1982–83 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

The 1982–83 Georgia Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 1982–83 college basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Andy Landers, played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 27–7, 4–4 in SEC play to finish third in the Eastern division standings. The Lady Bulldogs won the SEC tournament. Georgia was the No. 2 seed in the Midest region of the NCAA tournament. They defeated North Carolina, Indiana, and No. 1 seed Tennessee to reach the first NCAA Final Four in program history. In the National semifinal game, Georgia was defeated by the eventual National champions, USC.^[1]

1982–83 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 8
Record	27–7 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Andy Landers (4th season)
Home arena	Stegeman Coliseum
Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 SEC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern Division
No. 9 Tennessee	7	–	1		.875			25	–	8		.758
No. 11 Kentucky	6	–	2		.750			23	–	5		.821
No. 8 Georgia †	4	–	4		.500			27	–	7		.794
Vanderbilt	2	–	6		.250			12	–	14		.462
Florida	1	–	7		.125			11	–	16		.407
Western Division
No. 13 Ole Miss	6	–	2		.750			26	–	6		.813
No. 14 Auburn	6	–	2		.750			24	–	8		.750
No. 20 LSU	6	–	2		.750			20	–	7		.741
Alabama	2	–	6		.250			16	–	13		.552
Mississippi State	0	–	8		.000			15	–	13		.536
† 1983 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1982–83 Georgia Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G/F 5 Teresa Edwards 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Cairo HS Cairo, Georgia F 43 Lisa O'Connor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr   Cartersville, Georgia F/C 45 Janet Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So John Marshall Chicago, Illinois	Head coach Andy Landers Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1982	No. 7	No. 14 Rutgers Crush Classic	W 76–61	1–0	Chicago, Illinois
Nov 27, 1982	No. 7	UCLA Crush Classic	L 57–75	1–1	Chicago, Illinois
Dec 1, 1982*		Berry	W 90–67	2–1	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Dec 4, 1982*		Georgia Tech	W 90–56	3–1	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Dec 11, 1982	No. 13	Florida	W 88–66	4–1 (1–0)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Dec 15, 1982*	No. 11	at Clemson	W 90–65	5–1	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
Dec 30, 1982*		vs. Minnesota Dial Soap Classic	W 65–61	6–1	Miami, Florida
Dec 31, 1982*		vs. Appalachian State Dial Soap Classic	W 94–32	7–1	Miami, Florida
Jan 3, 1983*		at Georgia State	W 97–42	8–1	Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 6, 1983*		Kansas State	W 88–67	9–1	Marietta, Georgia
Jan 8, 1983	No. 10	Vanderbilt	W 76–70	10–1 (2–0)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Jan 10, 1983	No. 10	at Florida	W 76–60	11–1 (3–0)	O'Connell Center  Gainesville, Florida
Jan 11, 1983*	No. 10	at Mercer	W 80–66	12–1	Porter Gym  Macon, Georgia
Jan 16, 1983	No. 9	No. 8 Tennessee	L 54–74	12–2 (3–1)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Jan 21, 1983*		vs. East Carolina Nike-Carolina Classic	W 80–61	13–2	Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 22, 1983*		at South Carolina Nike-Carolina Classic	W 74–72	14–2	Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 26, 1983*		Georgia State	W 93–55	15–2	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Jan 30, 1983	No. 10	at No. 7 Kentucky	L 59–66 OT	15–3 (3–2)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 31, 1983*		at Eastern Kentucky	W 68–54	16–3	Richmond, Kentucky
Feb 6, 1983	No. 10	at Vanderbilt	L 62–63	16–4 (3–3)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 7, 1983*		at Tennessee Tech	W 72–61	17–4	Cookeville, Tennessee
Feb 9, 1983*		Chattanooga	W 74–60	18–4	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Feb 12, 1983	No. 12	at No. 6 Tennessee	L 59–73	18–5 (3–4)	Stokely Athletic Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 14, 1983*	No. 12	at No. 14 Auburn	L 54–58	18–6	Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, Alabama
Feb 20, 1983	No. 12	No. 8 Kentucky	W 99–81	19–6 (4–4)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Feb 26, 1983*	No. 12	Mercer	W 78–66 OT	20–6	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Feb 28, 1983*	No. 12	Clemson	W 105–64	21–6	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
SEC tournament
Mar 3, 1983*	(3E) No. 12	vs. (3W) No. 19 LSU Quarterfinals	W 79–78	22–6	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 4, 1983*	(3E) No. 12	vs. (1E) No. 8 Tennessee Semifinals	W 71–65	23–6	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 5, 1983*	(3E) No. 12	vs. (1W) No. 15 Ole Miss Championship game	W 72–69	24–6	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 1983*	(2 ME) No. 8	(7 ME) No. 18 North Carolina First round	W 72–70	25–6	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Mar 25, 1983*	(2 ME) No. 8	vs. (3 ME) Indiana Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 86–70	26–6	Athletic & Convocation Center  Notre Dame, Indiana
Mar 27, 1983*	(2 ME) No. 8	vs. (1 ME) No. 9 Tennessee Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 67–63[2]	27–6	Athletic & Convocation Center  Notre Dame, Indiana
Apr 1, 1983*	(2 ME) No. 8	vs. (1 W) No. 2 USC National Semifinal – Final Four	L 57–81[1][3]	27–7	Norfolk Scope (8,866) Norfolk, Virginia
*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 women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	7	12	13	11	10	9	10	8	9	9	10	10	12	12	12	8	8

See also

1982–83 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

References

1. "LA. TECH WILL PLAY U.S.C. FOR THE TITLE". The New York Times. April 2, 1983. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
2. "Women's Final Four Filled". The Washington Post. March 28, 1983. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
3. "U.S.C. IS SPARKED BY PLAYGROUND GUARD". The New York Times. April 3, 1983. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
4. "1982-83 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved June 1, 2024.