1982–83 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

1982–83 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
1982–83 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
PCAA tournament champions; PCAA Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 6
Record	28–3 (15–1 PCAA)
Head coach	Jerry Tarkanian (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Tim Grgurich; Mark Warkentien; Ralph Readout;
Home arena	Las Vegas Convention Center
	Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
v t e	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
G	14	Danny Tarkanian	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr	Las Vegas, Nevada
G/F	15	Eric Booker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So
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
G	24	Jeff Collins	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr
F	33	Eldridge Hudson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	Carson, California

Head coach

Jerry Tarkanian (Fresno State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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 (6,380) Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 30, 1982*	No. 19 т	at Nevada	W 85–84	2–0	Centennial Coliseum (6,042) Reno, Nevada
Dec 3, 1982*	No. 19 т	at Duquesne	W 67–54	3–0	Civic Arena (4,654) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 6, 1982*	No. 19 т	Arizona	W 88–70	4–0	Las Vegas Convention Center (6,380) Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 9, 1982*	No. 19 т	Nevada	W 85–75	5–0	Las Vegas Convention Center (6,380) Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 21, 1982*	No. 17	Long Island University	W 101–78	6–0	Las Vegas Convention Center (6,380) Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 22, 1982*	No. 17	Baylor	W 77–65	7–0	Las Vegas Convention Center (6,380) Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 28, 1982*	No. 15	Wagner	W 120–70	8–0	Las Vegas Convention Center (6,380) Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 29, 1982*	No. 15	No. 8 Tennessee	W 70–54	9–0	Las Vegas Convention Center (6,380) Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 1, 1983*	No. 15	Utah	W 71–68	10–0	Las Vegas Convention Center (6,380) Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 6, 1983	No. 11	at Utah State	W 89–77	11–0 (1–0)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,506) Logan, Utah
Jan 8, 1983	No. 11	vs. UC Irvine	W 68–64	12–0 (2–0)	Long Beach Arena (4,229) Long Beach, California
Jan 13, 1983	No. 8	Pacific	W 86–63	13–0 (3–0)	Las Vegas Convention Center (6,380) Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 15, 1983	No. 8	Fresno State	W 56–48	14–0 (4–0)	Las Vegas Convention Center (6,380) Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 20, 1983	No. 5	Long Beach State	W 95–83	15–0 (5–0)	Las Vegas Convention Center (6,380) Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 22, 1983	No. 5	Cal State Fullerton	W 76–71	16–0 (6–0)	Las Vegas Convention Center (6,380) Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 25, 1983	No. 4	at UC Santa Barbara	W 77–73	17–0 (7–0)	The Thunderdome (4,215) Santa Barbara, California
Jan 29, 1983	No. 4	at Long Beach State	W 78–74	18–0 (8–0)	Long Beach Arena (6,077) Long Beach, California
Feb 4, 1983	No. 2	UC Santa Barbara	W 85–79	19–0 (9–0)	Las Vegas Convention Center (6,380) Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 5, 1983	No. 2	UC Irvine	W 70–68	20–0 (10–0)	Las Vegas Convention Center (6,380) Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 10, 1983	No. 2	at Pacific	W 79–62	21–0 (11–0)	Alex G. Spanos Center (5,902) Stockton, California
Feb 12, 1983	No. 2	at Fresno State	W 66–59	22–0 (12–0)	Selland Arena (6,586) Fresno, California
Feb 18, 1983	No. 1	San Jose State	W 84–81	23–0 (13–0)	Las Vegas Convention Center (6,380) Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 19, 1983	No. 1	Utah State	W 111–78	24–0 (14–0)	Las Vegas Convention Center (6,380) Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 24, 1983	No. 1	at Cal State Fullerton	L 78–86^[1]	24–1 (14–1)	Titan Gym (5,015) Fullerton, California
Feb 27, 1983*	No. 1	at West Virginia	L 78–87^[2]	24–2	WVU Coliseum (15,638) Morgantown, West Virginia
Mar 3, 1983	No. 9	at San Jose State	W 67–61	25–2 (15–1)	San Jose Civic Auditorium (2,612) San Jose, California
PCAA tournament
Mar 10, 1983*	No. 9	vs. Pacific Quarterfinals	W 74–67	26–2	The Forum (9,717) Inglewood, California
Mar 11, 1983*	No. 9	vs. Long Beach State Semifinals	W 67–64	27–2	The Forum (12,053) Inglewood, California
Mar 12, 1983*	No. 9	vs. Fresno State Championship game	W 66–63 ^{OT^[3]}	28–2	The Forum (11,022) Inglewood, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 1983*	(3 W) No. 6	vs. (6 W) No. 16 NC State Second Round	L 70–71^[4]	28–3	Gill Coliseum (8,700) Corvallis, Oregon
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

Source:^[5]^[6]

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	20	19 т	19 т	18	17	15	11	8	5	4	2	2	1	1	9	9	6
Coaches	—	—^	—	19	18	15	13	9	9	8	3	3	2	1	11	11	6

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll. ^[8]

Awards and honors

Sidney Green – PCAA Player of the Year

References

^ "The Titans' Ambush of '83". The Los Angeles Times. March 6, 1993. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
^ "W.Va. Tops Vegas, 87-78". The New York Times. February 28, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
^ "Nevada-Last Vegas 66, Fresno State 63". The New York Times. March 13, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
^ "N.C. State Rallies to Upset UNLV". The Washington Post. March 21, 1983. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
^ "1982-83 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
^ "2020-21 UNLV Men's Basketball Media Guide". UNLV Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
^ "1982-1983 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[1] "The Titans' Ambush of '83". The Los Angeles Times. March 6, 1993. Retrieved December 5, 2021.

[2] "W.Va. Tops Vegas, 87-78". The New York Times. February 28, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

[3] "Nevada-Last Vegas 66, Fresno State 63". The New York Times. March 13, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

[4] "N.C. State Rallies to Upset UNLV". The Washington Post. March 21, 1983. Retrieved December 5, 2021.

[5] "1982-83 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 5, 2021.

[6] "2020-21 UNLV Men's Basketball Media Guide". UNLV Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2021.

[7] "1982-1983 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.

[ESPN-8] *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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v t e UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
Venues	Dula Memorial Center (1958–1960) NSU Gym (1960–1967) Las Vegas Convention Center (1967–1983) Thomas & Mack Center (1983–present)
Culture & lore	Hey Reb! 103–73 1991 Duke game
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

Awards and honors

See also

References