1982–83 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 1982–83 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Paul Hansen and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys finished with a record of 24–7 (9–5 Big Eight) to finish tied for third in the Big Eight regular season standings.

1982–83 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
Big Eight tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 19
Record	24–7 (9–5 Big Eight)
Head coach	Paul Hansen (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Darrel Johnson (1st season) John Gray (1st season)
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena (Capacity: 6,381)
Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 10 Missouri	12	–	2		.857			26	–	8		.765
Oklahoma	10	–	4		.714			24	–	9		.727
No. 19 Oklahoma State †	9	–	5		.643			24	–	7		.774
Nebraska	9	–	5		.643			22	–	10		.688
Iowa State	5	–	9		.357			13	–	15		.464
Kansas State	4	–	10		.286			12	–	16		.429
Kansas	4	–	10		.286			13	–	16		.448
Colorado	3	–	11		.214			13	–	15		.464
† 1983 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Oklahoma State won the Big Eight tournament by prevailing over Missouri in double overtime in the championship game.^[1] The Cowboys received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the West region, making their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 1965. The team was upset by No. 12 seed Princeton in the opening round.^[2]

Roster

1982–83 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 20 Bill Self 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So Edmond Memorial Okmulgee, Oklahoma F 32 Leroy Combs 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Star Spencer Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Head coach Paul Hansen Assistant coach(es) Darrel Johnson John Gray Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 1982*		Houston Baptist	W 73–51	1–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 2, 1982*		College of the Ozarks	W 80–61	2–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 4, 1982*		Dallas Baptist	W 83–56	3–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 7, 1982*		at Tulsa	W 93–75	4–0	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 11, 1982*		at Saint Louis	W 61–58	5–0	Kiel Auditorium  St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 18, 1982*		at No. 12 Louisville	L 66–67[4]	5–1	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 20, 1982*		vs. Michigan Blade City Classic	W 78–70 OT[5]	6–1	Centennial Hall  Toledo, Ohio
Dec 21, 1982*		at Toledo Blade City Classic	W 76–59[6]	7–1	Centennial Hall  Toledo, Ohio
Dec 28, 1982*		vs. Houston Baptist	W 50–39	8–1	Frederickson Fieldhouse  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 29, 1982*		at Oklahoma City	W 76–64	9–1	Frederickson Fieldhouse  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 8, 1983*		Texas-Arlington	W 90–83	10–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 11, 1983*		Oral Roberts	W 108–82	11–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 15, 1983*		Centenary	W 78–65	12–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 19, 1983	No. 18	at No. 12 Missouri	L 63–84[7]	12–2 (0–1)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Jan 22, 1983	No. 18	Kansas	W 85–74	13–2 (1–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 27, 1983	No. 20	at Oklahoma	L 80–81	13–3 (1–2)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 29, 1983	No. 20	at Iowa State	L 64–73	13–4 (1–3)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Feb 1, 1983		Kansas State	W 71–47	14–4 (2–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 5, 1983		at Colorado	W 96–91 4OT	15–4 (3–3)	Coors Events/Conference Center  Boulder, Colorado
Feb 9, 1983		Nebraska	W 71–63 2OT	16–4 (4–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 12, 1983		at Kansas	W 75–69	17–4 (5–3)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 16, 1983		No. 19 Oklahoma	L 63–64	17–5 (5–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 19, 1983		No. 12 Missouri	W 79–73	18–5 (6–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 23, 1983		at Kansas State	W 76–58	19–5 (7–4)	Ahearn Field House  Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 26, 1983		Iowa State	W 78–70	20–5 (8–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 2, 1983		Colorado	W 75–73	21–5 (9–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 5, 1983		at Nebraska	L 68–77	21–6 (9–5)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Big Eight tournament
Mar 10, 1983*	(3)	(6) Kansas State Quarterfinals	W 75–61[8][9]	22–6	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 11, 1983*	(3)	vs. (7) Kansas Semifinals	W 90–83[10]	23–6	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 12, 1983*	(3)	vs. (1) No. 12 Missouri Championship game	W 93–92 2OT[1]	24–6	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1983*	(5 W) No. 19	vs. (12 W) Princeton First round	L 53–56	24–7	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, Oregon
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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

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