1982–83 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1982–83 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Larry Farmer was in his second year as the head coach, and the Bruins started the season ranked 7th in the nation (AP Poll). On December 28, the Bruins hosted #13 Louisville, winning 76-72. UCLA beat the #18 (AP Poll) Washington Huskies 84-65, on February 2. UCLA's team won the Pac-10 regular season and finished 7th AP and UPI polls.^[2]

1982–83 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pac-10 champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 7
Record	23–6 (15–3, 1st Pac-10)
Head coach	Larry Farmer
Assistant coaches	Criag Impelman Chris Lippert Kevin O'Connor
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion
Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 UCLA	15	–	3		.833			23	–	6		.793
Washington State	14	–	4		.778			23	–	7		.767
Oregon State	12	–	6		.667			20	–	11		.645
Arizona State	12	–	6		.667			19	–	14		.576
USC	11	–	7		.611			17	–	11		.607
Washington	7	–	11		.389			16	–	15		.516
California	7	–	11		.389			14	–	14		.500
Stanford	6	–	12		.333			14	–	14		.500
Oregon	5	–	13		.278			9	–	18		.333
Arizona	1	–	17		.056			4	–	24		.143
As of April 15, 1983[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Starting lineup

Position	Player	Class
F	Kenny Fields	Jr.
F	Darren Daye	Sr.
C	Stuart Gray	So.
G	Rod Foster	Sr.
G	Ralph Jackson	Jr.

Roster

1982–83 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 24 Randy Arrillaga 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Sr F 30 Darren Daye 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr Des Moines, Iowa F 54 Kenny Fields 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr Iowa City, Iowa G 10 Rod Foster 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Sr Birmingham, Alabama C 55 Stuart Gray 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) — So Panama Canal Zone, Panama G 14 Michael Holton (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr Seattle, Washington G 3 Ralph Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr F 11 Curtis Knight 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr F 53 Gary Maloncon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So F 25 Nigel Miguel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So C 32 Brad Wright 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — So Hollywood, California	Head coach Larry Farmer (UCLA) Assistant coach(es) Craig Impelman Chris Lippert Kevin O'Connor Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
November 26, 1982	No. 7	at BYU	W 85–82	1–0	Marriott Center (23,023) Provo, UT
December 2, 1982	No. 6	at DePaul	W 73–70 OT	2–0	Rosemont Horizon (13,458) Chicago, IL
December 4, 1982	No. 6	at Notre Dame	W 65–64	3–0	Athletic & Convocation Center (11,345) Notre Dame, IN
December 11, 1982	No. 5	San Jose State	W 94–71	4–0	Pauley Pavilion (8,215) Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 1982	No. 4	No. 7 Iowa	W 75–66[3]	5–0	Pauley Pavilion (10,867) Los Angeles, CA
December 20, 1982	No. 4	LSU	W 82–68	6–0	Pauley Pavilion (10,214) Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 1982	No. 3	at Maryland	L 79–80 2OT	6–1	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, MD
December 28, 1982	No. 5	No. 13 Louisville	W 76–72	7–1	Pauley Pavilion (12,567) Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 1983	No. 6	at Arizona	W 92–87	8–1 (1–0)	McKale Center (7,544) Tucson, AZ
January 10, 1983	No. 6	at Arizona State	W 87–86	9–1 (2–0)	ASU Activity Center (12,286) Tempe, AZ
January 13, 1983	No. 5	Oregon	W 97–69	10–1 (3–0)	Pauley Pavilion (10,137) Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 1983	No. 5	Oregon State	W 99–77	11–1 (4–0)	Pauley Pavilion (12,102) Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 1983	No. 1	at California	W 68–63	12–1 (5–0)	Harmon Gym (6,656) Berkeley, CA
January 22, 1983	No. 1	at Stanford	W 101–87	13–1 (6–0)	Maples Pavilion (8,000) Stanford, CA
January 28, 1983	No. 1	Alabama	L 67–70	13–2	Pauley Pavilion (12,574) Los Angeles, CA
January 30, 1983	No. 1	Notre Dame	W 59–53	14–2	Pauley Pavilion (11,425) Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 1983 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 7	No. 18 Washington State	W 89–87 OT	15–2 (7–0)	Pauley Pavilion (12,117) Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 1983	No. 7	Washington	W 84–65	16–2 (8–0)	Pauley Pavilion (10,148) Los Angeles, CA
February 10, 1983	No. 5	at Oregon	W 67–56	17–2 (9–0)	McArthur Court (6,002) Eugene, OR
February 12, 1983	No. 5	at Oregon State	L 65–69	17–3 (9–1)	Gill Coliseum (10,000) Corvallis, OR
February 17, 1983	No. 10	Stanford	W 99–86	18–3 (10–1)	Pauley Pavilion (9,224) Los Angeles, CA
February 19, 1983	No. 10	California	W 70–60	19–3 (11–1)	Pauley Pavilion (9,244) Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 1983	No. 8	USC	W 77–60	20–3 (12–1)	Pauley Pavilion (12,417) Los Angeles, CA
February 26, 1983	No. 8	at USC	W 71–64	21–3 (13–1)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (14,454) Los Angeles, CA
March 5, 1983	No. 6	at Washington	W 90–66	22–3 (14–1)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (5,616) Seattle, WA
March 7, 1983 8:00 pm, USA	No. 6	at Washington State	L 68–70	22–4 (14–2)	Beasley Coliseum (12,422) Pullman, WA
March 10, 1983	No. 4	Arizona	W 111–58	23–4 (15–2)	Pauley Pavilion (10,091) Los Angeles, CA
March 12, 1983	No. 4	Arizona State	L 76–78	23–5 (15–3)	Pauley Pavilion (11,416) Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 19, 1983 1:30 pm, CBS	No. 7	vs. Utah Second Round	L 61–67	23–6	BSU Pavilion (12,177) Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

Source:^[4][5]

References

1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
2. 2012–13 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide
3. "U.C.L.A. (5-0) TOPS IOWA (6-1)". The New York Times. December 19, 1982. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
4. "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
5. "Final 1983 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF).