1982–83 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

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1982–83 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Big Eight Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 10
1982–83 record26–8 (12–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Home arenaHearnes Center
Seasons
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1982–83 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
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 1982–83 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1982–83 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers won the Big Eight regular season title, reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament, and finished with an overall record of 26–8 (12–2 Big Eight).

Roster[]

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 27, 1982*
No. 15 vs. No. 3 North Carolina W 64–60  1–0
 
St. Louis, MO
Mar 5, 1983
No. 13 Iowa State W 84–66  24–6
(12–2)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Big Eight Conference Tournament
Mar 10, 1983*
No. 12 Colorado
Big Eight Tournament Quarterfinal
W 88–73  25–6
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Mar 11, 1983*
No. 12 vs. Nebraska
Big Eight Tournament Semifinal
W 69–63  26–6
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
Mar 12, 1983*
No. 12 vs. Oklahoma State
Big Eight Tournament Championship
L 92–93 2OT 26–7
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 1983*
(2 MW) No. 10 vs. (7 MW) Iowa
Second Round
L 63–77[1]  26–8
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central.

Rankings[]

Awards[]

[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Iowa's big is clearly better". Chicago Tribune. March 21, 1983. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  2. ^ 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2019-Mar-29.
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