1983 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

1983 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1982–83
Teams	7
Site	Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, TX
Champions	Lamar (2nd title)
Winning coach	Pat Foster (2nd title)
MVP	Kenneth Lyons, (North Texas) Lamont Robinson (Lamar)
Southland Conference men's basketball tournaments

1982–83 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Lamar †	9	–	3		.750			23	–	8		.742
Louisiana Tech	8	–	4		.667			19	–	9		.679
McNeese State	6	–	6		.500			16	–	13		.552
Louisiana-Monroe	6	–	6		.500			14	–	14		.500
Arkansas State	5	–	7		.417			17	–	12		.586
North Texas State	5	–	7		.417			15	–	15		.500
Texas-Arlington	3	–	9		.250			9	–	19		.321
† 1983 Southland tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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The 1983 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 10–12 at the Beaumont Civic Center in Beaumont, Texas.^[2] This was the third edition of the tournament.

Lamar defeated North Texas in the championship game, 75–54, to win their second Southland men's basketball tournament.

The Cardinals received a bid to the 1983 NCAA Tournament. They were the only Southland member invited to the NCAA tournament.

Format

All seven of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top seed earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other six teams entered into the quarterfinal round.

All games were played at the Beaumont Civic Center in Beaumont, Texas, the home court of regular season champion Lamar.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 10					Semifinals Wednesday, March 11					Championship Thursday, March 12
						1	Lamar	66
						5	Arkansas State	46
	5	Arkansas State	66
	7	Texas-Arlington	56
											1	Lamar	75
											6	North Texas	54
	3	Louisiana–Monroe	74
	4	McNeese State	79
						4	McNeese State	60
						6	North Texas	66
	2	Louisiana Tech	73
	6	North Texas	87

References

1. "Men's Basketball 2018-19" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 105. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
2. "1982-83 Southland Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2022.