1982–83 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team


The 1982–83 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by 7th-year head coach Eldon Miller, the Buckeyes finished 20–10 (11–7 Big Ten) and reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament.

1982–83 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record20–10 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaSt. John Arena
Seasons
1982–83 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Indiana 13 5   .722 24 6   .800
Purdue 11 7   .611 21 9   .700
Ohio State 11 7   .611 20 10   .667
Illinois 11 7   .611 21 11   .656
Iowa 10 8   .556 21 10   .677
Minnesota 9 9   .500 18 11   .621
Michigan State 9 9   .500 17 13   .567
Northwestern 7 11   .389 17 13   .567
Michigan 6 12   .333 15 13   .536
Wisconsin 3 15   .167 8 20   .286
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1982–83 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F Tony Campbell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Teaneck, New Jersey
C 13 Granville Waiters 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Columbus, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule/results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 30, 1982*
Chico State W 78–58  1–0
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 3, 1982*
at Florida W 80–74  2–0
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Dec 11, 1982*
West Virginia L 67–69 2OT 2–1
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 14, 1982*
at No. 16 Syracuse L 85–91  2–2
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 16, 1982*
Youngstown State W 81–53  3–2
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 18, 1982*
Arizona State W 88–77  4–2
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 21, 1982*
Holy Cross W 81–60  5–2
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 28, 1982*
Eastern Michigan W 58–54  6–2
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 30, 1982*
South Alabama W 79–74  7–2
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 2, 1983*
vs. Kansas W 64–61  8–2
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Big Ten Regular season
Jan 8, 1983
No. 1 Indiana W 70–67  9–2
(1–0)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 13, 1983
at Purdue L 57–64  9–3
(1–1)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 15, 1983
at Illinois L 55–63  9–4
(1–2)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
Jan 20, 1983
Michigan W 75–68  10–4
(2–2)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 22, 1983
Michigan State W 74–69  11–4
(3–2)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 27, 1983
at No. 14 Iowa W 89–83  12–4
(4–2)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 29, 1983
at Northwestern L 64–66  12–5
(4–3)
Alumni Hall 
Evanston, Illinois
Feb 2, 1983
No. 17 Minnesota L 80–89  12–6
(4–4)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 5, 1983
Wisconsin W 82–69  13–6
(5–4)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 9, 1983
at Wisconsin W 68–65  14–6
(6–4)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
Feb 12, 1983
at No. 19 Minnesota W 74–69  15–6
(7–4)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 17, 1983
Northwestern W 71–55  16–6
(8–4)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 19, 1983
No. 16 Iowa W 85–69  17–6
(9–4)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 24, 1983
at Michigan State L 94–101  17–7
(9–5)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, Michigan
Feb 26, 1983
at Michigan W 81–71  18–7
(10–5)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mar 3, 1983
Illinois L 73–74  18–8
(10–6)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Mar 5, 1983
No. 20 Purdue W 76–65  19–8
(11–6)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Mar 12, 1983
at No. 7 Indiana L 60–81  19–9
(11–7)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 1983*
vs. Syracuse
Second round
W 79–74[2]  20–9
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 25, 1983*
vs. No. 8 North Carolina
East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 51–64[3]  20–10
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "1982-83 Ohio State Buckeyes Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Ohio State Defeats Syracuse". The New York Times. March 21, 1983. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "St John's Ousted, 70-67; Houston and Villanova Gain". The New York Times. March 26, 1983. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  4. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 897–898. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.