1982–83 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 1982–83 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by third year head coach Bill Mulligan and played their home games at the Crawford Hall. They were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 16–12 and 8–8 in PCAA play.

1982–83 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	16–12 (8–8 PCAA)
Head coach	Bill Mulligan (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Bokosky Bob Schermerhorn
Home arena	Crawford Hall
Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 UNLV †	15	–	1		.938			28	–	3		.903
Cal State Fullerton	12	–	4		.750			21	–	8		.724
Utah State	10	–	6		.625			20	–	9		.690
Fresno State	9	–	7		.563			25	–	10		.714
UC Irvine	8	–	8		.500			16	–	12		.571
San Jose State	7	–	9		.438			14	–	15		.483
Long Beach State	6	–	10		.375			13	–	16		.448
Pacific	4	–	12		.250			7	–	21		.250
UC Santa Barbara	1	–	15		.063			7	–	20		.259
† 1983 PCAA tournament winner

Previous season

Led by All-American Kevin Magee, the 1981–82 Anteaters won a then program record 23 wins and finished 2nd in conference play, their best finish in program history. The anteaters were invited to the 1982 NIT tournament, their first division 1 post season invitation, where they defeated San Diego State in the first round and lost to Oklahoma in the second round.

Off-season

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Michael Beans	G	6'2"	N/A	N/A	N/A	Junior College transfer from Long Beach City College
Jud Bearsley	G	6'5"	N/A	N/A	N/A	Junior College transfer from Cypress College
Troy Carmon	F	6'7"	N/A	N/A	N/A	Transfer from Colorado State
Mike Lopez	F	6'5"	N/A	Jr.	N/A	Junior College transfer from Los Angeles Valley College
George Turner	G	6'2"	N/A	Jr.	N/A	Junior College transfer from Saddleback College

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1981 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 1981 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ken Bardsley G	N/A	Costa Mesa High School (CA)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Ronnie Grandison F	Los Angeles, CA	St. Bernard High School (CA)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Tod Murphy F	Lakewood, CA	Lakewood High School (CA)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Apr 14, 1982
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Source:^[1]

Roster

1981–82 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Ken Bardsley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr G Michael Beans 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr F Troy Carmon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — F Ronnie Grandison 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Los Angeles, CA F Mike Lopez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr F Ben McDonald 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Torrance, CA G Brian Mulligan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) — C Tod Murphy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Lakewood, CA Mark Spinn — — F Bob Thornton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — G George Turner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) —	Head coach Bill Mulligan Assistant coach(es) Bob Shermerhorn Mike Bokosky Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 15, 2017

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 29, 1982*		Oregon	W 46–44 OT	1–0	Anaheim Convention Center[2] (2,198) Anaheim, CA
December 1, 1982*		San Diego	W 79–63	2–0	Crawford Hall (1,500) Irvine, CA
December 4, 1982*		Pepperdine	W 85–82	3–0	Anaheim Convention Center[3] (2,495) Anaheim, CA
December 9, 1982*		at Loyola Marymount	W 85–73	4–0	Gersten Pavilion (1,656) Los Angeles, CA
December 14, 1982*		Chapman	W 104–88	5–0	Crawford Hall (1,339) Irvine, CA
December 18, 1982*		at Idaho	L 73–84	5–1	Cowan Spectrum (6,500) Moscow, ID
December 20, 1982		vs. Southwestern Louisiana Wolf Pack Classic	L 67–81	5–2	Centennial Coliseum (1,800) Reno, NV
December 21, 1982*		vs. Gonzaga Wolf Pack Classic	W 75–61	6–2	Centennial Coliseum (3,346) Reno, NV
December 29, 1982*		vs. Northern Arizona KOA Classic	L 61–75	6–3	MetraPark Arena (4,108) Billings, MT
December 30, 1982*		vs. Eastern Montana KOA Classic	W 89–73	7–3	MetraPark Arena (2,408) Billings, MT
January 6, 1983		at Cal State Fullerton	L 76–86	7–4 (0–1)	Titan Gym (4,310) Fullerton, CA
January 8, 1983		No. 11 UNLV	L 64–68	7–5 (0–2)	Long Beach Arena[4] (4,229) Long Beach, CA
January 10, 1983*		Portland	W 90–74	8–5	Crawford Hall (1,032) Irvine, CA
January 15, 1983		San Jose State	L 78–81	8–6 (0–3)	San Jose Civic Auditorium (1,631) San Jose, CA
January 20, 1983		at UC Santa Barbara	W 82–76	9–6 (1–3)	UC Santa Barbara Events Center (2,102) Santa Barbara, CA
January 22, 1983		Fresno State	W 76–74	10–6 (2–3)	Anaheim Convention Center (2,744) Anaheim, CA
January 27, 1983		San Jose State	L 59–73	10–7 (2–4)	Crawford Hall (1,277) Irvine, CA
January 29, 1983		Utah State	W 78–76	11–7 (3–4)	Crawford Hall (1,469) Irvine, CA
February 3, 1983		at Long Beach State	L 87–95	11–8 (3–5)	Long Beach Arena (1,717) Long Beach, CA
February 5, 1983		at No. 2 UNLV	L 68–70	11–9 (3–6)	Las Vegas Convention Center (6,380) Winchester, NV
February 10, 1983		Cal State Fullerton	L 74–98	11–10 (3–7)	Anaheim Convention Center[5] (3,967) Anaheim, CA
February 12, 1983		at Utah State	W 90–85	12–10 (4–7)	Smith Spectrum (9,302) Logan, UT
February 19, 1983		UC Santa Barbara	W 95–74	13–10 (5–7)	Crawford Hall (1,284) Irvine, CA
February 24, 1983		Pacific	W 78–76	14–10 (6–7)	Crawford Hall (1,171) Irvine, CA
February 26, 1983		Long Beach State	W 120–106	15–10 (7–7)	Crawford Hall (1,569) Irvine, CA
March 3, 1983		at Fresno State	L 57–67	15–11 (7–8)	Selland Arena (6,595) Fresno, CA
March 5, 1983		at Pacific	W 93–84	16–11 (8–8)	Alex G. Spanos Center (3,091) Stockton, CA
PCAA Conference tournament
March 10, 1983		vs. Fresno State Quarterfinals	L 68–86	16–12	The Forum (9,717) Inglewood, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[6]

Awards and honors

• Ben McDonald
  • PCAA First Team All-Conference
• Tod Murphy
  • PCAA All-Freshman Team

Source: Source^[7]

References

1. Weyler, John (April 15, 1982). "No Wonder Bill Mulligan's Smiling: UCI Coach Enjoys Best Recruiting Year, Lands 7 Top Choices LETTERS". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA.
2. Weyler, J. (November 30, 1982). "'New' anteaters rally to beat oregon, 46-44". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
3. Weyler, John (November 30, 1982). "UC Irvine Rallies Past the Waves for 85-82 Win". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
4. Vincent Price, H. (January 6, 1983). "UNLV Hopes To Spoil PCAA". Los Angeles Times. Irvine, CA. ProQuest 565412836.
5. "PCAA Roundup: 49ers Pay Back the Bulldogs, 80-69". Los Angeles Times. February 11, 1983. ProQuest 153397202.
6. "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
7. "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2017.