1982–83 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by eighth-year head coach Neil McCarthy and played their home games on campus at Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah.

1982–83 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record23–8 (10–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home arenaDee Events Center
1982–83 Big Sky men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Nevada10–4 .71418–11  .621
Weber State †10–4 .71423–8  .742
Montana9–5 .64321–8  .724
Idaho9–5 .64320–9  .690
Idaho State7–7 .50010–17  .370
Boise State5–9 .35710–17  .370
Montana State3–11 .21410–17  .370
Northern Arizona3–11 .21410–16  .385
† Conference tournament winner

The Wildcats were 21–7 overall in the regular season and 10–4 in conference play; co-champions with Nevada, who won the tiebreaker and gained the right to host the conference tournament.[1]

In the opening semifinal in Reno, Montana gave Weber State all they could handle, but fell short by a point.[2] In the final against host Nevada, the Wildcats won by nine points and advanced to the 52-team NCAA tournament.[3]

Seeded ninth in the West region, Weber State met Washington State in the first round in Boise,[4] and lost by ten points.[5][6]

No Wildcats were selected for the all-conference team; senior forward Royal Edwards was on the second team, and honorable mention went to guard John Price, forward Randy Worster, guard Greg Jones, and center Tom Heywood.[7][8]

Postseason result
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Big Sky tournament
Fri, March 11
10:30 pm		 (2) vs. (3) Montana
Semifinal		 W 54–53  22–7
 Centennial Coliseum (3,000)
Reno, Nevada
Sat, March 12
8:30 pm		 (2) at (1) Nevada
Final		 W 87–78  23–7
 Centennial Coliseum (5,425)
Reno, Nevada
NCAA tournament
Thu, March 17*
7:10 pm, CBS		 (9W) vs. (8W) Washington State
First round		 L 52–62  23–8
 BSU Pavilion (11,200)
Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain time.

References
  1. Sorenson, Mike (March 10, 1983). "Wildcats hope to continue hex over Montana". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 2D.
  2. "Weber State nips Grizzlies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 12, 1983. p. 15.
  3. "Weber State goes Sky-high". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 13, 1983. p. D1.
  4. Devlin, Vince (March 17, 1983). "Weber State coach is cocky – but he has a right to be". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
  5. Robinson, Doug (March 18, 1983). "WSU hands Weber an early exit". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4B.
  6. Devlin, Vince (March 18, 1983). "Cougs earn a crack at Ralph". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
  7. "Weber player top reserve". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. March 16, 1983. p. D1.
  8. "Big Sky: Kellerman, Smith, Hopson, and Arnold receive honors". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 16, 1983. p. 2C.
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