1982–83 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

1982–83 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
1982–83 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	20–10 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Eldon Miller (7th season);
Home arena	St. John Arena
	Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Indiana	13	–	5	.722	24	–	6	.800
Purdue	11	–	7	.611	21	–	9	.700
Ohio State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	10	.667
Illinois	11	–	7	.611	21	–	11	.656
Iowa	10	–	8	.556	21	–	10	.677
Minnesota	9	–	9	.500	18	–	11	.621
Michigan State	9	–	9	.500	17	–	13	.567
Northwestern	7	–	11	.389	17	–	13	.567
Michigan	6	–	12	.333	15	–	13	.536
Wisconsin	3	–	15	.167	8	–	20	.286

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982–83 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by 7th-year head coach Eldon Miller, the Buckeyes finished 20–10 (11–7 Big Ten) and reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F		Tony Campbell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Teaneck, New Jersey
C	13	Granville Waiters	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Columbus, Ohio

Head coach

Eldon Miller (Wittenberg)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule/results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 30, 1982*	Chico State	W 78–58	1–0	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 3, 1982*	at Florida	W 80–74	2–0	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Dec 11, 1982*	West Virginia	L 67–69 ^2OT	2–1	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 14, 1982*	at No. 16 Syracuse	L 85–91	2–2	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 16, 1982*	Youngstown State	W 81–53	3–2	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 18, 1982*	Arizona State	W 88–77	4–2	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 21, 1982*	Holy Cross	W 81–60	5–2	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 28, 1982*	Eastern Michigan	W 58–54	6–2	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 30, 1982*	South Alabama	W 79–74	7–2	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Jan 2, 1983*	vs. Kansas	W 64–61	8–2	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Big Ten Regular season
Jan 8, 1983	No. 1 Indiana	W 70–67	9–2 (1–0)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Jan 13, 1983	at Purdue	L 57–64	9–3 (1–1)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 15, 1983	at Illinois	L 55–63	9–4 (1–2)	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
Jan 20, 1983	Michigan	W 75–68	10–4 (2–2)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Jan 22, 1983	Michigan State	W 74–69	11–4 (3–2)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Jan 27, 1983	at No. 14 Iowa	W 89–83	12–4 (4–2)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 29, 1983	at Northwestern	L 64–66	12–5 (4–3)	Alumni Hall Evanston, Illinois
Feb 2, 1983	No. 17 Minnesota	L 80–89	12–6 (4–4)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Feb 5, 1983	Wisconsin	W 82–69	13–6 (5–4)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Feb 9, 1983	at Wisconsin	W 68–65	14–6 (6–4)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
Feb 12, 1983	at No. 19 Minnesota	W 74–69	15–6 (7–4)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 17, 1983	Northwestern	W 71–55	16–6 (8–4)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Feb 19, 1983	No. 16 Iowa	W 85–69	17–6 (9–4)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Feb 24, 1983	at Michigan State	L 94–101	17–7 (9–5)	Jenison Field House East Lansing, Michigan
Feb 26, 1983	at Michigan	W 81–71	18–7 (10–5)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mar 3, 1983	Illinois	L 73–74	18–8 (10–6)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Mar 5, 1983	No. 20 Purdue	W 76–65	19–8 (11–6)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Mar 12, 1983	at No. 7 Indiana	L 60–81	19–9 (11–7)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 1983*	vs. Syracuse Second round	W 79–74^[2]	20–9	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 25, 1983*	vs. No. 8 North Carolina East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 51–64^[3]	20–10	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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References

^ "1982-83 Ohio State Buckeyes Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 12, 2022.
^ "Ohio State Defeats Syracuse". The New York Times. March 21, 1983. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
^ "St John's Ousted, 70-67; Houston and Villanova Gain". The New York Times. March 26, 1983. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 897–898. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[1] "1982-83 Ohio State Buckeyes Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 12, 2022.

[2] "Ohio State Defeats Syracuse". The New York Times. March 21, 1983. Retrieved March 12, 2022.

[3] "St John's Ousted, 70-67; Houston and Villanova Gain". The New York Times. March 26, 1983. Retrieved March 12, 2022.

[ESPN-4] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 897–898. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics