1982–83 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1982–83 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.

1982–83 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record24–6 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainTed Kitchel
Randy Wittman
Jim Thomas
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1982–83 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Indiana135 .722246  .800
Purdue117 .611219  .700
Ohio State117 .6112010  .667
Illinois117 .6112111  .656
Iowa108 .5562110  .677
Minnesota99 .5001811  .621
Michigan State99 .5001713  .567
Northwestern711 .3891713  .567
Michigan612 .3331513  .536
Wisconsin315 .167820  .286
Rankings from AP Poll

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 DakichG6–5So.Merrillville, Indiana
20Jim ThomasG6–3Sr.Fort Lauderdale, Florida
21Winston MorganG/F6–5So.Anderson, Indiana
22Stew RobinsonG6–1Fr.Anderson, Indiana
23Chuck FranzG6–2RS Sr.Clarksville, Indiana
24Randy WittmanG/F6–6Sr.Indianapolis, Indiana
25Cam CameronG6–2Sr.Terre Haute, Indiana
30Ted KitchelF6–8Sr.Galveston, Indiana
31Tony BrownG6–2Sr.Chicago, Illinois
33Uwe BlabC7–2So.Munich, Germany
40Tracy FosterF6–4Fr.Fort Wayne, Indiana
41Mike GiomiF6–8Fr.Newark, Ohio
42John FlowersF6–9So.Fort Wayne, Indiana
54Steve BouchieF6–8Sr.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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