1982–83 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team


The 1982–83 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by Ted Owens in his 19th and final season as head coach. The Jayhawks finished the season 13–16 and failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. The season remains, as of the 2023-24 season, the last season the Jayhawks had a losing season. It's also the last time that they failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for reasons other than disciplinary actions from the NCAA.

1982–83 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record13–16 (4–10 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
  • Jeff Dishman
  • Mark Summers
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
1982–83 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Missouri 12 2   .857 26 8   .765
Oklahoma 10 4   .714 24 9   .727
No. 19 Oklahoma State 9 5   .643 24 7   .774
Nebraska 9 5   .643 22 10   .688
Iowa State 5 9   .357 13 15   .464
Kansas State 4 10   .286 12 16   .429
Kansas 4 10   .286 13 16   .448
Colorado 3 11   .214 13 15   .464
1983 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 27*
U.S. International W 91-74  1-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
November 29*
at Bowling Green State W 97-68  2-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 2*
Mississippi Valley State W 63-51  3-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 4*
Saint Louis W 83-69  4-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 6*
at Michigan L 74-86  4-1
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
December 11*
at SMU W 62-60  5-1
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
December 18*
No. 3 Memphis State L 58-64  5-2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 20*
Alcorn State W 86-62  6-2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 29*
vs. No. 3 Kentucky L 62-83  6-3
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
January 2*
vs. Ohio State L 61-64  6-4
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
January 6*
at Oral Roberts L 71-73  6-5
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
January 8*
at Evansville W 59-54  7-5
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, IN
January 16
Maine W 79-68  8-5
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 20
at Oklahoma L 92-95  8-6
(0-1)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
January 22
at No. 18 Oklahoma State L 74-85  8-7
(0-2)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
January 26
No. 13 Missouri
Border War
L 63-76  8-8
(0-3)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
January 29
at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
L 57-58  8-9
(0-4)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
February 2
Iowa State W 75-69  9-9
(1-4)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 5
at Nebraska L 61-68  9-10
(1-5)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
February 10
Colorado L 74-75  9-11
(1-6)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 12
Oklahoma State L 69-75  9-12
(1-7)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 17
at No. 12 Missouri
Border War
L 69-74  9-13
(1-8)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
February 19
No. 19 Oklahoma W 55-53  10-13
(2-8)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 23
at Iowa State W 74-60  11-13
(3-8)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
February 26
Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
L 63-70  11-14
(3-9)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 2
Nebraska L 58-60  11-15
(3-10)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 5
at Colorado W 74-63  12-15
(4-10)
CU Events/Conference Center 
Boulder, CO
March 10
at No. 19 Oklahoma
Big Eight Tournament quarterfinals
W 87-77  13-15
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
March 11
vs. Oklahoma State
Big Eight Tournament Semifinals
L 83-90  13-16
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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