1982–83 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
1982–83 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team
1982–83 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball | |
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SEC regular season champions
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NCAA tournament
, Elite Eight
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 10 |
AP | No. 12 |
Record | 23–8 (13–5 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Leonard Hamilton |
Home arena | Rupp Arena |
Seasons
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||
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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
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Schedule and results
Date
time, TV |
Rank # | Opponent # | Result | Record |
Site
city, state |
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Regular Season | |||||
Nov 27, 1982
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No. 4 | Butler | W 90–53 |
1–0
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Rupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky |
Dec 1, 1982
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No. 3 | at Notre Dame | W 58–45 |
2–0
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Joyce Center
Notre Dame, Indiana |
Dec 4, 1982
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No. 3 | No. 4 Villanova | W 93–79 |
3–0
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Rupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky |
Dec 7, 1982
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No. 2 | Detroit | W 83–46 |
4–0
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Rupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky |
Dec 11, 1982
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No. 2 | Illinois | W 76–57 |
5–0
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Rupp Arena
(23,872)
Lexington, Kentucky |
Dec 17, 1982
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No. 2 | Duquesne | W 55–42 |
6–0
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Rupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky |
Dec 18, 1982
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No. 2 | Tulane | W 80–61 |
7–0
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Rupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky |
Dec 22, 1982
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No. 2 |
at
No. 5
Indiana
Rivalry |
L 59–62 |
7–1
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Assembly Hall
Bloomington, Indiana |
Dec 29, 1982
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No. 3 | vs. Kansas | W 83–62 |
8–1
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Freedom Hall
Louisville, Kentucky |
Jan 3, 1983
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No. 3 | Ole Miss | W 72–60 |
9–1
(1–0) |
Rupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky |
Jan 5, 1983
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No. 3 | LSU | W 52–50 |
10–1
(2–0) |
Rupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky |
Jan 8, 1983
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No. 3 | at No. 5 Alabama | L 67–74 |
10–2
(2–1) |
Coleman Coliseum
Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
Jan 10, 1983
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No. 3 | at Mississippi State | W 59–53 OT |
11–2
(3–1) |
Humphrey Coliseum
Starkville, Mississippi |
Jan 15, 1983
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No. 6 | Auburn | L 67–75 |
11–3
(3–2) |
Rupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky |
Jan 17, 1983
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No. 11 | Florida | W 70–63 |
12–3
(4–2) |
Rupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky |
Jan 22, 1983
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No. 11 | at Vanderbilt | W 82–77 OT |
13–3
(5–2) |
Memorial Gymnasium
Nashville, Tennessee |
Jan 29, 1983
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No. 10 | at Georgia | L 63–70 |
13–4
(5–3) |
Stegeman Coliseum
Athens, Georgia |
Jan 31, 1983
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No. 15 | at Tennessee | L 63–65 |
13–5
(5–4) |
Stokely Athletic Center
Knoxville, Tennessee |
Feb 5, 1983
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No. 15 | Alabama | W 76–70 |
14–5
(6–4) |
Rupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky |
Feb 8, 1983
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No. 13 | Mississippi State | W 88–67 |
15–5
(7–4) |
Rupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky |
Feb 12, 1983
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No. 13 | at Auburn | W 71–69 |
16–5
(8–4) |
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum
Auburn, Alabama |
Feb 14, 1983
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No. 11 | at Florida | W 73–61 |
17–5
(9–4) |
Stephen C. O'Connell Center
Gainesville, Florida |
Feb 19, 1983
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No. 11 | Vanderbilt | W 82–63 |
18–5
(10–4) |
Rupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky |
Feb 26, 1983
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No. 10 | Georgia | W 81–72 |
19–5
(11–4) |
Rupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky |
Feb 27, 1983
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No. 10 | No. 20 Tennessee | W 69–61 |
20–5
(12–4) |
Rupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky |
Mar 3, 1983
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No. 7 | at Ole Miss | W 61–58 |
21–5
(13–4) |
Tad Smith Coliseum
Oxford, Mississippi |
Mar 5, 1983
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No. 7 | at LSU | L 60–74 |
21–6
(13–5) |
Maravich Assembly Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
SEC Tournament | |||||
Mar 11, 1983
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(1) No. 10 |
vs.
(9)
Alabama
Quarterfinals |
L 64–69 |
21–7
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Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center
Birmingham, Alabama |
NCAA Tournament | |||||
Mar 19, 1983
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(3 ME) No. 12 |
vs.
(11 ME)
Ohio
Second round |
W 57–40 |
22–7
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Sun Dome
Tampa, Florida |
Mar 24, 1983
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(3 ME) No. 12 |
vs.
(2 ME)
No. 5
Indiana
Mideast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
W 64–59 |
23–7
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Stokely Center
Knoxville, Tennessee |
Mar 26, 1983
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(3 ME) No. 12 |
vs.
(1 ME)
No. 2
Louisville
Mideast Regional Final – Elite Eight |
L 68–80 OT |
23–8
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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
Week | |||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
Coaches | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
References
- ↑ "1982-1983 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats" . Retrieved 8 November 2013 .
- ↑ "1982-1983 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results" . Retrieved 8 November 2013 .
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- ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game . Random House . 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2 .