1982–83 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1982–83 college basketball season. The Boilermakers were led by third-year head coach Gene Keady and played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana. Purdue finished tied for second in the Big Ten standings and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the Mideast region. The Boilermakers were beaten by No. 4 seed Arkansas in the round of 32.^[1] The team finished with an overall record of 21–9 (11–7 Big Ten).

1982–83 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	21–9 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Gene Keady (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Bruce Weber (3rd season)
Home arena	Mackey Arena
Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Indiana	13	–	5		.722			24	–	6		.800
Purdue	11	–	7		.611			21	–	9		.700
Ohio State	11	–	7		.611			20	–	10		.667
Illinois	11	–	7		.611			21	–	11		.656
Iowa	10	–	8		.556			21	–	10		.677
Minnesota	9	–	9		.500			18	–	11		.621
Michigan State	9	–	9		.500			17	–	13		.567
Northwestern	7	–	11		.389			17	–	13		.567
Michigan	6	–	12		.333			15	–	13		.536
Wisconsin	3	–	15		.167			8	–	20		.286
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1982–83 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 11 Mack Gadis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Fr Indianapolis, Indiana F 15 Jim Bullock 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So G 21 Ricky Hall 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr   C 40 Russell Cross 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois C 41 Jim Rowinski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Long Island, New York	Head coach Gene Keady (Kansas State) Assistant coach(es) Bruce Weber (Milwaukee) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 27, 1982*		Eastern Illinois	W 83–54	1–0	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Nov 29, 1982*		at Boston University	W 79–69	2–0	Case Gym  Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 1, 1982*		Fresno State	W 50–39	3–0	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 4, 1982*		at No. 7 Louisville	W 69–63[2]	4–0	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 6, 1982*	No. 20	Miami (OH)	W 71–58	5–0	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 11, 1982*	No. 20	at South Carolina	L 53–59	5–1	Carolina Coliseum  Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 20, 1982*		Evansville	W 95–68	6–1	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 22, 1982*		DePaul	W 65–63	7–1	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 30, 1982*		vs. Stetson	W 61–60	8–1
Big Ten Regular Season
Jan 6, 1983	No. 20	at Wisconsin	W 80–64	10–1 (1–0)	Wisconsin Field House  Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 8, 1983	No. 20	at Minnesota	L 48–54	10–2 (1–1)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 13, 1983		No. 20 Ohio State	W 64–57	10–2 (2–1)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 12, 1983		Wisconsin	W 79–64	20–8 (11–7)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1983*	(5 ME)	vs. (12 ME) Robert Morris First round	W 55–53[3]	21–8	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Mar 19, 1983*	(5 ME)	vs. (4 ME) No. 9 Arkansas Second round	L 68–78	21–9	Sun Dome (10,146) Tampa, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

1. "Kentucky and Arkansas are Winners". The New York Times. March 20, 1983. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
2. "THE WEEK (NOV. 29-DEC. 5)". Sports Illustrated. December 13, 1982. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
3. "Illinois St. Loses, 51-49". The New York Times. March 18, 1983. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
4. "2019-20 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2022.