1982–83 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

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1982–83 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
UNLV Rebels wordmark.svg
PCAA Tournament champions
PCAA Regular season champions
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
1982–83 record28–3 (15–1 PCAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLas Vegas Convention Center
Seasons
← 
1983–84 →
1982–83 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 UNLV† 15 – 1   .938 28 – 3   .903
Cal State Fullerton 12 – 4   .750 21 – 8   .724
Utah State 10 – 6   .625 20 – 9   .690
Fresno State 9 – 7   .563 25 – 10   .714
UC Irvine 8 – 8   .500 16 – 12   .571
San Jose State 7 – 9   .438 14 – 15   .483
Long Beach State 6 – 10   .375 13 – 16   .448
Pacific 4 – 12   .250 7 – 21   .250
UC Santa Barbara 1 – 15   .063 7 – 20   .259
† 1983 PCAA Tournament winner

The 1982–83 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada Las Vegas in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1982–83 season under head coach Jerry Tarkanian. The team played its final season of home games at the Las Vegas Convention Center, and was a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA), now known as the Big West Conference. The Rebels won the first 24 games of the season and ascended to No. 1 in both major polls. UNLV captured the regular season conference title, then defeated Fresno State in the championship game of the PCAA Tournament. The team finished with a record of 28–3 (15–1 PCAA). As No. 3 seed in the West region, the Rebels were beaten in the second round of the NCAA Tournament by eventual National champion NC State, 71–70.

Roster[]

1982–83 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F/C 21 Sidney Green 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Brooklyn, New York
G 22 Larry Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Sr  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 27, 1982*
 No. 20 Oklahoma W 65–54  1–0
 Las Vegas Convention Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 30, 1982*
 No. 19 т at Nevada W 85–84  2–0
 Centennial Coliseum 
Reno, Nevada
Dec 3, 1982*
 No. 19 т at Duquesne W 67–54  3–0
 Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 6, 1982*
 No. 19 т Arizona W 88–70  4–0
 Las Vegas Convention Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 9, 1982*
 No. 19 т Nevada W 85–75  5–0
 Las Vegas Convention Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 21, 1982*
 No. 17 Long Island University W 101–78  6–0
 Las Vegas Convention Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 22, 1982*
 No. 17 Baylor W 77–65  7–0
 Las Vegas Convention Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 28, 1982*
 No. 15 Wagner W 120–70  8–0
 Las Vegas Convention Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 29, 1982*
 No. 15 No. 8 Tennessee W 70–54  9–0
 Las Vegas Convention Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 1, 1983*
 No. 15 Utah W 71–68  10–0
 Las Vegas Convention Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 6, 1983
 No. 11 at Utah State W 89–77  11–0
(1–0) 		Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Jan 8, 1983
 No. 11 vs. UC Irvine W 68–64  12–0
(2–0) 		Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, California
Jan 13, 1983
 No. 8 Pacific W 86–63  13–0
(3–0) 		Las Vegas Convention Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 15, 1983
 No. 8 Fresno State W 56–48  14–0
(4–0) 		Las Vegas Convention Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 20, 1983
 No. 5 Long Beach State W 95–83  15–0
(5–0) 		Las Vegas Convention Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 22, 1983
 No. 5 Cal State Fullerton W 76–71  16–0
(6–0) 		Las Vegas Convention Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 25, 1983
 No. 4 at UC Santa Barbara W 77–73  17–0
(7–0) 		The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Jan 29, 1983
 No. 4 at Long Beach State W 78–74  18–0
(8–0) 		Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, California
Feb 4, 1983
 No. 2 UC Santa Barbara W 85–79  19–0
(9–0) 		Las Vegas Convention Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 5, 1983
 No. 2 UC Irvine W 70–68  20–0
(10–0) 		Las Vegas Convention Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 10, 1983
 No. 2 at Pacific W 79–62  21–0
(11–0) 		Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, California
Feb 12, 1983
 No. 2 at Fresno State W 66–59  22–0
(12–0) 		Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
Feb 18, 1983
 No. 1 San Jose State W 84–81  23–0
(13–0) 		Las Vegas Convention Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 19, 1983
 No. 1 Utah State W 111–78  24–0
(14–0) 		Las Vegas Convention Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 24, 1983
 No. 1 at Cal State Fullerton L 78–86[1]  24–1
(14–1) 		Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Feb 27, 1983*
 No. 1 at West Virginia L 78–87  24–2
 WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Mar 3, 1983
 No. 9 at San Jose State W 67–61  25–2
(15–1) 		San Jose Civic Auditorium 
San Jose, California
PCAA Tournament
Mar 10, 1983*
 No. 9 vs. Pacific
Quarterfinals 		W 74–67  26–2
 The Forum 
Inglewood, California
Mar 11, 1983*
 No. 9 vs. Long Beach State
Semifinals 		W 67–64  27–2
 The Forum 
Inglewood, California
Mar 12, 1983*
 No. 9 vs. Fresno State
Championship game 		W 66–63 OT 28–2
 The Forum 
Inglewood, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 1983*
 (3 W) No. 6 vs. (6 W) No. 16 NC State
Second Round 		L 70–71[2]  28–3
 Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.
Source:[3][4]

Rankings[]

Main article: 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. т = Tied with team above or below.
Week
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Coaches——^—19181513998332111116

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll. [5]

Awards and honors[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Titans' Ambush of '83". The Los Angeles Times. March 6, 1993. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "N.C. State Rallies to Upset UNLV". The Washington Post. March 21, 1983. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "1982-83 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "2020-21 UNLV Men's Basketball Media Guide". UNLV Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  5. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
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