1982–83 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team


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 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig 8 Conference
Record24–9 (10–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coachMike Newell (3rd season)
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 11,528)
Seasons
1982–83 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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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

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Honors

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References

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  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.