1982–83 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by eighth-year head coach Neil McCarthy and played their home games on campus at Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah.

1982–83 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
Big Sky champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	23–8 (10–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Neil McCarthy (8th season)
Home arena	Dee Events Center
Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Nevada	10	–	4		.714			18	–	11		.621
Weber State †	10	–	4		.714			23	–	8		.742
Montana	9	–	5		.643			21	–	8		.724
Idaho	9	–	5		.643			20	–	9		.690
Idaho State	7	–	7		.500			10	–	17		.370
Boise State	5	–	9		.357			10	–	17		.370
Montana State	3	–	11		.214			10	–	17		.370
Northern Arizona	3	–	11		.214			10	–	16		.385
† Conference tournament winner

The Wildcats were 21–7 overall in the regular season and 10–4 in conference play; co-champions with Nevada, who won the tiebreaker and gained the right to host the conference tournament.^[1]

In the opening semifinal in Reno, Montana gave Weber State all they could handle, but fell short by a point.^[2] In the final against host Nevada, the Wildcats won by nine points and advanced to the 52-team NCAA tournament.^[3]

Seeded ninth in the West region, Weber State met Washington State in the first round in Boise,^[4] and lost by ten points.^[5][6]

No Wildcats were selected for the all-conference team; senior forward Royal Edwards was on the second team, and honorable mention went to guard John Price, forward Randy Worster, guard Greg Jones, and center Tom Heywood.^[7][8]

Postseason result

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Big Sky tournament
Fri, March 11 10:30 pm	(2)	vs. (3) Montana Semifinal	W 54–53	22–7	Centennial Coliseum (3,000) Reno, Nevada
Sat, March 12 8:30 pm	(2)	at (1) Nevada Final	W 87–78	23–7	Centennial Coliseum (5,425) Reno, Nevada
NCAA tournament
Thu, March 17* 7:10 pm, CBS	(9W)	vs. (8W) Washington State First round	L 52–62	23–8	BSU Pavilion (11,200) Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain time.

References

1. Sorenson, Mike (March 10, 1983). "Wildcats hope to continue hex over Montana". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 2D.
2. "Weber State nips Grizzlies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 12, 1983. p. 15.
3. "Weber State goes Sky-high". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 13, 1983. p. D1.
4. Devlin, Vince (March 17, 1983). "Weber State coach is cocky – but he has a right to be". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
5. Robinson, Doug (March 18, 1983). "WSU hands Weber an early exit". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4B.
6. Devlin, Vince (March 18, 1983). "Cougs earn a crack at Ralph". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
7. "Weber player top reserve". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. March 16, 1983. p. D1.
8. "Big Sky: Kellerman, Smith, Hopson, and Arnold receive honors". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 16, 1983. p. 2C.

External links

• Sports Reference – Weber State Wildcats: 1982–83 basketball season