1982–83 USC Trojans women's basketball team

The 1982–83 USC Trojans women's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The squad was led by sixth-year head coach Linda Sharp and superstar freshman Cheryl Miller. The Trojans played their home games at the L.A. Sports Arena and were an NCAA independent.

1982–83 USC Trojans women's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions WCAA champions
Conference	Western Collegiate Athletic Association
Ranking
AP	No. 2
Record	31–2 (13–1 WCAA)
Head coach	Linda Sharp (6th season)
Home arena	L.A. Sports Arena

1982–83 West Coast Athletic Association women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 USC	13	–	1		.929			31	–	2		.939
No. 7 Long Beach State	12	–	2		.857			24	–	7		.774
Arizona State	9	–	5		.643			23	–	7		.767
UCLA	9	–	5		.643			18	–	11		.621
Cal State Fullerton	7	–	10		.412			13	–	15		.464
Stanford	5	–	9		.357			19	–	16		.543
San Diego State	3	–	11		.214			10	–	18		.357
Arizona	2	–	12		.143			10	–	17		.370
As of April 5, 1983 Rankings from AP Poll

The Women of Troy finished the regular season with a 26–2 record and the No. 2 ranking in the AP poll. As the top seed in the West region of the NCAA tournament, USC played the entire regional in their home city of Los Angeles. The team defeated Northeast Louisiana, Arizona State, and Long Beach State to earn the school's first Final Four appearance. In the national semifinals, USC easily defeated Georgia, 81–57. In the National Championship Game, the Trojans played No. 1 and two-time defending champion (1 AIAW, 1 NCAA), Louisiana Tech, winning 69–67 to break the Lady Techsters championship hold and earn the program's first NCAA title.

Previous season

The 1981–82 USC Trojans women's basketball team finished with an overall record of 23–4 and a No. 6 ranking in the final AP poll. They reached the Elite Eight of the inaugural women's NCAA tournament before losing to No. 8 Tennessee, 91–90 in overtime.

Roster

1982–83 USC Trojans women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 11 Paula McGee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Flint Northern Flint, Michigan G 15 Juliette Robinson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr   Long Beach, California G 21 Rhonda Windham — Fr   Bronx, New York F 30 Pamela McGee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Flint Northern Flint, Michigan F 31 Cheryl Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Riverside Polytechnic Riverside, California G 44 Cynthia Cooper 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Locke Los Angeles, California	Head coach Linda Sharp (Cal State Fullerton) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 29, 1982*	No. 1	No. 4 Old Dominion Winston Tire Classic	W 75–47	9–0	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1983*	(1 W) No. 2	(8 W) Northeast Louisiana First round	W 99–85	27–2	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Mar 25, 1983*	(1 W) No. 2	vs. (4 W) No. 12 Arizona State Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 96–59	28–2	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Mar 27, 1983*	(1 W) No. 2	vs. (2 W) No. 7 Long Beach State Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 81–74	29–2	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Apr 1, 1983*	(1 W) No. 2	vs. (2 ME) No. 8 Georgia National Semifinal – Final Four	W 81–57	30–2	Norfolk Scope (8,866) Norfolk, Virginia
Apr 3, 1983*	(1 W) No. 2	vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Louisiana Tech National Championship	W 69–67	31–2	Norfolk Scope (7,387) Norfolk, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source: USCTrojans.com

Rankings

See also: 1982–83 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

External links

• USC Athletics Site