1982–83 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1982–83 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Sonny Smith, who was in his fifth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama.

1982–83 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Utah–Hilton Classic champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	15–13 (8–10 SEC)
Head coach	Sonny Smith (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Roger Banks Mack McCarthy Tevester Anderson
Captains	Darrell Lockhart (3rd year) Alvin Mumphord (2nd year)
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum

1982–83 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 12 Kentucky	13	–	5		.722			23	–	8		.742
LSU	10	–	8		.556			19	–	13		.594
Ole Miss	10	–	8		.556			19	–	12		.613
Vanderbilt	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Mississippi State	9	–	9		.500			17	–	12		.586
No. 18 Georgia †	9	–	9		.500			24	–	10		.706
Tennessee	9	–	9		.500			20	–	12		.625
Auburn	8	–	10		.444			15	–	13		.536
Alabama	8	–	10		.444			20	–	12		.625
Florida	5	–	13		.278			13	–	18		.419
† 1983 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Auburn's lone signee was Chuck Person, a freshman from Brantley High School in Brantley, Alabama.

The team finished the season 15–13, 8–10 in SEC play. The Tigers lost in the first round of the 1983 SEC tournament to Alabama.

Roster

1982–83 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F/C 34 Charles Barkley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So Leeds High School Birmingham, AL F 45 Chuck Person 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Fr Brantley High School Brantley, AL F 11 Greg Turner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr Tuskegee High School Tuskegee, Alabama F 00 Paul Daniels 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr Warner Christian Ormond Beach, Florida F 21 Mark Cahill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr Stone Mountain High School Stone Mountain, Georgia G 12 Odell Mostellar 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr Chattooga High School Summerville, Georgia G 3 Byron Henson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr G 23 Alvin Mumphord 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr Carver High School Birmingham, Alabama G 24 Donnie Butcher 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr Mullins High School Pikeville, Kentucky C 32 Darrell Lockhart 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr Robert E. Lee High School Thomaston, Georgia F 44 Earl Hayes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Montevallo High School Montevallo, Alabama	Head coach Sonny Smith (Milligan) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt