1982–83 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

1982–83 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
1982–83 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big 8 Conference
Record	24–9 (10–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Billy Tubbs (3rd season);
Assistant coach	Mike Newell (3rd season)
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 11,528)
	Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

The 1982–83 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time. The team posted a 24–9 overall record and a 10–4 conference record to finish second in the Conference for head coach Billy Tubbs.

1982–83 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

The team was led by All American and Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year Wayman Tisdale. Oklahoma lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Eight Tournament to Kansas. The team received a bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as No. 7 seed in the Mideast region. After an opening round win over UAB,^[1] the Sooners lost to Indiana in the second round.^[2]

Over the course of the season, Wayman Tisdale established school records for single-game points (51) and single-season points (810).^[3]

Roster

1982–83 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	10	David Little	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Abilene	Abilene, Texas
G	11	Jan Pannell	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	McKinley	Washington, D.C.
G	20	Bo Overton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Ada	Ada, Oklahoma
G	22	William Tisdale	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Booker T. Washington	Tulsa, Oklahoma
F	23	Wayman Tisdale	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Booker T. Washington	Tulsa, Oklahoma

Head coach

Billy Tubbs (Lamar)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
November 27, 1982*		at No. 20 UNLV	L 54–65	0–1	Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, NV
November 30, 1982*		Auburn Montgomery	W 104–83	1–1	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
December 4, 1982*		Tulsa	L 76–79	1–2	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
December 6, 1982*		Abilene Christian	W 110–61	2–2	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
December 8, 1982*		Westmont	W 85–62	3–2	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
December 11, 1982*		West Texas State	W 117–85	4–2	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
December 13, 1982*		Idaho State	W 99–75	5–2	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
December 18, 1982*		Georgia Tech	W 101–73	6–2	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
December 23, 1982*		Illinois	W 101–75	7–2	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
December 28, 1982*		vs. Virginia Tech Rainbow Classic	W 88–86 ^OT	8–2	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
December 29, 1982*		vs. North Carolina Rainbow Classic	L 69–77	8–3	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
December 30, 1982*		at Hawaii Rainbow Classic	W 96–85	9–3	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
January 6, 1983*		Charleston Southern	W 78–56	10–3	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 8, 1983*		Rider	W 103–64	11–3	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 12, 1983*		Oklahoma City	W 104–58	12–3	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 15, 1983*		St. Mary's (TX)	W 83–69	13–3	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 20, 1983		Kansas	W 95–72	14–3 (1–0)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 22, 1983		at No. 12 Missouri	L 41–48	14–4 (1–1)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
January 27, 1983		No. 20 Oklahoma State Bedlam Series	W 81–80	15–4 (2–1)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 29, 1983		Colorado	W 97–79	16–4 (3–1)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
February 2, 1983		at Nebraska	L 59–60	16–5 (3–2)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
February 5, 1983		Iowa State	W 102–74	17–5 (4–2)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
February 9, 1983		at Kansas State	W 64–62	18–5 (5–2)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS
February 12, 1983		No. 10 Missouri	L 79–84	18–6 (5–3)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
February 16, 1983	No. 19	at Oklahoma State Bedlam Series	W 64–63	19–6 (6–3)	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, OK
February 19, 1983	No. 19	at Kansas	L 53–55	19–7 (6–4)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 24, 1983*		Nebraska	W 84–71	20–7 (7–4)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
February 26, 1983		at Colorado	W 94–84	21–7 (8–4)	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
March 2, 1983		at Iowa State	W 67–65 ^OT	22–7 (9–4)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
March 5, 1983		Kansas State	W 72–70	23–7 (10–4)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
Big Eight tournament
March 10, 1983*	(2) No. 19	(7) Kansas Quarterfinal	L 77–87	23–8	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
NCAA tournament
March 18, 1983*	(7 ME)	vs. (10 ME) UAB First round	W 71–63	24–8	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN
March 20, 1983*	(7 ME)	vs. (2 ME) No. 5 Indiana Second round	L 49–63^[4]	24–9	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast.

Rankings

Honors

All-American: Wayman Tisdale (1st of 3 times)^[5]
Big Eight POY: Tisdale^[6]

References

^ "Oklahoma 71, UAB 63". UPI Archives. March 19, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^ "1983 Men's Basketball Season". SoonerStats.com. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
^ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 126. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
^ "Indiana gives Sooners lesson; Oklahoma's stay in NCAA tournament has nightmarish ending". The Oklahoman. March 21, 1983. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
^ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
^ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2022.

[1] "Oklahoma 71, UAB 63". UPI Archives. March 19, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2022.

[2] "1983 Men's Basketball Season". SoonerStats.com. Retrieved March 18, 2022.

[3] "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 126. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2022.

[4] "Indiana gives Sooners lesson; Oklahoma's stay in NCAA tournament has nightmarish ending". The Oklahoman. March 21, 1983. Retrieved March 19, 2022.

[5] "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2022.

[6] "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2022.

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