1982–83 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by head coach Wayne Martin, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena and are members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–11, 10–4 in Ohio Valley play and were champions of the 1983 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid in the NCAA tournament. As an 11 seed, they fell to No. 6 seed Syracuse in the first round.

1982–83 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record19–11 (10–4 OVC)
Head coach
  • Wayne Martin
Home arenaEllis Johnson Arena
1982–83 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Murray State113 .786218  .724
Morehead State104 .7141911  .633
Tennessee Tech95 .6431612  .571
Akron77 .5001415  .483
Eastern Kentucky77 .5001017  .370
Youngstown State59 .3571512  .556
Austin Peay410 .2861116  .407
Middle Tennessee311 .214720  .259
OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1982–83 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F Earl Harrison 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr
Head coach
  • Wayne Martin
Assistant coach(es)

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

    [1]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 27, 1982*
    at Western Kentucky L 64–66  0–1
    E.A. Diddle Arena 
    Bowling Green, Kentucky
    Ohio Valley Conference Basketball tournament
    Mar 10, 1983*
    vs. Tennessee Tech
    Semifinals
    W 54–53  18–10
    Racer Arena 
    Murray, Kentucky
    Mar 11, 1983*
    vs. Akron
    Championship game
    W 81–65  19–10
    Racer Arena 
    Murray, Kentucky
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 18, 1983*
    (11 E) vs. (6 E) Syracuse
    First Round
    L 59–74  19–11
    Hartford Civic Center 
    Hartford, Connecticut
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    [2]

    References

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