1982–83 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

1982–83 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
1982–83 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Independent
Record	22–7
Head coach	Bobby Paschal (6th season);
Home arena	Blackham Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

The 1982–83 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Southwestern Louisiana as an NCAA Independent during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by 6th-year head coach Bobby Paschal, played their home games at Blackham Coliseum in Lafayette, Louisiana. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 8 seed in the East region, SW Louisiana was defeated by Rutgers in the opening round, 60–53.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F		Graylin Warner	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr
F		Dion Brown	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr

Head coach

Bobby Paschal (Stetson)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 2, 1982*		New Orleans	W 70–68	1–0	Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 4, 1982*		at Louisiana Tech	W 46–45	2–0	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana
Dec 15, 1982*		UC Santa Barbara	W 97–84	3–0	Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 17, 1982*		East Carolina	W 83–55	4–0	Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 18, 1982*		New Mexico State	W 87–84	5–0	Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 20, 1982*		vs. UC Irvine	W 81–67	6–0	Centennial Coliseum Reno, Nevada
Dec 21, 1982*		at Nevada	W 69–63	7–0	Centennial Coliseum Reno, Nevada
Dec 28, 1982*		vs. Michigan State Sugar Bowl Tournament	W 71–66	8–0	Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 29, 1982*		vs. Mississippi State Sugar Bowl Tournament	L 56–65	8–1	Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 10, 1983*		at No. 16 Houston	L 78–79^[2]	8–2	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1983*	(8 E)	vs. (9 E) Rutgers First round	L 53–60^[3]	22–7	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[4]

References

^ "1982–83 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^ "Houston 79 S.W. Louisiana 78". The New York Times. January 11, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^ "Rutgers Set for Regionals". The New York Times. March 18, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^ "Men's Basketball All-Time Records". University of Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2022.

[1] "1982–83 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 20, 2022.

[2] "Houston 79 S.W. Louisiana 78". The New York Times. January 11, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2022.

[3] "Rutgers Set for Regionals". The New York Times. March 18, 1983. Retrieved March 20, 2022.

[4] "Men's Basketball All-Time Records". University of Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2022.

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Venues	Earl K. Long Gymnasium (1939–1950) Blackham Coliseum (1950–1985) Cajundome (1985–present)
Culture & lore	Cayenne "Ragin' Cajuns Fight Song" NCAA sanctions
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 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