1982–83 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 1982–83 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference during the 1983-84 season. The team played their home games at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia. Led by 5th-year head coach Gale Catlett, the Mountaineers won the conference tournament and received an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the East region.^[1] In the opening round, West Virginia was beaten by No. 10 seed James Madison, 57–50.^[2]

1982–83 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
Atlantic-10 West division co-champions Atlantic-10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Atlantic-10 Conference
Record	23–8 (10–4 A-10)
Head coach	Gale Catlett (5th season)
Home arena	WVU Coliseum
Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Rutgers	11	–	3		.786			23	–	8		.742
Saint Joseph's	8	–	6		.571			15	–	13		.536
Temple	5	–	9		.357			14	–	15		.483
UMass	4	–	10		.286			9	–	20		.310
Rhode Island	3	–	11		.214			9	–	19		.321
West
West Virginia †	10	–	4		.714			23	–	8		.742
St. Bonaventure	10	–	4		.714			20	–	10		.667
Penn State	9	–	5		.643			17	–	11		.607
Duquesne	6	–	8		.429			12	–	16		.429
George Washington	4	–	10		.286			14	–	15		.483
† 1983 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1982–83 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Greg Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Youngstown, Ohio F 24 Lester Rowe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Buffalo, New York	Head coach Gale Catlett 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 city, state
Regular season
Dec 11, 1982*		at Ohio State	W 69–67 2OT	5–0	St. John Arena  Columbus, Ohio
Jan 22, 1983		at Rutgers	W 71–63	11–5	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 27, 1983*		No. 1 UNLV	W 87–78[4][5]	19–6	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Atlantic-10 Tournament
Mar 9, 1983*		vs. Penn State Quarterfinals	W 82–72	21–7	The Spectrum  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 11, 1983*		vs. St. Bonaventure Semifinals	W 86–62	22–7	The Spectrum  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 12, 1983*		vs. Temple Championship game	W 86–78	23–7	The Spectrum  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1983*	(7 E)	vs. (10 E) James Madison First round	L 50–57	23–8	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

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

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Awards and honors

• Greg Jones – Atlantic 10 co-Player of the Year