1982–83 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

1982–83 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	† Mid-American Conference Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1982–83 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
1982–83 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
MAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
1982–83 record	23–9 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach	Danny Nee (3rd season);
Home arena	Convocation Center

The 1982–83 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1982–83. The team was coached by Danny Nee in his third season at Ohio.[1] They played their home games at Convocation Center.[2] The Bobcats finished with a record of 23–9 and second in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 12–6.[3] They won the MAC Tournament with wins over Eastern Michigan, Toledo, and MAC regular season champion Bowling Green. John Devereaux was named the tournament MVP.[4] They received a bid to the NCAA Tournament. There they defeated Illinois State[5] before losing to Kentucky in the second round.[6] 23 wins was the school record at the time.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record
regular season
11/26/1982*	vs. St. Mary's (CA) Joe Lapchick Tournament	W 57–54	1–0
11/27/1982*	vs. No. 19 St. John's Joe Lapchick Tournament	L 52–62	1–1
12/2/1982*	Marietta	W 90–68	2–1
12/10/1982*	at Providence Fleet Basketball Classic	W 48–47	3–1
12/11/1982*	vs. Rhode Island Fleet Basketball Classic	W 67–65 ^OT	4–1
12/15/1982*	at Niagara	L 69–71 ^OT	4–2
12/29/1982*	Brooklyn	W 58–43	5–2
1/5/1983	Toledo	W 71–52	6–1 (1–0)
1/8/1983	at Northern Illinois	W 62–57	7–1 (2–0)
1/12/1983	Kent State	W 68–63	8–1 (3–0)
1/15/1983	at Miami (OH)	L 60–73	8–2 (3–1)
1/19/1983	Western Michigan	W 82–55	9–2 (4–1)
1/22/1983	at Ball State	W 73–62	10–2 (5–1)
1/26/1983	at Central Michigan	W 77–72	11-2 (6–1)
1/29/1983	Bowling Green	L 55–72	11-3 (6–2)
1/31/1983*	Radford	W 68–50	12–3
2/2/1983	at Eastern Michigan	W 72–57	13–3 (7–2)
2/5/1983	Northern Illinois	W 59–45	14–3 (8–2)
2/9/1983	at Kent State	W 73–71	15–3 (9–2)
2/12/1983	Miami (OH)	L 51–53	15–4 (9–3)
2/14/1983*	DePaul	W 63–62 ^2OT	16–4
2/16/1983	at Western Michigan	L 59–65	16–5 (9–4)
2/19/1983	Ball State	W 62–48	17–5 (10–4)
2/23/1983	Central Michigan	W 87–63	18–5 (11–4)
2/26/1983	at Bowling Green	L 75–89	18–6 (11–5)
3/2/1983	Eastern Michigan	W 62–60	19–6 (12–5)
3/5/1983	at Toledo	L 56–59	19–7 (12–6)
MAC Tournament
3/8/1983	Eastern Michigan Quarterfinals	W 74–60	20–7 (13–6)
3/10/1983	Toledo Semifinals	W 70–59	21–7 (14–6)
3/12/1983	at Bowling Green Championship	W 59–56	22–7 (15–6)
NCAA Tournament
3/17/1983*	vs. Illinois State Mideast Regional First Round	W 51–49	23–7
3/19/1983*	vs. No. 12 Kentucky Mideast Regional Second Round	L 40–57	23–8
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: [7][3]

References

"Danny Nee". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
"Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
"1982-83 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
"Mid-American Conference men's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
"Illinois St. Loses, 51-49". The New York Times. March 18, 1983. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
"1983 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records". NCAA. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
"Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.

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[1] "Danny Nee". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-11.

[2] "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved 2022-02-11.

[SR-3] "1982-83 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-11.

[4] "Mid-American Conference men's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved 2022-02-11.

[5] "Illinois St. Loses, 51-49". The New York Times. March 18, 1983. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

[6] "1983 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records". NCAA. Retrieved 2022-02-11.

[7] "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.

Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Venues	Ewing Hall (1907–1908) Ohio Gymnasium (1908–1923) Men's Gymnasium (1924–1960) Grover Center (1960–1968) Convocation Center (1968–present)
Culture & lore	Rufus the Bobcat
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

1982–83 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bowling Green	15	–	3	.833	21	–	9	.700
Ohio†	12	–	6	.667	23	–	9	.719
Toledo	10	–	8	.556	17	–	12	.586
Ball State	10	–	8	.556	17	–	12	.586
Miami	10	–	8	.556	13	–	15	.464
Kent State	9	–	9	.500	15	–	13	.536
Eastern Michigan	8	–	10	.444	12	–	16	.429
Northern Illinois	8	–	10	.444	11	–	16	.407
Central Michigan	5	–	13	.278	10	–	17	.370
Western Michigan	3	–	15	.167	5	–	23	.179

† Mid-American Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll