1982–83 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1982–83 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 12
Record23–8 (13–5 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachLeonard Hamilton
Home arenaRupp Arena
Seasons
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

The 1982–83 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Joe B. Hall[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 23–8.[2]

Roster

1982–83 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 20 Jim Master 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Paul Harding Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 23 Roger Harden 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr   Valparaiso, Indiana
F 24 Bret Bearup 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So   Centerport, New York
F/C 31 Sam Bowie Current redshirt 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Lebanon Lebanon, Pennsylvania
F/C 33 Tom Heitz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr   Hamilton, Indiana
F 34 Kenny Walker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Crawford County Roberta, Georgia
C 54 Melvin Turpin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Bryan Station Lexington, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 27, 1982*
 No. 4 Butler W 90–53  1–0
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 1, 1982*
 No. 3 at Notre Dame W 58–45  2–0
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Dec 4, 1982*
 No. 3 No. 4 Villanova W 93–79  3–0
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 7, 1982*
 No. 2 Detroit W 83–46  4–0
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 11, 1982*
 No. 2 Illinois W 76–57  5–0
 Rupp Arena (23,872)
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 17, 1982*
 No. 2 Duquesne W 55–42  6–0
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 18, 1982*
 No. 2 Tulane W 80–61  7–0
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 22, 1982*
 No. 2 at No. 5 Indiana
Rivalry 		L 59–62  7–1
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
Dec 29, 1982*
 No. 3 vs. Kansas W 83–62  8–1
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 3, 1983
 No. 3 Ole Miss W 72–60  9–1
(1–0) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 5, 1983
 No. 3 LSU W 52–50  10–1
(2–0) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 8, 1983
 No. 3 at No. 5 Alabama L 67–74  10–2
(2–1) 		Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 10, 1983
 No. 3 at Mississippi State W 59–53 OT 11–2
(3–1) 		Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 15, 1983
 No. 6 Auburn L 67–75  11–3
(3–2) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 17, 1983
 No. 11 Florida W 70–63  12–3
(4–2) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 22, 1983
 No. 11 at Vanderbilt W 82–77 OT 13–3
(5–2) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 29, 1983
 No. 10 at Georgia L 63–70  13–4
(5–3) 		Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Jan 31, 1983
 No. 15 at Tennessee L 63–65  13–5
(5–4) 		Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 5, 1983
 No. 15 Alabama W 76–70  14–5
(6–4) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 8, 1983
 No. 13 Mississippi State W 88–67  15–5
(7–4) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 12, 1983
 No. 13 at Auburn W 71–69  16–5
(8–4) 		Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Feb 14, 1983
 No. 11 at Florida W 73–61  17–5
(9–4) 		Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Feb 19, 1983
 No. 11 Vanderbilt W 82–63  18–5
(10–4) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 26, 1983
 No. 10 Georgia W 81–72  19–5
(11–4) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 27, 1983
 No. 10 No. 20 Tennessee W 69–61  20–5
(12–4) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 3, 1983
 No. 7 at Ole Miss W 61–58  21–5
(13–4) 		Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Mar 5, 1983
 No. 7 at LSU L 60–74  21–6
(13–5) 		Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC Tournament
Mar 11, 1983*
 (1) No. 10 vs. (9) Alabama
Quarterfinals 		L 64–69  21–7
 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1983*
 (3 ME) No. 12 vs. (11 ME) Ohio
Second round 		W 57–40  22–7
 Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Mar 24, 1983*
 (3 ME) No. 12 vs. (2 ME) No. 5 Indiana
Mideast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 		W 64–59  23–7
 Stokely Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 26, 1983*
 (3 ME) No. 12 vs. (1 ME) No. 2 Louisville
Mideast Regional Final – Elite Eight 		L 68–80 OT 23–8
 Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.

Rankings

Main article: 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP4322233611101513111071012
Coaches4422243613101512121061010

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References

  1. ^ "1982-1983 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  2. ^ "1982-1983 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  3. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.