The 1982–83 USC Trojans women's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The squad was led by sixth-year head coach Linda Sharp and superstar freshman Cheryl Miller. The Trojans played their home games at the L.A. Sports Arena and were an NCAA independent.
The Women of Troy finished the regular season with a 26–2 record and the No. 2 ranking in the AP poll. As the top seed in the West region of the NCAA tournament, USC played the entire regional in their home city of Los Angeles. The team defeated Northeast Louisiana, Arizona State, and Long Beach State to earn the school's first Final Four appearance. In the national semifinals, USC easily defeated Georgia, 81–57. In the National Championship Game, the Trojans played No. 1 and two-time defending champion (1 AIAW, 1 NCAA), Louisiana Tech, winning 69–67 to break the Lady Techsters championship hold and earn the program's first NCAA title.
The 1981–82 USC Trojans women's basketball team finished with an overall record of 23–4 and a No. 6 ranking in the final AP poll. They reached the Elite Eight of the inaugural women's NCAA tournament before losing to No. 8 Tennessee, 91–90 in overtime.
^"LA. TECH WILL PLAY U.S.C. FOR THE TITLE". The New York Times. April 2, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^"U.S.C. IS SPARKED BY PLAYGROUND GUARD". The New York Times. April 3, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^"U.S.C. WOMEN TOP LA. TECH FOR TITLE". The New York Times. April 4, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^"1982-83 USC Women's Basketball Schedule". USCTrojans.com. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
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1982, trojans, women, basketball, team, represented, university, southern, california, during, 1982, ncaa, division, women, basketball, season, squad, sixth, year, head, coach, linda, sharp, superstar, freshman, cheryl, miller, trojans, played, their, home, ga. The 1982 83 USC Trojans women s basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 1982 83 NCAA Division I women s basketball season The squad was led by sixth year head coach Linda Sharp and superstar freshman Cheryl Miller The Trojans played their home games at the L A Sports Arena and were an NCAA independent 1982 83 USC Trojans women s basketballNCAA tournament National championsWCAA championsConferenceWestern Collegiate Athletic AssociationRankingAPNo 2Record31 2 13 1 WCAA Head coachLinda Sharp 6th season Home arenaL A Sports ArenaSeasons 1981 821983 84 1982 83 West Coast Athletic Association women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 2 USC 13 1 929 31 2 939No 7 Long Beach State 12 2 857 24 7 774Arizona State 9 5 643 23 7 767UCLA 9 5 643 18 11 621Cal State Fullerton 7 10 412 13 15 464Stanford 5 9 357 19 16 543San Diego State 3 11 214 10 18 357Arizona 2 12 143 10 17 370As of April 5 1983Rankings from AP PollThe Women of Troy finished the regular season with a 26 2 record and the No 2 ranking in the AP poll As the top seed in the West region of the NCAA tournament USC played the entire regional in their home city of Los Angeles The team defeated Northeast Louisiana Arizona State and Long Beach State to earn the school s first Final Four appearance In the national semifinals USC easily defeated Georgia 81 57 In the National Championship Game the Trojans played No 1 and two time defending champion 1 AIAW 1 NCAA Louisiana Tech winning 69 67 to break the Lady Techsters championship hold and earn the program s first NCAA title Contents 1 Previous season 2 Roster 3 Schedule 4 Rankings 4 1 Awards and honors 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksPrevious season editThe 1981 82 USC Trojans women s basketball team finished with an overall record of 23 4 and a No 6 ranking in the final AP poll They reached the Elite Eight of the inaugural women s NCAA tournament before losing to No 8 Tennessee 91 90 in overtime Roster edit1982 83 USC Trojans women s basketball teamPlayers CoachesPos Name Height Year Previous school HometownF 11 Paula McGee 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m So Flint Northern Flint MichiganG 21 Rhonda Windham Fr Bronx New YorkF 30 Pamela McGee 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m So Flint Northern Flint MichiganF 31 Cheryl Miller 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Fr Riverside Polytechnic Riverside CaliforniaG 44 Cynthia Cooper 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m Fr Locke Los Angeles California Head coachLinda Sharp Call State Fullerton Assistant coach es Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on nbsp Injured nbsp Current redshirtRosterSchedule editDatetime TV Rank Opponent Result Record Site city stateRegular seasonNCAA tournamentMar 18 1983 1 W No 2 8 W Northeast Louisiana First round W 99 85 27 2 L A Sports Arena Los Angeles CaliforniaMar 25 1983 1 W No 2 vs 4 W No 12 Arizona State Regional Semifinal Sweet Sixteen W 96 59 28 2 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CaliforniaMar 27 1983 1 W No 2 vs 2 W No 7 Long Beach State Regional Final Elite Eight W 81 74 29 2 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles CaliforniaApr 1 1983 1 W No 2 vs 2 ME No 8 Georgia National Semifinal Final Four W 81 57 1 2 30 2 Norfolk Scope 8 866 Norfolk VirginiaApr 3 1983 1 W No 2 vs 1 MW No 1 Louisiana Tech National Championship W 69 67 3 31 2 Norfolk Scope Norfolk Virginia Non conference game Rankings from AP Poll Tournament seedings in parentheses All times are in Pacific Time Source USCTrojans com 4 Rankings editSee also 1982 83 NCAA Division I women s basketball rankings Ranking movementsLegend Increase in ranking Decrease in rankingWeekPoll12345678910111213141516FinalAP11111111122222222Awards and honors editNotes editReferences edit LA TECH WILL PLAY U S C FOR THE TITLE The New York Times April 2 1983 Retrieved March 23 2024 U S C IS SPARKED BY PLAYGROUND GUARD The New York Times April 3 1983 Retrieved March 23 2024 U S C WOMEN TOP LA TECH FOR TITLE The New York Times April 4 1983 Retrieved March 23 2024 1982 83 USC Women s Basketball Schedule USCTrojans com Retrieved March 23 2024 External links editUSC Athletics Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1982 83 USC Trojans women 27s basketball team amp oldid 1216567230, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
