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1982–83 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

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1982–83 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Big Eight Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 10
Record26–8 (12–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Home arenaHearnes Center
Seasons
1982–83 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
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

The 1982–83 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1982–83 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers won the Big Eight regular season title, reached the second round of the NCAA tournament, and finished with an overall record of 26–8 (12–2 Big Eight).

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1982*
 CBS
No. 15 vs. No. 3 North Carolina W 64–60  1–0
St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, MO
Nov 30, 1982*
No. 9 Augustana (SD) W 85–55  2–0
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 6, 1982*
No. 8 Temple W 76–68  3–0
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 8, 1982*
No. 8 Jackson State W 86–51  4–0
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 11, 1982*
No. 8 Oregon State W 87–59  5–0
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 13, 1982*
No. 8 Eastern Illinois W 76–61  6–0
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 20, 1982*
No. 6 Tennessee-Martin W 71–58  7–0
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 23, 1982*
No. 6 at Washington L 48–55  7–1
Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, Washington
Dec 27, 1982*
No. 12 vs. Arizona State
Rainbow Classic
W 48–47  8–1
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1982*
No. 12 at Hawaii
Rainbow Classic
W 73–58  9–1
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 30, 1982*
No. 12 vs. North Carolina
Rainbow Classic
L 58–73  9–2
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 9, 1983*
No. 15 No. 16 NC State W 49–42[1]  10–2
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 12, 1983*
No. 14 Northern Iowa W 91–62  11–2
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 15, 1983*
No. 14 Dayton W 78–64  12–2
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 19, 1983
No. 12 No. 18 Oklahoma State W 84–63  13–2
(1–0)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 22, 1983
No. 12 Oklahoma W 48–41  14–2
(2–0)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 23, 1983*
 NBC
No. 12 Marquette L 59–60 OT 14–3
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 26, 1983
No. 13 at Kansas W 76–63  15–3
(3–0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan 29, 1983
No. 13 Nebraska W 79–56  16–3
(4–0)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 2, 1983
No. 10 at Colorado W 68–65 2OT 17–3
(5–0)
Coors Events/Conference Center 
Boulder, Colorado
Feb 5, 1983
 NBC
No. 10 Kansas State W 82–50  18–3
(6–0)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 8, 1983
 ESPN
No. 10 at Iowa State L 72–73 OT 18–4
(6–1)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Feb 12, 1983
No. 10 at Oklahoma W 84–79 OT 19–4
(7–1)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 17, 1983
 ESPN
No. 12 Kansas W 74–69  20–4
(8–1)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 19, 1983
No. 12 at Oklahoma State L 73–79  20–5
(8–2)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 20, 1983*
 CBS
No. 12 vs. No. 5 Virginia L 53–68[2]  20–6
Brendan Byrne Arena (15,767)
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 23, 1983*
No. 15 Colorado W 88–53  21–6
(9–2)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 26, 1983
No. 15 at Nebraska W 54–51  22–6
(10–2)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Mar 1, 1983
 ESPN
No. 13 at Kansas State W 49–47  23–6
(11–2)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 5, 1983
No. 13 Iowa State W 84–66  24–6
(12–2)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Big Eight Conference tournament
Mar 10, 1983*
No. 12 Colorado
Big Eight tournament quarterfinal
W 88–73  25–6
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Mar 11, 1983*
No. 12 vs. Nebraska
Big Eight tournament semifinal
W 69–63  26–6
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
Mar 12, 1983*
 CBS
No. 12 vs. Oklahoma State
Big Eight tournament Championship
L 92–93 2OT[3] 26–7
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 1983*
(2 MW) No. 10 vs. (7 MW) Iowa
Second Round
L 63–77[4]  26–8
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP159886121514121310101215131210
Coaches1414886121515111310810129912

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Missouri's Defense Shuts Down North Carolina State". The Albuquerque Journal. January 10, 1983. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Missouri Tires, Virginia Solves Some Problems". The Washington Post. February 21, 1983. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "Pokes Outlast Tigers, Win in 2 OTs". The Oklahoman. March 14, 1983. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "Iowa's big is clearly better". Chicago Tribune. March 21, 1983. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  5. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  6. ^ 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2019-Mar-29.