1983 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
Teams | 32 |
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Finals site | Springfield, Massachusetts |
Champions | Wright State Raiders (1st title) |
Runner-up | UDC Firebirds (2nd title game) |
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Ralph Underhill (1st title) |
MOP | Gary Monroe (Wright State) |
Attendance | 57,893 |
The 1983 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1982–83 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Wright State University and Wright State's Gary Monroe was the Most Outstanding Player.
Regional participants[]
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*denotes tie
Regionals[]
South Atlantic - Washington, DC[]
Location: Physical Activities Center
Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 11 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 12 | ||||||||
St. Augustine's | 78 | ||||||||
Hampton | 73 | ||||||||
St. Augustine's | 88 | ||||||||
UDC | 93 | ||||||||
UDC | 34 | ||||||||
Randolph–Macon | 17 |
- Third Place - Hampton 71, Randolph-Macon 51
New England - New Britain, Connecticut[]
Location: Kaiser Hall
Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 11 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 12 | ||||||||
Sacred Heart | 113**** | ||||||||
Assumption | 108 | ||||||||
Sacred Heart | 72 | ||||||||
American International | 68 | ||||||||
American International | 65 | ||||||||
Central Connecticut | 64 |
- Third Place - Assumption 99, Central Connecticut 89*
North Central - Sioux City, Iowa[]
Location: Allee Gym
Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 11 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 12 | ||||||||
North Dakota State | 71 | ||||||||
Ferris State | 68 | ||||||||
North Dakota State | 77 | ||||||||
Morningside | 79 | ||||||||
Morningside | 80 | ||||||||
Nebraska–Omaha | 79 |
- Third Place - Ferris State 81, Nebraska-Omaha 75
South - Carrollton, Georgia[]
Location: Health and Physical Education Building
Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 11 | ||||||||
Jacksonville State | 67 | ||||||||
Florida Southern | 61 | ||||||||
Jacksonville State | 92 | ||||||||
West Georgia | 76 | ||||||||
West Georgia | 74 | ||||||||
West Chester | 73 |
- Third Place - Florida Southern 72, West Chester 71
South Central - Cape Girardeau, Missouri[]
Location: Houck Field House
Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 11 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 12 | ||||||||
Central Missouri State | 66 | ||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 57 | ||||||||
Central Missouri State | 69 | ||||||||
SE Missouri State | 74 | ||||||||
SE Missouri State | 83 | ||||||||
Tennessee–Martin | 71 |
- Third Place - Stephen F. Austin 83, Tennessee–Martin 70
West - Bakersfield, California[]
Location:
Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 11 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 12 | ||||||||
Chapman | 80 | ||||||||
San Francisco State | 70 | ||||||||
Chapman | 66 | ||||||||
Cal State Bakersfield | 78 | ||||||||
Cal State Bakersfield | 72 | ||||||||
Humboldt State | 48 |
- Third Place - San Francisco State 78, Humboldt State 71
Great Lakes - Owensboro, Kentucky[]
Location: Owensboro Sportscenter
Regional Semifinals Round of 32 | Regional Final Sweet 16 | ||||||||
Wright State | 71 | ||||||||
Lewis | 57 | ||||||||
Wright State | 69 | ||||||||
Kentucky Wesleyan | 67 | ||||||||
Kentucky Wesleyan | 90 | ||||||||
Southern Connecticut | 68 |
- Third Place - Lewis 91, Southern Connecticut 73
East - Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania[]
Location: Nelson Field House
Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 11 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 12 | ||||||||
Bloomsburg | 76 | ||||||||
Cheyney | 75 | ||||||||
Bloomsburg | 73 | ||||||||
Philadelphia U | 66 | ||||||||
Philadelphia U | 72 | ||||||||
C. W. Post | 68 |
- Third Place - C. W. Post 83, Cheyney 69
*denotes each overtime played
National Quarterfinals[]
Quarterfinal - New Britain, CT Elite Eight March 19 | ||||
UDC | 45 | |||
Sacred Heart | 38 |
Quarterfinal - Sioux City, IA Elite Eight March 19 | ||||
Morningside | 91 | |||
Jacksonville State | 90 |
Quarterfinal - Bloomsburg, PA Elite Eight March 19 | ||||
Wright State | 73 | |||
Bloomsburg | 53 |
Quarterfinal - Bakersfield, CA Elite Eight March 19 | ||||
SE Missouri State | 70 | |||
Cal State Bakersfield | 75 |
National Finals - Springfield, Massachusetts[]
Location: Springfield Civic Center
National Semifinals Final Four March 25 | National Championship March 26 | ||||||||
UDC | 92 | ||||||||
Morningside | 77 | ||||||||
UDC | 73 | ||||||||
Wright State | 92 | ||||||||
Cal State Bakersfield | 50 | ||||||||
Wright State | 57 |
*denotes each overtime played
All-tournament team[]
- Anthony Bias (Wright State)
- Michael Britt (District of Columbia)
- Earl Jones (District of Columbia)
- Gary Monroe (Wright State)
- Fred Moore (Wright State)
See also[]
- 1983 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
- 1983 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament
- 1983 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament
- 1983 NAIA Basketball Tournament
References[]
Sources[]
Categories:
- NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
- 1982–83 NCAA Division II men's basketball season