1983 TAAC men's basketball tournament

The 1983 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the ASUN men's basketball tournament) was held March 10–12, 1983 at Barton Coliseum in Little Rock, Arkansas.[1]

1983 TAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1982–83
Teams8
SiteBarton Coliseum
Little Rock, AR
ChampionsGeorgia Southern (1st title)
Winning coachFrank Kerns (1st title)
MVPDonald Wilson (Arkansas–Little Rock)
TAAC men's basketball tournaments
← 1982
1984 →
1982–83 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arkansas–Little Rock 12 2   .857 23 6   .793
Houston Baptist 10 4   .714 20 9   .690
Georgia Southern 8 6   .571 18 12   .600
Centenary 8 6   .571 16 13   .552
Mercer 6 8   .429 13 15   .464
Samford 6 8   .429 13 15   .464
Northwestern State 5 9   .357 9 19   .321
Hardin–Simmons 1 13   .071 3 25   .107
Nicholls State* 0 0   16 12   .571
1983 TAAC tournament winner
*Provisional member; played no conference games.
Rankings from AP Poll

Georgia Southern upset top-seeded Arkansas–Little Rock in the championship game, 68–67, to win their first TAAC/Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament. The Eagles, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament, their first Division I tournament appearance.

Northeast Louisiana departed the TAAC for the Southland Conference prior to the season and were replaced with Nicholls State.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10
Semifinals
Friday, March 11
Championship
Saturday, March 12
         
1 Arkansas–Little Rock 74
8 Hardin–Simmons 57
1 Arkansas–Little Rock 88
4 Centenary 83
5 Mercer 95
4 Centenary 96
1 Arkansas–Little Rock 67
3 Georgia Southern 68
3 Georgia Southern 58
6 Samford 57
3 Georgia Southern 58
2 Houston Baptist 55
7 Northwestern State 65
2 Houston Baptist 80

References

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  1. ^ "1982-83 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2016.