1982–83 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1982–83 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record24–6 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainTed Kitchel
Randy Wittman
Jim Thomas
Home arenaAssembly Hall
Seasons
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


The 1982–83 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 12th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 24–6 and a conference record of 13–5, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. As Big Ten Conference Champions, IU was invited to participate in the 1983 NCAA Tournament as a 2-seed. The Hoosiers advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, which was their first since 1981, but they lost to the 3-seed Kentucky Wildcats.[1]

The five banners in the south end of Assembly Hall honor IU's NCAA champions, and the banners in the north end honor various other accomplishments: NIT titles, Final Four appearances, and the undefeated regular season of 1976. While there now are two banners listing the years of IU's 21 Big Ten titles, those were not present during Bobby Knight's tenure. Before 2000, the only Big Ten title banner that was hung honored the 1983 team, which Knight ordered as a tribute to the fans. He credited the fans with inspiring the team to win its final three home games over Purdue, Illinois, and Ohio State, to seal the conference title after losing Ted Kitchel to injury. While IU survived the loss of Kitchel in the regular season, during the NCAA tournament, his absence was felt; IU lost to Kentucky despite strong performances by Randy Wittman and Uwe Blab.

Roster

No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
11 Dan Dakich G 6–5 So. Merrillville, Indiana
20 Jim Thomas G 6–3 Sr. Fort Lauderdale, Florida
21 Winston Morgan G/F 6–5 So. Anderson, Indiana
22 Stew Robinson G 6–1 Fr. Anderson, Indiana
23 Chuck Franz G 6–2 RS Sr. Clarksville, Indiana
24 Randy Wittman G/F 6–6 Sr. Indianapolis, Indiana
25 Cam Cameron G 6–2 Sr. Terre Haute, Indiana
30 Ted Kitchel F 6–8 Sr. Galveston, Indiana
31 Tony Brown G 6–2 Sr. Chicago, Illinois
33 Uwe Blab C 7–2 So. Munich, Germany
40 Tracy Foster F 6–4 Fr. Fort Wayne, Indiana
41 Mike Giomi F 6–8 Fr. Newark, Ohio
42 John Flowers F 6–9 So. Fort Wayne, Indiana
54 Steve Bouchie F 6–8 Sr. Washington, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/27/1982*
 No. 9 Ball State W 91–75  1–0
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
11/29/1982*
 No. 9 at Miami (OH) W 75–59  2–0
 Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
12/4/1982*
 No. 8 UTEP W 65–54  3–0
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/7/1982*
 No. 6 at Notre Dame W 68–52  4–0
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
12/10/1982*
 No. 6 Eastern Michigan
Indiana Classic 		W 85–48  5–0
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/11/1982*
 No. 6 Wyoming
Indiana Classic 		W 78–65  6–0
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/18/1982*
 No. 5 at Kansas State W 48–46  7–0
 Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
12/22/1982*
 No. 5 No. 2 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry 		W 62–59  8–0
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/29/1982*
 No. 1 vs. Grambling State
Hoosier Classic 		W 110–62  9–0
 Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, IN
12/30/1982*
 No. 1 vs. Nebraska
Hoosier Classic 		W 67–50  10–0
 Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, IN
1/8/1983
 No. 1 at Ohio State L 67–70  10–1
(0–1) 		St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
1/13/1983
 No. 4 at Illinois
Rivalry 		W 69–55  11–1
(1–1) 		Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
1/15/1983
 No. 4 at Purdue
Rivalry 		W 81–78  12–1
(2–1) 		Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
1/20/1983
 No. 2 Michigan State W 89–85  13–1
(3–1) 		Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/22/1983
 No. 2 Michigan W 93–76  14–1
(4–1) 		Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/26/1983
 No. 2 at Northwestern W 78–73  15–1
(5–1) 		Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
1/29/1983
 No. 2 at No. 14 Iowa L 48–63  15–2
(5–2) 		Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
2/3/1983
 No. 6 Wisconsin W 83–73  16–2
(6–2) 		Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/3/1983
 No. 6 No. 17 Minnesota W 76–51  17–2
(7–2) 		Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/10/1983
 No. 4 at No. 19 Minnesota W 63–59  18–2
(8–2) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
2/12/1983
 No. 4 at Wisconsin W 75–56  19–2
(9–2) 		Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
2/16/1983
 No. 2 No. 16 Iowa L 57–58  19–3
(9–3) 		Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/19/1983
 No. 2 Northwestern W 74–65  20–3
(10–3) 		Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/24/1983
 No. 4 at Michigan L 56–69  20–4
(10–4) 		Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
2/26/1983
 No. 4 at Michigan State L 54–62  20–5
(10–5) 		Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
3/3/1983
 No. 11 No. 20 Purdue
Rivalry 		W 64–41  21–5
(11–5) 		Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
3/5/1983
 No. 11 Illinois
Rivalry 		W 67–55  22–5
(12–5) 		Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
3/12/1983
 No. 7 No. 16 Ohio State W 81–60  23–5
(13–5) 		Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
NCAA tournament
3/20/1983*
 (2) No. 5 vs. (7) Oklahoma
Second Round 		W 63–49  24–5
 Roberts Municipal Stadium 
Evansville, IN
3/24/1983*
 (2) No. 5 vs. (3) No. 12 Kentucky
Sweet Sixteen 		L 59–64  24–6
 Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. ^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 15, 2015.