1982–83 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

1982–83 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
1982–83 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Pacific-10
Record	4–24 (1–17 Pac-10)
Head coach	Ben Lindsey (1st season);
Assistant coach	Ricky Byrdsong (1st season)
Home arena	McKale Center; (Capacity: 14,545)
	Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 UCLA	15	–	3	.833	23	–	6	.793
Washington State	14	–	4	.778	23	–	7	.767
Oregon State	12	–	6	.667	20	–	11	.645
Arizona State	12	–	6	.667	19	–	14	.576
USC	11	–	7	.611	17	–	11	.607
Washington	7	–	11	.389	16	–	15	.516
California	7	–	11	.389	14	–	14	.500
Stanford	6	–	12	.333	14	–	14	.500
Oregon	5	–	13	.278	9	–	18	.333
Arizona	1	–	17	.056	4	–	24	.143

As of April 15, 1983^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982–83 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Ben Lindsey, who was hired to replace Fred Snowden following his resignation at the conclusion of the previous season.

The Wildcats played their home games on campus at the McKale Center in Tucson, and were a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished with an overall record of 4–24 (1–17 in Pac-10, tenth place), their worst record since going 4–22 in 1958–59. Following the season, Ben Lindsey was fired and replaced by Iowa head coach Lute Olson.^[2]

Roster

1982–83 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	10	Brock Brunkhorst	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	East HS	Phoenix, AZ
G	12	Puntus Wilson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr		Dallas, TX
G	14	Ken Ensor	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	William Chrisman HS	Independence, MO
G	20	Troy Cooke	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Flowing Wells HS	Tucson, AZ
G/F	21	Keith Jackson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Willow Run HS	Ypsilanti, MI
G	22	Gregg Scott	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	El Camino Real HS	Torrance, CA
G/F	24	David Haskin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Sahuaro HS	Tucson, AZ
F/C	31	Frank Smith	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Sr	Emerson HS	Gary, IN
G/F	33	Todd Porter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Lincoln HS	East St. Louis, IL
G	34	Harvey Thompson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Cholla HS	Tucson, AZ
F	35	Donald Mellon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr	Northwestern HS	Detroit, MI
F/C	41	Jack Magno	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr		Boulder, CO
F	52	Greg Taylor	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Brophy College Prep.	Phoenix, AZ
F	52	Morgan Taylor	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Northeast HS	Macon, GA
F/C	55	John Belobraydic	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr	Collinsville HS	Collinsville, IL

Head coach

Ben Lindsey (Pasadena Nazarene)

Assistant coach(es)

Ricky Byrdsong (Iowa State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Source:^[3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 26, 1982*	at No. 11 Houston Kettle Classic	L 63–104	0–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
November 28, 1982*	vs. UTSA Kettle Classic	L 56–57	0–2	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
December 1, 1982*	FIU	W 79–68	1–2	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
December 4, 1982*	at New Mexico	L 73–101	1–3	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
December 6, 1982*	at UNLV	L 70–88	1–4	Las Vegas Convention Center Winchester, NV
December 8, 1982*	at No. 14 Tennessee	L 73–92	1–5	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN
December 11, 1982*	Iowa State	L 66–80	1–6	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
December 20, 1982*	Northern Arizona	W 66–53	2–6	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
December 23, 1982*	No. 19 San Diego State	W 46–44	3–6	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
December 27, 1982*	Illinois Wesleyan	L 64–67	3–7	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Exhibition
January 3, 1983*	Athletes in Action	L 68–79		McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Pac-10 regular season
January 6, 1983	USC	L 67–74	3–8 (0–1)	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
January 8, 1983	No. 6 UCLA Rivalry	L 58–61	3–9 (0–2)	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
January 13, 1983	at Washington	L 61–74	3–10 (0–3)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
January 15, 1983	at Washington State	L 64–86	3–11 (0–4)	Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
January 22, 1983	at Arizona State Rivalry	L 69–82	3–12 (0–5)	ASU Activity Center Tempe, AZ
January 29, 1983	Oregon State	L 54–72	3–13 (0–6)	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
January 31, 1983	Oregon	L 84–86	3–14 (0–7)	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
February 5, 1983	at California	L 57–59	3–15 (0–8)	Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA
February 7, 1983	at Stanford	L 69–86	3–16 (0–9)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 10, 1983	Washington State	L 65–75	3–17 (0–10)	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
February 12, 1983	Washington	L 72–80	3–18 (0–11)	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
February 19, 1983	Arizona State Rivalry	L 70–77	3–19 (0–12)	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
February 24, 1983	Oregon	L 57–63 ^OT	3–20 (0–13)	McArthur Court Eugene, OR
February 26, 1983	Oregon State	L 56–81	3–21 (0–14)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
March 3, 1983	Stanford	W 74–73	4–21 (1–14)	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
March 5, 1983	California	L 59–84	4–22 (1–15)	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
March 10, 1983	at No. 4 UCLA Rivalry	L 58–111	4–23 (1–16)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
March 12, 1983	at USC	L 70–72	4–24 (1–17)	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "Hansen's Sunday Notebook: Lindsey's a bitter voice from past, and mistaken". Arizona Daily Star. February 22, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
^ "1982-83 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
^ "1982-83 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
^ "1982-83 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved November 9, 2024.
^ "Arizona Men's Basketball 2022–23 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletic Department. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[2] "Hansen's Sunday Notebook: Lindsey's a bitter voice from past, and mistaken". Arizona Daily Star. February 22, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[3] "1982-83 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[4] "1982-83 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[5] "1982-83 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[6] "Arizona Men's Basketball 2022–23 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletic Department. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

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