1982–83 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
| 1982–83 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 23–8 (10–4 Big Sky) |
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| Home arena | Dee Events Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State † | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1982–83 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by eighth-year head coach Neil McCarthy and played their home games on campus at Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah.
The Wildcats were 21–7 overall in the regular season and 10–4 in conference play; co-champions with Nevada, who won the tiebreaker and gained the right to host the conference tournament.[1]
In the opening semifinal in Reno, Montana gave Weber State all they could handle, but fell short by a point.[2] In the final against host Nevada, the Wildcats won by nine points and advanced to the 52-team NCAA tournament.[3]
Seeded ninth in the West region, Weber State met Washington State in the first round in Boise,[4] and lost by ten points.[5][6]
No Wildcats were selected for the all-conference team; senior forward Royal Edwards was on the second team, and honorable mention went to guard John Price, forward Randy Worster, guard Greg Jones, and center Tom Heywood.[7][8]
Postseason result[edit]
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
| Fri, March 11 10:30 pm |
(2) | vs. (3) Montana Semifinal |
W 54–53 | 22–7 |
Centennial Coliseum (3,000) Reno, Nevada | ||||||
| Sat, March 12 8:30 pm |
(2) | at (1) Nevada Final |
W 87–78 | 23–7 |
Centennial Coliseum (5,425) Reno, Nevada | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Thu, March 17* 7:10 pm, CBS |
(9W) | vs. (8W) Washington State First round |
L 52–62 | 23–8 |
BSU Pavilion (11,200) Boise, Idaho | ||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Sorenson, Mike (March 10, 1983). "Wildcats hope to continue hex over Montana". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 2D.
- ^ "Weber State nips Grizzlies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 12, 1983. p. 15.
- ^ "Weber State goes Sky-high". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 13, 1983. p. D1.
- ^ Devlin, Vince (March 17, 1983). "Weber State coach is cocky – but he has a right to be". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
- ^ Robinson, Doug (March 18, 1983). "WSU hands Weber an early exit". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4B.
- ^ Devlin, Vince (March 18, 1983). "Cougs earn a crack at Ralph". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
- ^ "Weber player top reserve". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. March 16, 1983. p. D1.
- ^ "Big Sky: Kellerman, Smith, Hopson, and Arnold receive honors". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 16, 1983. p. 2C.
External links[edit]
- Sports Reference – Weber State Wildcats: 1982–83 basketball season