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1982–83 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team


The 1982–83 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference during the 1983-84 season. The team played their home games at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia. Led by 5th-year head coach Gale Catlett, the Mountaineers won the conference tournament and received an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the East region.[1] In the opening round, West Virginia was beaten by No. 10 seed James Madison, 57–50.[2]

1982–83 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
Atlantic-10 West division co-champions
Atlantic-10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic-10 Conference
Record23–8 (10–4 A-10)
Head coach
Home arenaWVU Coliseum
Seasons
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

Roster edit

1982–83 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G Greg Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Youngstown, Ohio
F 24 Lester Rowe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Buffalo, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Dec 11, 1982*
 at Ohio State W 69–67 2OT 5–0
 St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 22, 1983
 at Rutgers W 71–63  11–5
 Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 27, 1983*
 No. 1 UNLV W 87–78[4][5]  19–6
 WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Atlantic-10 Tournament
Mar 9, 1983*
 vs. Penn State
Quarterfinals 		W 82–72  21–7
 The Spectrum 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 11, 1983*
 vs. St. Bonaventure
Semifinals 		W 86–62  22–7
 The Spectrum 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 12, 1983*
 vs. Temple
Championship game 		W 86–78  23–7
 The Spectrum 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1983*
 (7 E) vs. (10 E) James Madison
First round 		L 50–57  23–8
 Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings edit

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

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Awards and honors edit

References edit

  1. ^ "1982-83 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "James Madison Stops W. Va., 57-50". The Washington Post. March 18, 1983. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "2019–20 West Virginia Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). WVU Athletic Dept. Retrieved March 19, 2022.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "W.Va. Tops Vegas, 87-78". The New York Times. February 28, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  5. ^ "No. 1 UNLV Toppled". West Virginia University Athletics. July 13, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  6. ^ "1982-83 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  7. ^ "1982-83 Men's Basketball Schedule". West Virginia University Athletic Department. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  8. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
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