1982–83 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

The 1982–83 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1982–83 college basketball season. Led by head coach Don DeVoe, the team played their home games at the Stokely Athletic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Volunteers finished with a record of 20–12 (9–9 SEC, 7th) and received an at-large bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament as the 8 seed in the Mideast region. After an opening round win over Marquette, Tennessee was defeated by high-flying No. 1 seed Louisville.

1982–83 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Record20–12 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaStokely Athletic Center
Seasons
1983–84 →
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

Senior Dale Ellis was named the SEC Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. Ellis would be drafted by the Dallas Mavericks with the 9th pick of the first round of the 1983 NBA draft.

Roster

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1982–83 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Tyrone Beaman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr Niagara Falls, New York
F 14 Dale Ellis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Marietta, Georgia
G 21 Michael Brooks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Memphis, Tennessee
G 22 Jerald Hyatt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Knoxville, Tennessee
G 23 Myron Carter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Madison, Tennessee
C 24 Walter Evans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Morristown, Tennessee
F 25 Seth McDonald 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr Tullahoma, Tennessee
F 31 Kevin Woods 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Baltimore, Maryland
F 32 Kirk Naler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So Gadsden, Alabama
C 33 Dan Federmann 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Jr Cincinnati, Ohio
F 40 Willie Burton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Millen, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1982*
No. 13 Biscayne W 84–59  1–0
Stokely Athletics Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 1, 1982*
No. 14 at Chattanooga W 55–49  2–0
UTC Arena 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 8, 1982*
No. 14 Arizona W 92–73  3–0
Stokely Athletics Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 11, 1982*
No. 14 New Orleans W 76–74  4–0
Stokely Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 17, 1982*
No. 11 St. Francis (NY)
Volunteer Classic
W 70–51  5–0
Stokely Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 18, 1982*
No. 11 Miami (OH)
Volunteer Classic
W 69–62  6–0
Stokely Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 22, 1982*
No. 11 Oklahoma City W 99–56  7–0
Stokely Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 28, 1982*
No. 8 vs. San Jose State
Las Vegas Holiday Classic
W 50–42  8–0
Las Vegas Convention Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 29, 1982*
No. 8 at No. 15 UNLV
Las Vegas Holiday Classic
L 54–70  8–1
Las Vegas Convention Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 3, 1983
No. 12 Georgia W 87–76  9–1
(1–0)
Stokely Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 8, 1983
No. 12 at Ole Miss L 55–56  9–2
(1–1)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Jan 10, 1983
No. 12 at LSU W 59–58  10–2
(2–1)
LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 15, 1983
No. 18 Mississippi State L 74–75  10–3
(2–2)
Stokely Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 18, 1983
Alabama W 73–64  11–3
(3–2)
Stokely Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 22, 1983
at Florida L 74–78  11–4
(3–3)
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Jan 24, 1983
at Auburn W 80–77  12–4
(4–3)
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Jan 29, 1983
Vanderbilt L 60–61  12–5
(4–4)
Stokely Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 31, 1983
No. 15 Kentucky W 65–63  13–5
(5–4)
Stokely Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 5, 1983*
Ole Miss W 65–53  14–5
(6–4)
Stokely Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 7, 1983
LSU W 66–63  15–5
(7–4)
Stokely Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 12, 1983
at Mississippi State L 66–75  15–6
(7–5)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 14, 1983
at Alabama L 78–90  15–7
(7–6)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 19, 1983
Florida W 78–53  16–7
(8–6)
Stokely Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 22, 1983
No. 20 Auburn W 82–74  17–7
(9–6)
Stokely Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 24, 1983
No. 20 at Vanderbilt L 68–69  17–8
(9–7)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 27, 1983
No. 20 at No. 10 Kentucky L 61–69  17–9
(9–8)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 5, 1983
at Georgia L 59–74  17–10
(9–9)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
SEC tournament
Mar 7, 1983*
 TVS
vs. Florida
First round
W 78–62  18–10
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 8, 1983*
 TVS
vs. LSU
Quarterfinals
W 74–71  19–10
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 9, 1983*
 TVS
vs. Georgia
Semifinals
L 60–79  19–11
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1983*
(8 ME) vs. (9 ME) Marquette
First round
W 57–56  20–11
Roberts Municipal Stadium 
Evansville, Illinois
Mar 20, 1983*
(8 ME) vs. (1 ME) No. 2 Louisville
Second round
L 57–70  20–12
Roberts Municipal Stadium 
Evansville, Illinois
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 9 Dale Ellis Dallas Mavericks

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References

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  1. ^ "1982-83 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "1982-83 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  4. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  5. ^ "1983 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2022.