1982–83 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

1982–83 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
1982–83 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
Big Eight tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 19
Record	24–7 (9–5 Big Eight)
Head coach	Paul Hansen (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Darrel Johnson (1st season); John Gray (1st season);
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena; (Capacity: 6,381)
	Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Paul Hansen and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys finished with a record of 24–7 (9–5 Big Eight) to finish tied for third in the Big Eight regular season standings.

Oklahoma State won the Big Eight tournament by prevailing over Missouri in double overtime in the championship game.^[1] The Cowboys received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the West region, making their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 1965. The team was upset by No. 12 seed Princeton in the opening round.^[2]

Roster

1982–83 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	20	Bill Self	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	Edmond Memorial	Okmulgee, Oklahoma
F	32	Leroy Combs	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Star Spencer	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Head coach

Paul Hansen

Assistant coach(es)

Darrel Johnson
John Gray

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Source:^[3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 1982*		Houston Baptist	W 73–51	1–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 2, 1982*		College of the Ozarks	W 80–61	2–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 4, 1982*		Dallas Baptist	W 83–56	3–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 7, 1982*		at Tulsa	W 93–75	4–0	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 11, 1982*		at Saint Louis	W 61–58	5–0	Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 18, 1982*		at No. 12 Louisville	L 66–67^[4]	5–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 20, 1982*		vs. Michigan Blade City Classic	W 78–70 ^{OT^[5]}	6–1	Centennial Hall Toledo, Ohio
Dec 21, 1982*		at Toledo Blade City Classic	W 76–59^[6]	7–1	Centennial Hall Toledo, Ohio
Dec 28, 1982*		vs. Houston Baptist	W 50–39	8–1	Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 29, 1982*		at Oklahoma City	W 76–64	9–1	Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 8, 1983*		Texas-Arlington	W 90–83	10–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 11, 1983*		Oral Roberts	W 108–82	11–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 15, 1983*		Centenary	W 78–65	12–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 19, 1983	No. 18	at No. 12 Missouri	L 63–84^[7]	12–2 (0–1)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 22, 1983	No. 18	Kansas	W 85–74	13–2 (1–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 27, 1983	No. 20	at Oklahoma	L 80–81	13–3 (1–2)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 29, 1983	No. 20	at Iowa State	L 64–73	13–4 (1–3)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Feb 1, 1983		Kansas State	W 71–47	14–4 (2–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 5, 1983		at Colorado	W 96–91 ^4OT	15–4 (3–3)	Coors Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado
Feb 9, 1983		Nebraska	W 71–63 ^2OT	16–4 (4–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 12, 1983		at Kansas	W 75–69	17–4 (5–3)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 16, 1983		No. 19 Oklahoma	L 63–64	17–5 (5–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 19, 1983		No. 12 Missouri	W 79–73	18–5 (6–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 23, 1983		at Kansas State	W 76–58	19–5 (7–4)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 26, 1983		Iowa State	W 78–70	20–5 (8–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 2, 1983		Colorado	W 75–73	21–5 (9–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 5, 1983		at Nebraska	L 68–77	21–6 (9–5)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Big Eight tournament
Mar 10, 1983*	(3)	(6) Kansas State Quarterfinals	W 75–61^[8]^[9]	22–6	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 11, 1983*	(3)	vs. (7) Kansas Semifinals	W 90–83^[10]	23–6	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 12, 1983*	(3)	vs. (1) No. 12 Missouri Championship game	W 93–92 ^{2OT^[1]}	24–6	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1983*	(5 W) No. 19	vs. (12 W) Princeton First round	L 53–56	24–7	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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References

^ ^a ^b "Pokes Outlast Tigers, Win in 2 OTs". The Oklahoman. March 14, 1983. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
^ "PRINCETON UPSETS OAKLAHOMA ST., 56-53". March 19, 1983. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
^ "1982–83 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
^ "Cards Win By 1 As Pokes Fall Short at Buzzer". The Oklahoman. December 19, 1982. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
^ "Pokes Breeze to OT Win OSU Puts Michigan Away, 78-70". The Oklahoman. December 21, 1982. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
^ "Cowboys Zip to Toledo Title". The Oklahoman. December 22, 1982. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
^ "College Basketball Roundup". UPI Archives. January 20, 1983. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
^ "Big Eight Roundup". UPI Archives. March 11, 1983. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
^ "Hansen Sees Physical Test It's OSU, KU in Big 8 Semis". The Oklahoman. March 11, 1983. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
^ "O-State Clips Kansas; Mizzou Next". The Oklahoman. March 12, 1983. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
^ "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[big8-1] "Pokes Outlast Tigers, Win in 2 OTs". The Oklahoman. March 14, 1983. Retrieved April 24, 2022.

[2] "PRINCETON UPSETS OAKLAHOMA ST., 56-53". March 19, 1983. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

[3] "1982–83 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

[4] "Cards Win By 1 As Pokes Fall Short at Buzzer". The Oklahoman. December 19, 1982. Retrieved April 24, 2022.

[5] "Pokes Breeze to OT Win OSU Puts Michigan Away, 78-70". The Oklahoman. December 21, 1982. Retrieved April 24, 2022.

[6] "Cowboys Zip to Toledo Title". The Oklahoman. December 22, 1982. Retrieved April 24, 2022.

[7] "College Basketball Roundup". UPI Archives. January 20, 1983. Retrieved April 24, 2022.

[8] "Big Eight Roundup". UPI Archives. March 11, 1983. Retrieved April 24, 2022.

[9] "Hansen Sees Physical Test It's OSU, KU in Big 8 Semis". The Oklahoman. March 11, 1983. Retrieved April 24, 2022.

[10] "O-State Clips Kansas; Mizzou Next". The Oklahoman. March 12, 1983. Retrieved April 24, 2022.

[11] "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

[ESPN-12] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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