1982–83 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
| 1982–83 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| 1982–83 record | 23–8 (10–4 Big Sky) |
| Head coach | Neil McCarthy (8th year) |
| Home arena | Dee Events Center |
Template:1982–83 Big Sky men's basketball standings 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.
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 and lost by ten points.[4][5]
Postseason result
| Date Time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
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| Big Sky Tournament | |||||||||||
| Fri, March 11 10:30 pm |
vs. (3) Montana Semifinal |
W 54–53 | 22–7 |
Centennial Coliseum (3,000) Reno, Nevada |
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| Sat, March 12 8:30 pm |
at (1) Nevada Final |
W 87–78 | 23–7 |
Centennial Coliseum (5,425) Reno, Nevada |
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| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| Thu, March 17* 7:10 pm, CBS |
vs. (8W) Washington State First round |
L 52–62 | 23–8 |
BSU Pavilion (11,200) Boise, Idaho |
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| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain time. |
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References
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External links
- Sports Reference – Weber State Wildcats: 1982–83 basketball season
