13 – 15   .464 Samford 6 – 8   .429 13 – 15   .464 Northwestern State 5 – 9   .357 9 – 19   .321 Hardin–Simmons 1 – 13   .071 3 – 25   .107 Nicholls State* 0 – 0   – 16 – 12   .571 † 1983 TAAC tournament winner *Provisional member; played no conference games. Rankings from AP Poll	1982–83 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Pepperdine 10 – 2   .833 20 – 9   .690 Santa Clara 9 – 3   .750 21 – 7   .750 Saint Mary's 7 – 5   .583 14 – 12   .538 San Diego 5 – 7   .417 11 – 15   .423 Gonzaga 5 – 7   .417 13 – 14   .481 Portland 4 – 8   .333 10 – 18   .357 Loyola Marymount 2 – 10   .167 9 – 18   .333 Rankings from AP Poll	1982–83 WAC men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UTEP 11 – 5   .688 19 – 10   .655 Utah 11 – 5   .688 18 – 14   .563 BYU 11 – 5   .688 15 – 14   .517 Hawaii 9 – 7   .563 17 – 11   .607 San Diego State 8 – 8   .500 18 – 10   .643 Wyoming 8 – 8   .500 16 – 13   .552 New Mexico 6 – 10   .375 14 – 15   .483 Colorado State 6 – 10   .375 11 – 17   .393 Air Force 2 – 14   .125 10 – 17   .370 Rankings from AP Poll

Division I independents

A total of 19 college teams played as Division I independents. Among them, New Orleans (23–7) had both the best winning percentage (.767) and the most wins.

1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT New Orleans –   – 23 – 7   .767 Southwestern Louisiana –   – 22 – 7   .759 South Carolina –   – 22 – 9   .710 Stetson –   – 19 – 9   .679 Southeastern Louisiana –   – 18 – 9   .667 Marquette –   – 19 – 10   .655 Notre Dame –   – 19 – 10   .655 Dayton –   – 18 – 10   .643 DePaul –   – 21 – 12   .636 Baptist –   – 13 – 14   .481 Utica –   – 11 – 15   .423 Tennessee State –   – 11 – 16   .407 UNC Wilmington –   – 11 – 16   .407 Brooklyn –   – 11 – 17   .393 Campbell –   – 11 – 17   .393 UTSA –   – 10 – 17   .370 Georgia State –   – 9 – 19   .321 Texas–Pan American –   – 7 – 21   .250 U.S. International –   – 3 – 25   .107 Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

Conference	Regular season winner	Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5	Villanova	John Pinone, Villanova

Villanova finished with a 3–1 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

Points per game				Rebounds per game				Field goal percentage				Free throw percentage
Player	School	PPG		Player	School	RPG		Player	School	FG%		Player	School	FT%
Harry Kelly	Texas Southern	28.8		Xavier McDaniel	Wichita St.	14.4		Troy Lee Mikell	E. Tennessee St.	67.5		Rob Gonzalez	Colorado	91.5
Jeff Malone	Mississippi St.	26.8		Franklin Giles	S. Carolina St.	12.9		Orlando Phillips	Pepperdine	66.0		Charles Fisher	James Madison	91.3
Carlos Yates	George Mason	26.8		Michael Cage	San Diego St.	12.6		Eugene McDowell	Florida	64.6		Mike Waitkus	Brown	89.8
Charlie Bradley	S. Florida	26.7		Mark Halsel	Northeastern	12.5		Charles Barkley	Auburn	64.4		Phil Cox	Vanderbilt	89.7
Joe Jakubick	Akron	26.7		Jeff Cross	Maine	11.9		Tommy Best	Saint Peter's	64.2		William Hobdy	Grambling St.	89.7
				Sidney Green	UNLV	11.9

Postseason tournaments

NCAA tournament

Main article: 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Final Four - The Pit, Albuquerque, New Mexico

	National semifinals					National championship game
	E4	Georgia	60
	W6	NC State	67
						W6	NC State	54
						MW1	Houston	52
	ME1	Louisville	81
	MW1	Houston	94

National Invitation tournament

Main article: 1983 National Invitation Tournament

NIT Semifinals and Final

	Semifinals					Final
	Wake Forest		62
	Fresno State		86
						Fresno State		69
						DePaul		60
	Nebraska		58
	DePaul		68

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 1983 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Dale Ellis	F	Senior	Tennessee
Patrick Ewing	C	Sophomore	Georgetown
Michael Jordan	G	Sophomore	North Carolina
Keith Lee	F/C	Sophomore	Memphis State
Sam Perkins	F	Junior	North Carolina
Ralph Sampson	C	Senior	Virginia
Wayman Tisdale	F	Freshman	Oklahoma

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Clyde Drexler	G/F	Junior	Houston
Sidney Green	F/C	Senior	UNLV
John Paxson	G	Senior	Notre Dame
Steve Stipanovich	C	Senior	Missouri
Jon Sundvold	G	Senior	Missouri
Darrell Walker	G	Senior	Arkansas
Randy Wittman	F/G	Senior	Indiana

Major player of the year awards

• Wooden Award: Ralph Sampson, Virginia
• Naismith Award: Ralph Sampson, Virginia
• Helms Player of the Year: Akeem Olajuwon, Houston
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Ralph Sampson, Virginia
• UPI Player of the Year: Ralph Sampson, Virginia
• NABC Player of the Year: Ralph Sampson, Virginia
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Ralph Sampson, Virginia
• Adolph Rupp Trophy: Ralph Sampson, Virginia
• Sporting News Player of the Year: Michael Jordan, North Carolina

Major coach of the year awards

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Guy Lewis, Houston
• UPI Coach of the Year: Jerry Tarkanian, UNLV
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Lou Carnesecca, St. John's
• NABC Coach of the Year: Lou Carnesecca, St. John's
• CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Lou Carnesecca, St. John's
• Sporting News Coach of the Year: Denny Crum, Louisville

Other major awards

• Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Ray McCallum, Ball State
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): John Pinone, Villanova
• NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Chris Mullin, St. John's

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team	Former Coach	Interim Coach	New Coach	Reason
Arizona	Ben Lindsey		Lute Olson
Hardin–Simmons	Jim Hatfield		Dick Danford
Kansas	Ted Owens		Larry Brown
Iowa	Lute Olson		George Raveling
Marshall	Bob Zuffelato		Rick Huckabay
Washington State	George Raveling		Len Stevens

See also

• 1983 All-Pacific Coast men's basketball team