1982–83 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1982–83 season. Led by head coach Bob Staak, the Musketeers finished with a 22–8 record (10–4 MCC), and won the MCC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the NCAA tournament, the Musketeers lost to fellow No. 12 seed Alcorn State in the Play-in round.

1982–83 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
MCC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Play-in game
Conference	Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Record	22–8 (10–4 MCC)
Head coach	Bob Staak (4th season)
Home arena	Cincinnati Gardens

1982–83 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Loyola-Chicago	12	–	2		.857			19	–	10		.655
Xavier †	10	–	4		.714			22	–	8		.733
Oral Roberts	10	–	4		.714			14	–	14		.500
Butler	9	–	5		.643			15	–	13		.536
Evansville	6	–	8		.429			13	–	16		.448
Detroit	6	–	8		.429			12	–	17		.414
Saint Louis	2	–	12		.143			5	–	23		.179
Oklahoma City	1	–	13		.071			4	–	22		.154
† 1983 MCC tournament winner

Roster

1982–83 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 30 Anthony Hicks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr	Head coach Bob Staak (Fairfield) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 1982*		Union (KY)	W 75–62	1–0	Schmidt Fieldhouse  Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 4, 1982*		Central State	W 67–57	2–0	Schmidt Fieldhouse  Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 7, 1982*		at Texas	W 66–64 OT	3–0	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Dec 11, 1982*		at Dayton	L 53–63	3–1	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Dec 22, 1982*		Miami (OH)	W 54–50	4–1	Schmidt Fieldhouse  Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 30, 1982*		Thomas More	W 88–76	5–1	Schmidt Fieldhouse  Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 3, 1983*		at Middle Tennessee State	W 58–57	6–1	Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Jan 8, 1983*		at Marquette	L 64–72	6–2	MECCA Arena  Milwaukee, WI
Jan 11, 1983*		Eastern Kentucky	W 70–49	7–2	Schmidt Fieldhouse  Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 15, 1983		Evansville	W 85–65	8–2 (1–0)	Schmidt Fieldhouse  Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 17, 1983		Butler	W 51–49	9–2 (2–0)	Schmidt Fieldhouse  Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 22, 1983		at Detroit	W 70–56	10–2 (3–0)
Jan 24, 1983		Loyola (IL)	W 84–78	11–2 (4–0)	Schmidt Fieldhouse  Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 26, 1983*		at Cincinnati	L 58–73	11–3
Jan 29, 1983		at Oklahoma City	W 76–58	12–3 (5–0)
Jan 31, 1983		at Oral Roberts	L 71–87	12–4 (5–1)
Feb 3, 1983*		Cleveland State	W 102–72	13–4	Schmidt Fieldhouse  Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 5, 1983		Saint Louis	L 60–79	13–5 (5–2)	Schmidt Fieldhouse  Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 7, 1983		at Butler	L 52–72	13–6 (5–3)
Feb 9, 1983*		La Salle	W 109–85	14–6	Schmidt Fieldhouse  Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 16, 1983		at Evansville	W 70–68	15–6 (6–3)
Feb 19, 1983		Detroit	W 69–61	16–6 (7–3)	Schmidt Fieldhouse  Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 21, 1983		at Loyola (IL)	L 85–86	16–7 (7–4)
Feb 24, 1983		Oral Roberts	W 87–79	17–7 (8–4)	Schmidt Fieldhouse  Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 26, 1983		Oklahoma City	W 79–53	18–7 (9–4)	Schmidt Fieldhouse  Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 2, 1983*		Niagara	W 76–73	19–7	Schmidt Fieldhouse  Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 5, 1983		at Saint Louis	W 94–72	20–7 (10–4)
Midwestern Collegiate Conference tournament
Mar 11, 1983*		vs. Detroit	W 90–70	21–7	Roberts Municipal Stadium
Mar 12, 1983*		vs. Loyola (IL)	W 82–76	22–7	Roberts Municipal Stadium
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1983*	(12 MW)	vs. (12 MW) Alcorn State Play-in game	L 58–70	22–8	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.