GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 1982-1983 Season

1982-1983 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
11/27/1982 North Dakota State W 83-61
12/02/1982 @ Iowa State L 78-80 OT
12/04/1982 @ Drake W 70-65 OT
12/06/1982 U.S. International W 87-72
12/16/1982 @ Dayton W 71-65
12/20/1982 Marquette W 100-66
12/22/1982 @ Jacksonville W 62-48
12/29/1982 Indiana State W 120-82
01/03/1983 Montana State W 62-45
01/06/1983 Illinois W 75-49
01/08/1983 Purdue W 54-48
01/12/1983 @ Michigan L 58-63
01/15/1983 @ Michigan State W 69-67
01/20/1983 Iowa L 52-68
01/22/1983 Northwestern W 68-53
01/29/1983 @ Wisconsin W 63-58
02/02/1983 @ Ohio State W 89-80 2OT
02/05/1983 @ Indiana L 51-76
02/10/1983 Indiana L 59-63
02/12/1983 Ohio State L 69-74
02/16/1983 Cincinnati W 49-46
02/19/1983 Wisconsin W 78-71
02/24/1983 @ Northwestern L 66-83
02/27/1983 @ Iowa W 71-69
03/03/1983 Michigan State L 67-79
03/05/1983 Michigan W 88-75
03/10/1983 @ Purdue L 62-68
03/13/1983 @ Illinois L 67-70 2OT
03/16/1983 NIT 1st Round
@ DePaul		 L 73-76

1982-1983 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Indiana 13 5 .722 24 6 .800
Iowa 11 7 .611 22 9 .710
Purdue 11 7 .611 21 9 .700
Ohio State 11 7 .611 20 10 .667
Illinois 11 7 .611 21 11 .656
Minnesota 9 9 .500 18 11 .621
Michigan State 9 9 .500 17 13 .567
Northwestern 8 10 .444 18 12 .600
Michigan 7 11 .389 16 12 .571
Wisconsin 0 18 .000 0 28 .000

Season notes:

Coached by Jim Dutcher (8th season).

Wisconsin forfeited all of their games from 1981-1982 to 1983-1984. This fact did not affect the Gophers directly since we beat them all six times we met during those years.

Team Roster:

By Name By Number By Position By Eligibility

1982-1983 Poll Results

Associated Press United Press
1. Houston
2. Louisville
3. St. John's (NY)
4. Virginia
5. Indiana
6. UNLV
7. UCLA
8. North Carolina
9. Arkansas
10. Missouri
11. Boston College
12. Kentucky
13. Villanova
14. Wichita State
15. Tennessee-Chattanooga
16. North Carolina State
17. Memphis State
18. Georgia
19. Oklahoma State
20. Georgetown
1. Houston
2. Louisville
3. St. John's (NY)
4. Virginia
5. Indiana
6. UNLV
7. UCLA
8. North Carolina
9. Arkansas
10. Kentucky
11. Villanova
12. Missouri
13. Boston College
14. North Carolina State
15. Georgia
16. Tennessee-Chattanooga
17. Memphis State
18. Illinois State
19. Oklahoma State
20. Georgetown


1982-1983 National Invitation Tournament


First Round
New Orleans 99, Louisiana State 94 OT
Oregon State 77, Idaho 59
Fresno State 71, Texas-El Paso 64
Michigan State 72, Bowling Green 71
Vanderbilt 79, East Tennessee State 74
South Carolina 100, Old Dominion 90
Virginia Tech 85, William & Mary 79
Wake Forest 87, Murray State 80 		South Florida 81, Fordham 69
DePaul 76, Minnesota 73
Northwestern 71, Notre Dame 57
Mississippi 87, Alabama State 75
Texas Christian 64, Tulsa 62
Iona 90, St. Bonaventure 76
Nebraska 72, Tulane 65
Arizona State 87, Cal State-Fullerton 83


Second Round
Fresno State 72, Michigan State 58
Oregon State 88, New Orleans 71
Wake Forest 75, Vanderbilt 68
South Carolina 75, Virginia Tech 68 		Mississippi 65, South Florida 57
DePaul 65, Northwestern 63
Nebraska 85, Iona 73
Texas Christian 78, Arizona State 76


Quarterfinals
Fresno State 76, Oregon State 67
Wake Forest 78, South Carolina 61 		DePaul 75, Mississippi 67
Nebraska 67, Texas Christian 57


NIT Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Fresno State 86, Wake Forest 62
DePaul 68, Nebraska 58 		Fresno State 69, DePaul 60


1982-1983 NCAA Tournament


Preliminary Round
Midwest Mideast
Alcorn State 81, Xavier (OH) 75 Robert Morris 64, Georgia Southern 54
West East
Princeton 53, North Carolina A&T 41 La Salle 70, Boston U 58


First Round
Midwest Mideast
#8 Maryland 52, #9 Tennessee-Chattanooga 51
#5 Georgetown 68, #12 Alcorn State 63
#11 Lamar 73, #6 Alabama 50
#7 Iowa 64, #10 Utah State 59 		#8 Tennessee 57, #9 Marquette 56
#5 Purdue 55, #12 Robert Morris 53
#11 Ohio U 51, #6 Illinois State 49
#7 Oklahoma 71, #10 Alabama-Birmingham 63
West East
#8 Washington State 62, #9 Weber State 52
#12 Princeton 56, #5 Oklahoma State 53
#6 North Carolina State 69, #11 Pepperdine 67 (2OT)
#10 Utah 52, #7 Illinois 49 		#9 Rutgers 60, #8 SW Louisiana 53
#5 Virginia Commonwealth 76, #12 La Salle 67
#6 Syracuse 74, #11 Morehead State 59
#10 James Madison 57, #7 West Virginia 50


Second Round
Midwest Mideast
#1 Houston 60, #8 Maryland 50
#4 Memphis State 66, #5 Georgetown 57
#3 Villanova 60, #11 Lamar 58
#7 Iowa 77, #2 Missouri 63 		#1 Louisville 70, #8 Tennessee 57
#4 Arkansas 78, #5 Purdue 68
#3 Kentucky 57, #11 Ohio U 40
#2 Indiana 63, #7 Oklahoma 49
West East
#1 Virginia 54, #8 Washington State 49
#4 Boston College 51, #12 Princeton 42
#6 North Carolina State 71, #3 UNLV 70
#10 Utah 67, #2 UCLA 61 		#1 St. John's (NY) 66, #9 Rutgers 55
#4 Georgia 56, #5 Virginia Commonwealth 54
#3 Ohio State 79, #6 Syracuse 74
#2 North Carolina 68, #10 James Madison 49


Sweet Sixteen
Midwest Mideast
#3 Villanova 55, #7 Iowa 54
#1 Houston 70, #4 Memphis State 63 		#3 Kentucky 64, #2 Indiana 59
#1 Louisville 65, #4 Arkansas 63
West East
#6 North Carolina State 75, #10 Utah 56
#1 Virginia 95, #4 Boston College 92 		#2 North Carolina 64, #3 Ohio State 51
#4 Georgia 70, #1 St. John's (NY) 67


Elite Eight
Midwest Mideast
#1 Houston 89, #3 Villanova 71 #1 Louisville 80, #3 Kentucky 68 (OT)
West East
#6 North Carolina State 63, #1 Virginia 62 #4 Georgia 82, #2 North Carolina 77


Final Four
Semifinals Finals
North Carolina State 67, Georgia 60
Houston 94, Louisville 81 		North Carolina State 54, Houston 52

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