1982–83 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

The 1982–83 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1982–83 college basketball season. Led by head coach Don DeVoe, the team played their home games at the Stokely Athletic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Volunteers finished with a record of 20–12 (9–9 SEC, 7th) and received an at-large bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament as the 8 seed in the Mideast region. After an opening round win over Marquette, Tennessee was defeated by high-flying No. 1 seed Louisville.

1982–83 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	East
Record	20–12 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach	Don DeVoe (5th season)
Home arena	Stokely Athletic Center
Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 12 Kentucky	13	–	5		.722			23	–	8		.742
LSU	10	–	8		.556			19	–	13		.594
Ole Miss	10	–	8		.556			19	–	12		.613
Vanderbilt	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Mississippi State	9	–	9		.500			17	–	12		.586
No. 18 Georgia †	9	–	9		.500			24	–	10		.706
Tennessee	9	–	9		.500			20	–	12		.625
Auburn	8	–	10		.444			15	–	13		.536
Alabama	8	–	10		.444			20	–	12		.625
Florida	5	–	13		.278			13	–	18		.419
† 1983 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Senior Dale Ellis was named the SEC Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. Ellis would be drafted by the Dallas Mavericks with the 9th pick of the first round of the 1983 NBA draft.

Roster

1982–83 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 10 Tyrone Beaman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Jr Niagara Falls, New York F 14 Dale Ellis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Marietta, Georgia G 21 Michael Brooks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr Memphis, Tennessee G 22 Jerald Hyatt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So Knoxville, Tennessee G 23 Myron Carter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So Madison, Tennessee C 24 Walter Evans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So Morristown, Tennessee F 25 Seth McDonald 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Jr Tullahoma, Tennessee F 31 Kevin Woods 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So Baltimore, Maryland F 32 Kirk Naler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So Gadsden, Alabama C 33 Dan Federmann 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Jr Cincinnati, Ohio F 40 Willie Burton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr Millen, Georgia	Head coach Don DeVoe (Ohio State) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1982*	No. 13	Biscayne	W 84–59	1–0	Stokely Athletics Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 1, 1982*	No. 14	at Chattanooga	W 55–49	2–0	UTC Arena  Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 8, 1982*	No. 14	Arizona	W 92–73	3–0	Stokely Athletics Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 11, 1982*	No. 14	New Orleans	W 76–74	4–0	Stokely Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 17, 1982*	No. 11	St. Francis (NY) Volunteer Classic	W 70–51	5–0	Stokely Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 18, 1982*	No. 11	Miami (OH) Volunteer Classic	W 69–62	6–0	Stokely Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 22, 1982*	No. 11	Oklahoma City	W 99–56	7–0	Stokely Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 28, 1982*	No. 8	vs. San Jose State Las Vegas Holiday Classic	W 50–42	8–0	Las Vegas Convention Center  Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 29, 1982*	No. 8	at No. 15 UNLV Las Vegas Holiday Classic	L 54–70	8–1	Las Vegas Convention Center  Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 3, 1983	No. 12	Georgia	W 87–76	9–1 (1–0)	Stokely Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 8, 1983	No. 12	at Ole Miss	L 55–56	9–2 (1–1)	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, Mississippi
Jan 10, 1983	No. 12	at LSU	W 59–58	10–2 (2–1)	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 15, 1983	No. 18	Mississippi State	L 74–75	10–3 (2–2)	Stokely Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 18, 1983		Alabama	W 73–64	11–3 (3–2)	Stokely Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 22, 1983		at Florida	L 74–78	11–4 (3–3)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center  Gainesville, Florida
Jan 24, 1983		at Auburn	W 80–77	12–4 (4–3)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, Alabama
Jan 29, 1983		Vanderbilt	L 60–61	12–5 (4–4)	Stokely Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 31, 1983		No. 15 Kentucky	W 65–63	13–5 (5–4)	Stokely Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 5, 1983*		Ole Miss	W 65–53	14–5 (6–4)	Stokely Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 7, 1983		LSU	W 66–63	15–5 (7–4)	Stokely Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 12, 1983		at Mississippi State	L 66–75	15–6 (7–5)	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 14, 1983		at Alabama	L 78–90	15–7 (7–6)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 19, 1983		Florida	W 78–53	16–7 (8–6)	Stokely Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 22, 1983	No. 20	Auburn	W 82–74	17–7 (9–6)	Stokely Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 24, 1983	No. 20	at Vanderbilt	L 68–69	17–8 (9–7)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 27, 1983	No. 20	at No. 10 Kentucky	L 61–69	17–9 (9–8)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 5, 1983		at Georgia	L 59–74	17–10 (9–9)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
SEC tournament
Mar 7, 1983*  TVS		vs. Florida First round	W 78–62	18–10	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 8, 1983*  TVS		vs. LSU Quarterfinals	W 74–71	19–10	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 9, 1983*  TVS		vs. Georgia Semifinals	L 60–79	19–11	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1983*	(8 ME)	vs. (9 ME) Marquette First round	W 57–56	20–11	Roberts Municipal Stadium  Evansville, Illinois
Mar 20, 1983*	(8 ME)	vs. (1 ME) No. 2 Louisville Second round	L 57–70	20–12	Roberts Municipal Stadium  Evansville, Illinois
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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

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NBA draft

Main article: 1983 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	9	Dale Ellis	Dallas Mavericks

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References

1. "1982-83 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
2. "1982-83 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
3. "2019-20 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
4. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
5. "1983 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2022.