1982–83 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

1982–83 Maine Black Bears men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican East Conference
Record12–14 (6–4 ECACN)
Head coach
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
Seasons
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

The 1982–83 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represented University of Maine in the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by twelfth-year head coach Skip Chappelle, played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium and were members of the America East Conference. Jeff Cross was named the conference player of the year. The Black Bears finished the regular season with a record of 12–14, 6–4 in their conference.

Roster

1982–83 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 54 Jeff Cross 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Worcester, Massachusetts
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 30*
 Southern Maine[1] W 53–42  1–0
 Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, Maine
December 4*
 at Drexel L 53–59  1–1
 Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 6*
 at Fairleigh Dickinson L 61–80  1–2
 FDU Gym 
Hackensack, NJ
December 8*
 vs. James Madison L 53–58  1–3
  
 
December 11*
 Brooklyn L 42–43  1–4
 Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, Maine
December 23*
 at Iona L 67–78  1–5
 Hynes Athletics Center 
 
December 28*
 vs. Fairfield W 95–84  2–5
  
 
January 5
 Niagara[2] W 79–73  3–5
(1–0) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, Maine
January 6*
 Ursinus W 81–64  4–5
(1–0) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, Maine
January 8
 Northeastern L 57–79  4–6
(1–1) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, Maine
January 11*
 at James Madison L 59–84  4–7
(1–1) 		JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, Virginia
January 15*
 at Kansas L 68–79  4–8
(1–1) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
January 21
 at Vermont W 80–59  5–8
(2–1) 		Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium 
Burlington, Vermont
January 22
 at Vermont W 62–56  6–8
(3–1) 		Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium 
Burlington, Vermont
January 26*
 at St. Michael's W 84–79  7–8
(3–1) 		 
 
January 29*
 at George Mason W 91–78  8–8
(3–1) 		GMU Field House 
Fairfax, Virginia
February 3
 at Holy Cross L 78–85 OT 8–9
(3–2) 		Hart Recreation Center 
Worcester, Massachusetts
February 5*
 at Brooklyn W 56–49  9–9
(3–2) 		Roosevelt Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, NY
February 7
 Boston University L 52–57  9–10
(3–3) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, Maine
February 9*
 at Utica L 60–70  9–11
(3–3) 		Clark Athletic Center 
 
February 12
 at Colgate W 51–38  10–11
(4–3) 		Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
February 14
 at Boston University L 70–82  10–12
(4–4) 		Case Gym 
Boston, Massachusetts
February 17
 Canisius W 83–68  11–12
(5–4) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, Maine
February 19
 New Hampshire W 59–58  12–12
(6–4) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, Maine
February 23*
 Iona L 54–56  12–13
(6–4) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, Maine
Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference North tournament
March 8
 vs. Niagara L 76–78 2OT 12–14
(6–4) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, Maine
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Players selected in NBA drafts

Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
1984 3 61 Jeff Cross Dallas Mavericks

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References

  1. ^ Haskell, Bob (November 30, 1982). "Bears' opener a challenge for USM". The Bangor Daily News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Haskell, Bob (January 5, 1983). "Niagara visits Pit, Bear five tonight". The Bangor Daily News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "1982–83 Maine Black Bears Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. ^ "16–17 men's basketball media guide" (PDF). goblackbears.com.
  5. ^ "Maine draft history at basketball-reference.com".