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
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big 8 Conference
Record	24–9 (10–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Billy Tubbs (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Mike Newell (3rd season)
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 11,528)
Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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 Billy Tubbs (Lamar) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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

Main article: 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Honors

• All-American: Wayman Tisdale (1st of 3 times)^[5]
• Big Eight POY: Tisdale^[6]

References

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. (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. (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
6. (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2022.