1982–83 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

1982–83 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball
1982–83 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball
Southland Conference champions
1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	23–8 (9–3 Southland)
Head coach	Pat Foster (3rd season);
Home arena	Beaumont Civic Center; (Capacity: 6,500)

The 1982–83 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by third-year head coach Pat Foster and played their home games at the Beaumont Civic Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals won the regular season conference championship and the 1983 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament. They received an automatic invitation to the 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they defeated Alabama in the first round and lost to Villanova in the second round. Lamar finished the season with a record of 23–8 (9–3 Southland).[2]

For information on all Lamar University sports, see Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals

1982–83 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Lamar †	9	–	3	.750	23	–	8	.742
Louisiana Tech	8	–	4	.667	19	–	9	.679
McNeese State	6	–	6	.500	16	–	13	.552
Louisiana-Monroe	6	–	6	.500	14	–	14	.500
Arkansas State	5	–	7	.417	17	–	12	.586
North Texas	5	–	7	.417	15	–	15	.500
Texas-Arlington	3	–	9	.250	9	–	19	.321

† 1983 Southland tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

Sources:[3]

1982–83 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	Kenneth Perkins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Beaumont, TX
G	Ronnie Claiborne	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	—	Jr
G	Tom Sewell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Pensacola, FL
G	Paul Marks	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr
	Darrell Jones	—	—	Jr

Sources:[2][4]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 26, 1982*		vs. UTSA Kettle Classic	W 79–59	1–0	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Nov 27, 1982*		at No. 14 Houston Kettle Classic	L 72–106	1–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Nov 30, 1982*		at Texas State	W 57–44	2–1	San Marcos, Texas
Dec 11, 1982*		at Hardin-Simmons	W 81–60	4–1	Mabee Complex Abilene, Texas
Dec 13, 1982*		Pan American	W 83–45	5–1	Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, Texas
Dec 20, 1982*		Rice	W 56–49	6–1	Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, Texas
Dec 22, 1982*		at Boise State	W 75–59	7–1	BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho
Dec 26, 1982*		vs. Drake Far West Classic	W 66–54	8–1	Portland, Oregon
Dec 27, 1982*		vs. Oregon State Far West Classic	L 61–76	8–2	Portland, Oregon
Dec 28, 1982*		vs. Oregon Far West Classic	L 41–50	8–3	Portland, Oregon
Southland regular season
Southland tournament
Mar 11, 1983*		Arkansas State Semifinals	W 66–46	21–7	Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, Texas
Mar 12, 1983*		North Texas Championship game	W 75–54	22–7	Beaumont Civic Center Beaumont, Texas
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Mar 17, 1983*	(11 MW)	vs. (6 MW) Alabama First round	W 73–50	23–7	The Summit Houston, Texas
Mar 19, 1983*	(11 MW)	vs. (3 MW) No. 13 Villanova Second round	L 58–60	23–8	The Summit Houston, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

"Men's Basketball 2018-19" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 105. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
"1982-83 Lamar Cardinals Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
"Roster". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
"1982-83 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2022.

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