The 1982–83 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by eighth-year head coach Neil McCarthy and played their home games on campus at Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah.
| 1982–83 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 23–8 (10–4 Big Sky) |
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| Home arena | Dee Events Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State † | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Conference tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Wildcats were 21–7 overall in the regular season and 10–4 in conference play; co-champions with Nevada, who won the tiebreaker and gained the right to host the conference tournament.[1]
In the opening semifinal in Reno, Montana gave Weber State all they could handle, but fell short by a point.[2] In the final against host Nevada, the Wildcats won by nine points and advanced to the 52-team NCAA tournament.[3]
Seeded ninth in the West region, Weber State met Washington State in the first round in Boise,[4] and lost by ten points.[5][6]
No Wildcats were selected for the all-conference team; senior forward Royal Edwards was on the second team, and honorable mention went to guard John Price, forward Randy Worster, guard Greg Jones, and center Tom Heywood.[7][8]
Postseason result
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
| Fri, March 11 10:30 pm |
(2) | vs. (3) Montana Semifinal |
W 54–53 | 22–7 |
Centennial Coliseum (3,000) Reno, Nevada | ||||||
| Sat, March 12 8:30 pm |
(2) | at (1) Nevada Final |
W 87–78 | 23–7 |
Centennial Coliseum (5,425) Reno, Nevada | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Thu, March 17* 7:10 pm, CBS |
(9W) | vs. (8W) Washington State First round |
L 52–62 | 23–8 |
BSU Pavilion (11,200) Boise, Idaho | ||||||
References
edit- ^ Sorenson, Mike (March 10, 1983). "Wildcats hope to continue hex over Montana". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 2D.
- ^ "Weber State nips Grizzlies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 12, 1983. p. 15.
- ^ "Weber State goes Sky-high". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 13, 1983. p. D1.
- ^ Devlin, Vince (March 17, 1983). "Weber State coach is cocky – but he has a right to be". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
- ^ Robinson, Doug (March 18, 1983). "WSU hands Weber an early exit". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4B.
- ^ Devlin, Vince (March 18, 1983). "Cougs earn a crack at Ralph". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
- ^ "Weber player top reserve". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. March 16, 1983. p. D1.
- ^ "Big Sky: Kellerman, Smith, Hopson, and Arnold receive honors". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 16, 1983. p. 2C.
External links
edit- Sports Reference – Weber State Wildcats: 1982–83 basketball season