1982–83 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

1982–83 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
1982–83 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
Atlantic-10 West division co-champions; Atlantic-10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Atlantic-10 Conference
Record	23–8 (10–4 A-10)
Head coach	Gale Catlett (5th season);
Home arena	WVU Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Rutgers	11	–	3	.786	23	–	8	.742
Saint Joseph's	8	–	6	.571	15	–	13	.536
Temple	5	–	9	.357	14	–	15	.483
UMass	4	–	10	.286	9	–	20	.310
Rhode Island	3	–	11	.214	9	–	19	.321
West
West Virginia †	10	–	4	.714	23	–	8	.742
St. Bonaventure	10	–	4	.714	20	–	10	.667
Penn State	9	–	5	.643	17	–	11	.607
Duquesne	6	–	8	.429	12	–	16	.429
George Washington	4	–	10	.286	14	–	15	.483

† 1983 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982–83 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference during the 1983-84 season. The team played their home games at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia. Led by 5th-year head coach Gale Catlett, the Mountaineers won the conference tournament and received an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the East region.^[1] In the opening round, West Virginia was beaten by No. 10 seed James Madison, 57–50.^[2]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G		Greg Jones	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Youngstown, Ohio
F	24	Lester Rowe	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Buffalo, New York

Head coach

Gale Catlett

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 11, 1982*		at Ohio State	W 69–67 ^2OT	5–0	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Jan 22, 1983		at Rutgers	W 71–63	11–5	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 27, 1983*		No. 1 UNLV	W 87–78^[4]^[5]	19–6	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Atlantic-10 Tournament
Mar 9, 1983*		vs. Penn State Quarterfinals	W 82–72	21–7	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 11, 1983*		vs. St. Bonaventure Semifinals	W 86–62	22–7	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 12, 1983*		vs. Temple Championship game	W 86–78	23–7	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1983*	(7 E)	vs. (10 E) James Madison First round	L 50–57	23–8	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

Greg Jones – Atlantic 10 co-Player of the Year

References

^ "1982-83 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
^ "James Madison Stops W. Va., 57-50". The Washington Post. March 18, 1983. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
^ "2019–20 West Virginia Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). WVU Athletic Dept. Retrieved March 19, 2022.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "W.Va. Tops Vegas, 87-78". The New York Times. February 28, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
^ "No. 1 UNLV Toppled". West Virginia University Athletics. July 13, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
^ "1982-83 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
^ "1982-83 Men's Basketball Schedule". West Virginia University Athletic Department. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "1982-83 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 19, 2022.

[2] "James Madison Stops W. Va., 57-50". The Washington Post. March 18, 1983. Retrieved March 19, 2022.

[3] "2019–20 West Virginia Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). WVU Athletic Dept. Retrieved March 19, 2022.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[4] "W.Va. Tops Vegas, 87-78". The New York Times. February 28, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

[5] "No. 1 UNLV Toppled". West Virginia University Athletics. July 13, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

[6] "1982-83 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 19, 2022.

[7] "1982-83 Men's Basketball Schedule". West Virginia University Athletic Department. Retrieved March 19, 2022.

[ESPN-8] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1982–83 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball

Atlantic-10 West division co-champions Atlantic-10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Atlantic-10 Conference
Record	23–8 (10–4 A-10)
Head coach	Gale Catlett (5th season)
Home arena	WVU Coliseum
Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →