1982–83 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1980–81 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Regular Season Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 5
AP No. 5
1980–81 record 24–6 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach Bobby Knight (12th year)
Captain Ted Kitchel
Randy Wittman
Jim Thomas
Home arena Assembly Hall
1982–83 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#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)

The 198283 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 12th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 24-6 and a conference record of 13-5, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. As Big Ten Conference Champions, IU was invited to participate in the 1983 NCAA Tournament as a 2-seed. The Hoosiers advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, which was their first since 1981, but they lost to the 3-seed Kentucky Wildcats.[1]

The five banners in the south end of Assembly Hall honor IU's NCAA champions, and the banners in the north end honor various other accomplishments: NIT titles, Final Four appearances, and the undefeated regular season of 1976. While there now are two banners listing the years of IU's 21 Big Ten titles, those were not present during Bobby Knight's tenure. Before 2000, the only Big Ten title banner that was hung honored the 1983 team, which Knight ordered as a tribute to the fans. He credited the fans with inspiring the team to win its final three home games over Purdue, Illinois, and Ohio State, to seal the conference title after losing Ted Kitchel to injury. While IU survived the loss of Kitchel in the regular season, during the NCAA tournament, his absence was felt; IU lost to Kentucky despite strong performances by Randy Wittman and Uwe Blab.

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
11Dan DakichG65So.Merrillville, Indiana
20 Jim ThomasG63Sr.Fort Lauderdale, Florida
21Winston MorganG/F65So.Anderson, Indiana
22Stew RobinsonG61Fr.Anderson, Indiana
23Chuck FranzG62RS Sr.Clarksville, Indiana
24Randy WittmanG/F66Sr.Indianapolis, Indiana
25Cam CameronG62Sr.Terre Haute, Indiana
30Ted KitchelF68Sr.Galveston, Indiana
31Tony BrownG62Sr.Chicago, Illinois
33Uwe BlabC72So.Munich, Germany
40Tracy FosterF64Fr.Fort Wayne, Indiana
41Mike GiomiF68Fr.Newark, Ohio
42John FlowersF69So.Fort Wayne, Indiana
54Steve BouchieF68Sr.Washington, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular Season

11/27/1982*
No. 9 Ball State W 91-75  1-0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

11/29/1982*
No. 9 at Miami (OH) W 75-59  2-0
Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH

12/4/1982*
No. 8 UTEP W 65-54  3-0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/7/1982*
No. 6 at Notre Dame W 68-52  4-0
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN

12/10/1982*
No. 6 Eastern Michigan
Indiana Classic
W 85-48  5-0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/11/1982*
No. 6 Wyoming
Indiana Classic
W 78-65  6-0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/18/1982*
No. 5 at Kansas State W 48-46  7-0
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS

12/22/1982*
No. 5 No. 2 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
W 62-59  8-0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/29/1982*
No. 1 vs. Grambling State
Hoosier Classic
W 110-62  9-0
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, IN

12/30/1982*
No. 1 vs. Nebraska
Hoosier Classic
W 67-50  10-0
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, IN

1/8/1983
No. 1 at Ohio State L 67-70  10-1 (0-1)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH

1/13/1983
No. 4 at Illinois
Rivalry
W 69-55  11-1 (1-1)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL

1/15/1983
No. 4 at Purdue
Rivalry
W 81-78  12-1 (2-1)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

1/20/1983
No. 2 Michigan State W 89-85  13-1 (3-1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

1/22/1983
No. 2 Michigan W 93-76  14-1 (4-1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

1/26/1983
No. 2 at Northwestern W 78-73  15-1 (5-1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL

1/29/1983
No. 2 at No. 14 Iowa L 48-63  15-2 (5-2)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA

2/3/1983
No. 6 Wisconsin W 83-73  16-2 (6-2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/3/1983
No. 6 No. 17 Minnesota W 76-51  17-2 (7-2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/10/1983
No. 4 at No. 19 Minnesota W 63-59  18-2 (8-2)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN

2/12/1983
No. 4 at Wisconsin W 75-56  19-2 (9-2)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI

2/16/1983
No. 2 No. 16 Iowa L 57-58  19-3 (9-3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/19/1983
No. 2 Northwestern W 74-65  20-3 (10-3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/24/1983
No. 4 at Michigan L 56-69  20-4 (10-4)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI

2/26/1983
No. 4 at Michigan State L 54-62  20-5 (10-5)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI

3/3/1983
No. 11 No. 20 Purdue
Rivalry
W 64-41  21-5 (11-5)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

3/5/1983
No. 11 Illinois
Rivalry
W 67-55  22-5 (12-5)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

3/12/1983
No. 7 No. 16 Ohio State W 81-60  23-5 (13-5)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
NCAA Tournament

3/20/1983*
No. 5 (2) vs. No. (7) Oklahoma
Second Round
W 63-49  24-5 (13-5)
Roberts Municipal Stadium 
Evansville, IN

3/24/1983*
No. 5 (2) vs. No. 12 (3) Kentucky
Sweet Sixteen
L 59-64  24-6 (13-5)
Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
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