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1982–83 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1982–83. The team was coached by Danny Nee in his third season at Ohio.[1] They played their home games at Convocation Center.[2] The Bobcats finished with a record of 23–9 and second in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 12–6.[3] They won the MAC tournament with wins over Eastern Michigan, Toledo, and MAC regular season champion Bowling Green. John Devereaux was named the tournament MVP.[4] They received a bid to the NCAA tournament. There they defeated Illinois State[5] before losing to Kentucky in the second round.[6] 23 wins was the school record at the time.

1982–83 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
MAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record23–9 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
1982–83 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bowling Green 15 – 3   .833 21 – 9   .700
Ohio† 12 – 6   .667 23 – 9   .719
Toledo 10 – 8   .556 17 – 12   .586
Ball State 10 – 8   .556 17 – 12   .586
Miami 10 – 8   .556 13 – 15   .464
Kent State 9 – 9   .500 15 – 13   .536
Eastern Michigan 8 – 10   .444 12 – 16   .429
Northern Illinois 8 – 10   .444 11 – 16   .407
Central Michigan 5 – 13   .278 10 – 17   .370
Western Michigan 3 – 15   .167 5 – 23   .179
† Mid-American Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/26/1982*
 vs. St. Mary's (CA)
Joe Lapchick Tournament 		W 57–54  1–0
  
 
11/27/1982*
 vs. No. 19 St. John's
Joe Lapchick Tournament 		L 52–62  1–1
  
 
12/2/1982*
 Marietta W 90–68  2–1
  
 
12/10/1982*
 at Providence
Fleet Basketball Classic 		W 48–47  3–1
  
 
12/11/1982*
 vs. Rhode Island
Fleet Basketball Classic 		W 67–65 OT 4–1
  
 
12/15/1982*
 at Niagara L 69–71 OT 4–2
  
 
12/29/1982*
 Brooklyn W 58–43  5–2
  
 
1/5/1983
 Toledo W 71–52  6–1
(1–0) 		 
 
1/8/1983
 at Northern Illinois W 62–57  7–1
(2–0) 		 
 
1/12/1983
 Kent State W 68–63  8–1
(3–0) 		 
 
1/15/1983
 at Miami (OH) L 60–73  8–2
(3–1) 		 
 
1/19/1983
 Western Michigan W 82–55  9–2
(4–1) 		 
 
1/22/1983
 at Ball State W 73–62  10–2
(5–1) 		 
 
1/26/1983
 at Central Michigan W 77–72  11-2
(6–1) 		 
 
1/29/1983
 Bowling Green L 55–72  11-3
(6–2) 		 
 
1/31/1983*
 Radford W 68–50  12–3
  
 
2/2/1983
 at Eastern Michigan W 72–57  13–3
(7–2) 		 
 
2/5/1983
 Northern Illinois W 59–45  14–3
(8–2) 		 
 
2/9/1983
 at Kent State W 73–71  15–3
(9–2) 		 
 
2/12/1983
 Miami (OH) L 51–53  15–4
(9–3) 		 
 
2/14/1983*
 DePaul W 63–62 2OT 16–4
  
 
2/16/1983
 at Western Michigan L 59–65  16–5
(9–4) 		 
 
2/19/1983
 Ball State W 62–48  17–5
(10–4) 		 
 
2/23/1983
 Central Michigan W 87–63  18–5
(11–4) 		 
 
2/26/1983
 at Bowling Green L 75–89  18–6
(11–5) 		 
 
3/2/1983
 Eastern Michigan W 62–60  19–6
(12–5) 		 
 
3/5/1983
 at Toledo L 56–59  19–7
(12–6) 		 
 
MAC Tournament
3/8/1983
 Eastern Michigan
Quarterfinals 		W 74–60  20–7
(13–6) 		 
 
3/10/1983
 Toledo
Semifinals 		W 70–59  21–7
(14–6) 		 
 
3/12/1983
 at Bowling Green
Championship 		W 59–56  22–7
(15–6) 		 
 
NCAA Tournament
3/17/1983*
 vs. Illinois State
Mideast Regional First Round 		W 51–49  23–7
  
 
3/19/1983*
 vs. No. 12 Kentucky
Mideast Regional Second Round 		L 40–57  23–8
  
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Statistics

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Team statistics

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Final 1982–83 statistics
Record Ohio OPP
Scoring 2070 1919
Scoring Average 64.69 59.97
Field goals – Att 820–1679 735–1696
Free throws – Att 430–664 449–646
Rebounds 1160 954
Assists 440
Turnovers 440 389
Steals
Blocked Shots 138 71

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Player statistics

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Minutes Scoring Total FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Tot Avg A PF TO Stl Blk
John Devereaux 32 1024 32.0 453 14.2 181 353 0.513 91 123 0.740 312 9.8 43 104 53 99
Vic Alexander 31 801 25.8 344 11.1 145 282 0.514 54 104 0.519 170 5.5 13 91 67 19
Jeff Thomas 32 1097 34.3 313 9.8 138 291 0.474 37 52 0.712 94 2.9 118 61 65 6
Eric Hilton 32 736 23.0 255 8.0 96 182 0.527 63 96 0.656 68 2.1 81 55 67 2
Eddie Hicks 32 867 27.1 189 5.9 70 145 0.483 49 79 0.620 125 3.9 45 81 44 6
Nate Cole 31 491 15.8 167 5.4 64 128 0.500 39 51 0.765 83 2.7 18 53 31 1
Robert Tatum 29 536 18.5 137 4.7 51 110 0.464 35 46 0.761 43 1.5 52 39 23 1
Rick Scarberry 24 220 9.2 71 3.0 29 85 0.341 13 16 0.813 17 0.7 6 15 9 1
Paul Baron 24 276 11.5 46 1.9 14 30 0.467 18 41 0.439 35 1.5 35 46 27 0
Steve Becvar 20 152 8.5 32 1.8 12 28 0.429 8 13 0.615 21 2.2 14 14 17 0
Sean Carlson 17 144 7.6 31 1.6 12 22 0.545 7 19 0.368 37 1.1 9 20 18 3
David Kowalski 17 123 7.2 21 1.2 5 18 0.278 11 17 0.647 6 0.4 6 25 14 0
Mike Paxson 9 33 3.7 11 1.2 3 5 0.600 5 7 0.714 7 0.8 7 2 5 0
Total 32 - - 2070 64.7 820 1679 0.488 430 664 0.648 1160 36.3 440 611 440 138
Opponents 32 - 0 - 1919 60.0 735 1696 0.433 449 646 0.695 954 29.8 579 389 71
Legend
  GP  Games played   GS  Games started  Avg  Average per game
  FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds
 Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers
 Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team high

Source[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Danny Nee". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "1982-83 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "Mid-American Conference men's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "Illinois St. Loses, 51-49". The New York Times. March 18, 1983. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  6. ^ "1983 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records". NCAA. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.
  8. ^ a b "1982-83 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.
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