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1982–83 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

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1982–83 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
MCC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Play-in game
ConferenceMidwestern Collegiate Conference
Record22–8 (10–4 MCC)
Head coach
Home arenaCincinnati Gardens
Seasons
1982–83 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Loyola-Chicago 12 2   .857 19 10   .655
Xavier 10 4   .714 22 8   .733
Oral Roberts 10 4   .714 14 14   .500
Butler 9 5   .643 15 13   .536
Evansville 6 8   .429 13 16   .448
Detroit 6 8   .429 12 17   .414
Saint Louis 2 12   .143 5 23   .179
Oklahoma City 1 13   .071 4 22   .154
1983 MCC tournament winner

The 1982–83 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1982–83 season. Led by head coach Bob Staak, the Musketeers finished with a 22–8 record (10–4 MCC), and won the MCC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the NCAA tournament, the Musketeers lost to fellow No. 12 seed Alcorn State in the Play-in round.

Roster

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1982–83 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 30 Anthony Hicks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 1982*
Union (KY) W 75–62  1–0
Schmidt Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 4, 1982*
Central State W 67–57  2–0
Schmidt Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 7, 1982*
at Texas W 66–64 OT 3–0
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Dec 11, 1982*
at Dayton L 53–63  3–1
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Dec 22, 1982*
Miami (OH) W 54–50  4–1
Schmidt Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 30, 1982*
Thomas More W 88–76  5–1
Schmidt Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 3, 1983*
at Middle Tennessee State W 58–57  6–1
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Jan 8, 1983*
at Marquette L 64–72  6–2
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 11, 1983*
Eastern Kentucky W 70–49  7–2
Schmidt Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 15, 1983
Evansville W 85–65  8–2
(1–0)
Schmidt Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 17, 1983
Butler W 51–49  9–2
(2–0)
Schmidt Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 22, 1983
at Detroit W 70–56  10–2
(3–0)
 
 
Jan 24, 1983
Loyola (IL) W 84–78  11–2
(4–0)
Schmidt Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 26, 1983*
at Cincinnati L 58–73  11–3
 
 
Jan 29, 1983
at Oklahoma City W 76–58  12–3
(5–0)
 
 
Jan 31, 1983
at Oral Roberts L 71–87  12–4
(5–1)
 
 
Feb 3, 1983*
Cleveland State W 102–72  13–4
Schmidt Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 5, 1983
Saint Louis L 60–79  13–5
(5–2)
Schmidt Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 7, 1983
at Butler L 52–72  13–6
(5–3)
 
 
Feb 9, 1983*
La Salle W 109–85  14–6
Schmidt Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 16, 1983
at Evansville W 70–68  15–6
(6–3)
 
 
Feb 19, 1983
Detroit W 69–61  16–6
(7–3)
Schmidt Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 21, 1983
at Loyola (IL) L 85–86  16–7
(7–4)
 
 
Feb 24, 1983
Oral Roberts W 87–79  17–7
(8–4)
Schmidt Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 26, 1983
Oklahoma City W 79–53  18–7
(9–4)
Schmidt Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 2, 1983*
Niagara W 76–73  19–7
Schmidt Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 5, 1983
at Saint Louis W 94–72  20–7
(10–4)
 
 
Midwestern Collegiate Conference tournament
Mar 11, 1983*
vs. Detroit W 90–70  21–7
Roberts Municipal Stadium 
 
Mar 12, 1983*
vs. Loyola (IL) W 82–76  22–7
Roberts Municipal Stadium 
 
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1983*
(12 MW) vs. (12 MW) Alcorn State
Play-in game
L 58–70  22–8
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Xavier Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "1982-83 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "1986-87 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". Archived from the original on June 17, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2022.