1982–83 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Ben Lindsey, who was hired to replace Fred Snowden following his resignation at the conclusion of the previous season.

1982–83 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Pacific-10
Record	4–24 (1–17 Pac-10)
Head coach	Ben Lindsey (1st season)
Assistant coach	Ricky Byrdsong (1st season)
Home arena	McKale Center (Capacity: 14,545)

1982–83 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 UCLA	15	–	3		.833			23	–	6		.793
Washington State	14	–	4		.778			23	–	7		.767
Oregon State	12	–	6		.667			20	–	11		.645
Arizona State	12	–	6		.667			19	–	14		.576
USC	11	–	7		.611			17	–	11		.607
Washington	7	–	11		.389			16	–	15		.516
California	7	–	11		.389			14	–	14		.500
Stanford	6	–	12		.333			14	–	14		.500
Oregon	5	–	13		.278			9	–	18		.333
Arizona	1	–	17		.056			4	–	24		.143
As of April 15, 1983 Rankings from AP Poll

The Wildcats played their home games on campus at the McKale Center in Tucson, and were a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished with an overall record of 4–24 (1–17 in Pac-10, tenth place), their worst record since going 4–22 in 1958–59. Following the season, Ben Lindsey was fired and replaced by Iowa head coach Lute Olson.

Roster

1982–83 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 10 Brock Brunkhorst 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So East HS Phoenix, AZ G 12 Puntus Wilson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr   Dallas, TX G 14 Ken Ensor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr William Chrisman HS Independence, MO G 20 Troy Cooke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr Flowing Wells HS Tucson, AZ G/F 21 Keith Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So Willow Run HS Ypsilanti, MI G 22 Gregg Scott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr El Camino Real HS Torrance, CA G/F 24 David Haskin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr Sahuaro HS Tucson, AZ F/C 31 Frank Smith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Sr Emerson HS Gary, IN G/F 33 Todd Porter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr Lincoln HS East St. Louis, IL G 34 Harvey Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr Cholla HS Tucson, AZ F 35 Donald Mellon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr Northwestern HS Detroit, MI F/C 41 Jack Magno 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr   Boulder, CO F 52 Greg Taylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr Brophy College Prep. Phoenix, AZ F 52 Morgan Taylor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr Northeast HS Macon, GA F/C 55 John Belobraydic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr Collinsville HS Collinsville, IL	Head coach Ben Lindsey (Pasadena Nazarene) Assistant coach(es) Ricky Byrdsong (Iowa State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 26, 1982*		at No. 11 Houston Kettle Classic	L 63–104	0–1	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, TX
November 28, 1982*		vs. UTSA Kettle Classic	L 56–57	0–2	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, TX
December 1, 1982*		FIU	W 79–68	1–2	McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
December 4, 1982*		at New Mexico	L 73–101	1–3	The Pit  Albuquerque, NM
December 6, 1982*		at UNLV	L 70–88	1–4	Las Vegas Convention Center  Winchester, NV
December 8, 1982*		at No. 14 Tennessee	L 73–92	1–5	Stokely Athletic Center  Knoxville, TN
December 11, 1982*		Iowa State	L 66–80	1–6	McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
December 20, 1982*		Northern Arizona	W 66–53	2–6	McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
December 23, 1982*		No. 19 San Diego State	W 46–44	3–6	McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
December 27, 1982*		Illinois Wesleyan	L 64–67	3–7	McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
Exhibition
January 3, 1983*		Athletes in Action	L 68–79		McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
Pac-10 regular season
January 6, 1983		USC	L 67–74	3–8 (0–1)	McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
January 8, 1983		No. 6 UCLA Rivalry	L 58–61	3–9 (0–2)	McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
January 13, 1983		at Washington	L 61–74	3–10 (0–3)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle, WA
January 15, 1983		at Washington State	L 64–86	3–11 (0–4)	Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
January 22, 1983		at Arizona State Rivalry	L 69–82	3–12 (0–5)	ASU Activity Center  Tempe, AZ
January 29, 1983		Oregon State	L 54–72	3–13 (0–6)	McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
January 31, 1983		Oregon	L 84–86	3–14 (0–7)	McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
February 5, 1983		at California	L 57–59	3–15 (0–8)	Harmon Gym  Berkeley, CA
February 7, 1983		at Stanford	L 69–86	3–16 (0–9)	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, CA
February 10, 1983		Washington State	L 65–75	3–17 (0–10)	McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
February 12, 1983		Washington	L 72–80	3–18 (0–11)	McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
February 19, 1983		Arizona State Rivalry	L 70–77	3–19 (0–12)	McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
February 24, 1983		Oregon	L 57–63 OT	3–20 (0–13)	McArthur Court  Eugene, OR
February 26, 1983		Oregon State	L 56–81	3–21 (0–14)	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
March 3, 1983		Stanford	W 74–73	4–21 (1–14)	McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
March 5, 1983		California	L 59–84	4–22 (1–15)	McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
March 10, 1983		at No. 4 UCLA Rivalry	L 58–111	4–23 (1–16)	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
March 12, 1983		at USC	L 70–72	4–24 (1–17)	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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