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1982–83 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

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1982–83 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record26–4 (14–2 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coachDoc Sadler (1st season)
Home arenaBarnhill Arena
Seasons
1982–83 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Houston 16 0   1.000 31 3   .912
No. 9 Arkansas 14 2   .875 26 4   .867
Texas A&M 10 6   .625 17 14   .548
TCU 9 7   .563 23 11   .676
SMU 9 7   .563 19 11   .633
Texas Tech 7 9   .438 11 20   .355
Baylor 4 12   .250 12 16   .429
Rice 2 14   .125 8 20   .286
Texas 1 15   .063 6 22   .214
1983 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 1982–83 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Sutton, serving for his ninth year. The team played its home games in Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. This team finished second in the SWC regular season standings, and lost in the semifinals of the conference tournament. In the 1983 NCAA Tournament, the Hogs defeated Purdue before losing to No. 1 seed Louisville in the Mideast regional semifinal.

Roster

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1982–83 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 20 Darrell Walker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Arkansas–Fort Smith Chicago, Illinois
G 21 Alvin Robertson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Crowder College Barberton, Ohio
C 35 Joe Kleine 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Notre Dame Slater, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1982*
No. 17 Southeast Missouri State W 74–57  1–0
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 1, 1982*
No. 16 Texas-San Antonio W 78–59  2–0
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 4, 1982*
No. 16 at Centenary W 79–51  3–0
Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Dec 6, 1982*
No. 13 vs. SW Missouri State W 87–66  4–0
Barton Coliseum (7,690)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 15, 1982*
No. 13 Alabama State W 108–65  4–0
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 18, 1982*
No. 13 Louisiana-Monroe W 89–76  6–0
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 21, 1982*
No. 12 vs. Southern Miss W 64–62  7–0
Pine Bluff Convention Center (7,041)
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Dec 28, 1982*
No. 11 vs. Saint Peter's W 52–48  8–0
 (8,871)
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jan 3, 1983*
No. 11 vs. Nebraska W 64–58  9–0
Barton Coliseum (7,920)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Jan 5, 1983*
No. 10 vs. Mercer W 83–62  10–0
Pine Bluff Convention Center (7,140)
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Jan 8, 1983
No. 10 Baylor W 65–60  11–0
(1–0)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 13, 1983
No. 7 at Texas A&M W 66–64  12–0
(2–0)
G. Rollie White Coliseum 
College Station, Texas
Jan 15, 1983
No. 7 at SMU W 63–56  13–0
(3–0)
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, Texas
Jan 19, 1983
No. 4 at TCU W 69–55  14–0
(4–0)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 22, 1983
No. 4 at No. 14 Houston L 60–75  14–1
(4–1)
Hofheinz Pavilion (10,061)
Houston, Texas
Jan 24, 1983
No. 4 Texas W 83–64  15–1
(5–1)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 26, 1983
No. 12 at Texas Tech W 62–59  16–1
(6–1)
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
Jan 30, 1983*
No. 12 at No. 19 Wake Forest W 68–65  17–1
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 2, 1983
No. 9 Rice W 70–43  18–1
(7–1)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 7, 1983
No. 9 at Baylor W 81–66  19–1
(8–1)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
Feb 12, 1983
No. 8 Texas A&M W 62–55  20–1
(9–1)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 14, 1983
No. 8 SMU W 71–61  21–1
(10–1)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 19, 1983
No. 7 at TCU W 64–56  22–1
(11–1)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Feb 23, 1983
No. 6 at Texas W 84–67  23–1
(12–1)
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Feb 26, 1983
No. 6 Texas Tech W 77–63  24–1
(13–1)
Barnhill Arena (9,276)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Mar 3, 1983
No. 5 No. 1 Houston L 66–74  24–2
(13–2)
Barnhill Arena (9,512)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Mar 5, 1983
No. 5 at Rice W 82–55  25–2
(14–2)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,000)
Houston, Texas
SWC Tournament
Mar 12, 1983*
No. 6 vs. TCU
Semifinals
L 59–61 OT 25–3
Reunion Arena (17,059)
Dallas, Texas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1983*
(4 ME) No. 9 vs. (5 ME) Purdue
Second Round
W 78–68  26–3
Sun Dome (10,146)
Tampa, Florida
Mar 24, 1983*
(4 ME) No. 9 vs. (1 ME) No. 2 Louisville
Mideast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 63–65  26–4
Stokely Center (12,489)
Knoxville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
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Awards and honors

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1983 NBA draft

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Player Round Pick NBA club
Darrell Walker 1 12 New York Knicks

References

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  1. ^ "1982–83 Arkansas Razorbacks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "1982-83 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  3. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.