1982–83 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

1982–83 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen (vacated)
Conference	Metro Conference
Record	22-7 (23–8 unadjusted) (6–6 Metro)
Head coach	Dana Kirk (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Larry Finch (3rd season) Lee Fowler
Home arena	Mid-South Coliseum

1982–83 Metro Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Louisville †	12	–	0		1.000			32	–	4		.889
Virginia Tech	7	–	5		.583			23	–	11		.676
Tulane	7	–	5		.583			19	–	12		.613
No. 17 Memphis State	6	–	6		.500			23	–	8		.742
Florida State	5	–	7		.417			14	–	14		.500
Southern Miss	3	–	9		.250			14	–	14		.500
Cincinnati	1	–	11		.083			11	–	17		.393
† 1983 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1982–83 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team represented Memphis State University as a member of the Metro Conference during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.^[2]

The Tigers won Metro Conference regular season and conference tournament titles to receive an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament. As No. 4 seed in the East region, Memphis State beat No. 5 seed Georgetown to reach the Sweet Sixteen for the second of three straight seasons. The No. 1 Houston Cougars defeated Memphis State, 70–63, in the regional semifinal.^[3] The Tigers finished with a 23–8 record (6–6 Metro), though the NCAA tournament results would later be vacated.

Roster

1982–83 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 10 Andre Turner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee G 11 Ricky McCoy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Memphis, Tennessee F 22 Bobby Parks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Grand Junction, Tennessee F 24 Keith Lee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So West Memphis, Arkansas G 32 Phillip Haynes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee F 43 Baskerville Holmes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee F 45 Willie Becton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Memphis, Tennessee	Head coach Dana Kirk Assistant coach(es) Larry Finch (Memphis) Lee Fowler (Vanderbilt) 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 city, state
Regular season
Dec 18, 1982*	No. 3	at Kansas	W 64–58	7–0	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
Jan 23, 1983*	No. 6	at NC State	W 57–53	13–1	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 26, 1983*	No. 6	vs. Iona	W 94–88	14–1
Feb 19, 1983*	No. 13	No. 9 Louisville	L 66–75	18–4	Mid-South Coliseum  Memphis, Tennessee
Metro Conference tournament
Mar 10, 1983*	No. 17	vs. Florida State	W 84–74	22–6	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 11, 1983*	No. 17	vs. No. 3 Louisville	L 68–71	22–7	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 1983*	(4 MW) No. 17	vs. (5 MW) No. 20 Georgetown Second round	W 66–57	23–7	Freedom Hall (16,105) Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 25, 1983*	(4 MW) No. 17	vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Houston Midwest Regional Final – Sweet Sixteen	L 63–70	23–8	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest region. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1982-83 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
2. "1982-83 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
3. "Houston 70, Memphis State 63". UPI Archives. March 26, 1983. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
4. "2019–20 Memphis Tigers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
5. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 903–904. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.