| 1982–83 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball | |
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NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Second Round  | |
| Conference | Big 8 Conference | 
| Record | 24–9 (10–4 Big 8) | 
| Head coach | 
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| Assistant coach | Mike Newell (3rd season) | 
| Home arena | Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 11,528) | 
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| 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 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.
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
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV  | 
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site   city, state  | ||||||
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| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| November 27, 1982* | 
at No. 20 UNLV | L 54–65 | 0–1 | 
Las Vegas Convention Center  Las Vegas, Nevada  | |||||||
| November 30, 1982* | 
Auburn Montgomery | W 104–83 | 1–1 | 
Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma  | |||||||
| December 4, 1982* | 
Tulsa | L 76–79 | 1–2 | 
Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma  | |||||||
| December 6, 1982* | 
Abilene Christian | W 110–61 | 2–2 | 
Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma  | |||||||
| December 8, 1982* | 
Westmont | W 85–62 | 3–2 | 
Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma  | |||||||
| December 11, 1982* | 
West Texas State | W 117–85 | 4–2 | 
Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma  | |||||||
| December 13, 1982* | 
Idaho State | W 99–75 | 5–2 | 
Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma  | |||||||
| December 18, 1982* | 
Georgia Tech | W 101–73 | 6–2 | 
Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma  | |||||||
| December 23, 1982* | 
Illinois | W 101–75 | 7–2 | 
Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma  | |||||||
| December 28, 1982* | 
vs. Virginia Tech  Rainbow Classic  | 
W 88–86 OT | 8–2 | 
Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, Hawaii  | |||||||
| December 29, 1982* | 
vs. North Carolina  Rainbow Classic  | 
L 69–77 | 8–3 | 
Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, Hawaii  | |||||||
| December 30, 1982* | 
at Hawaii  Rainbow Classic  | 
W 96–85 | 9–3 | 
Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, Hawaii  | |||||||
| January 6, 1983* | 
Charleston Southern | W 78–56 | 10–3 | 
Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma  | |||||||
| January 8, 1983* | 
Rider | W 103–64 | 11–3 | 
Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma  | |||||||
| January 12, 1983* | 
Oklahoma City | W 104–58 | 12–3 | 
Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma  | |||||||
| January 15, 1983* | 
St. Mary's (TX) | W 83–69 | 13–3 | 
Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma  | |||||||
| January 20, 1983 | 
Kansas | W 95–72 | 14–3 (1–0)  | 
Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma  | |||||||
| January 22, 1983 | 
at No. 12 Missouri | L 41–48 | 14–4 (1–1)  | 
Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri  | |||||||
| January 27, 1983 | 
No. 20 Oklahoma State  Bedlam Series  | 
W 81–80 | 15–4 (2–1)  | 
Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma  | |||||||
| January 29, 1983 | 
Colorado | W 97–79 | 16–4 (3–1)  | 
Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma  | |||||||
| February 2, 1983 | 
at Nebraska | L 59–60 | 16–5 (3–2)  | 
Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska  | |||||||
| February 5, 1983 | 
Iowa State | W 102–74 | 17–5 (4–2)  | 
Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma  | |||||||
| February 9, 1983 | 
at Kansas State | W 64–62 | 18–5 (5–2)  | 
Ahearn Field House  Manhattan, Kansas  | |||||||
| February 12, 1983 | 
No. 10 Missouri | L 79–84 | 18–6 (5–3)  | 
Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma  | |||||||
| February 16, 1983 | 
No. 19 | at Oklahoma State  Bedlam Series  | 
W 64–63 | 19–6 (6–3)  | 
Gallagher Hall  Stillwater, Oklahoma  | ||||||
| February 19, 1983 | 
No. 19 | at Kansas | L 53–55 | 19–7 (6–4)  | 
Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas  | ||||||
| February 24, 1983* | 
Nebraska | W 84–71 | 20–7 (7–4)  | 
Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma  | |||||||
| February 26, 1983 | 
at Colorado | W 94–84 | 21–7 (8–4)  | 
CU Events Center  Boulder, Colorado  | |||||||
| March 2, 1983 | 
at Iowa State | W 67–65 OT | 22–7 (9–4)  | 
Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa  | |||||||
| March 5, 1983 | 
Kansas State | W 72–70 | 23–7 (10–4)  | 
Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma  | |||||||
| Big Eight tournament | |||||||||||
| March 10, 1983* | 
(2) No. 19 | (7) Kansas  Quarterfinal  | 
L 77–87 | 23–8 | 
Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma  | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 18, 1983* | 
(7 ME) | vs. (10 ME) UAB  First round  | 
W 71–63 | 24–8 | 
Roberts Municipal Stadium  Evansville, Indiana  | ||||||
| March 20, 1983* | 
(7 ME) | vs. (2 ME) No. 5 Indiana  Second round  | 
L 49–63[4] | 24–9 | 
Roberts Municipal Stadium  Evansville, Indiana  | ||||||
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.
 
