1982–83 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

1982–83 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
1982–83 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round, L 74–79 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	21–10 (9–7 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Boeheim (7th season);
Assistant coach	Bernie Fine (7th season)
Home arena	Carrier Dome
	Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 Boston College	12	–	4	.750	25	–	7	.781
No. 13 Villanova	12	–	4	.750	24	–	8	.750
No. 3 St. John's†	12	–	4	.750	28	–	5	.848
No. 20 Georgetown	11	–	5	.688	22	–	10	.688
Syracuse	9	–	7	.563	21	–	10	.677
Pittsburgh	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
Connecticut	5	–	11	.313	12	–	16	.429
Providence	4	–	12	.250	12	–	19	.387
Seton Hall	1	–	15	.063	6	–	23	.207

† 1983 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1982–83 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 1982–83 college basketball season. The team was led by 7th-year head coach Jim Boeheim and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

The Orange handed the vaunted "Phi Slama Jama" team from Houston its first loss of the season (and one of only 3 losses total) in front of 19,430 at the Carrier Dome on December 11, 1982.

Roster

1982–83 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
SF	12	Rafael Addison	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Jersey City, New Jersey
PF	45	Wendell Alexis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Queens, New York
F		Leo Rautins	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	Ithaca, New York

Head coach

Jim Boeheim (Syracuse)

Assistant coach(es)

Bernie Fine (Syracuse)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 27, 1982*		Fordham	W 66–44	1–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Nov 29, 1982*		Cornell	W 110–69	2–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 1, 1982*		at St. Bonaventure	W 73–65	3–0	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Dec 3, 1982*		Alcorn State	W 110–77	4–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 4, 1982*		Princeton	W 67–54	5–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 11, 1982*		No. 9 Houston	W 92–87^[2]	6–0	Carrier Dome (19,430) Syracuse, New York
Dec 14, 1982*	No. 16	Ohio State	W 91–85	7–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 18, 1982*	No. 16	at Niagara	W 105–82	8–0	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Lewiston, New York
Dec 27, 1982	No. 13	Pittsburgh	W 87–66	9–0 (1–0)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 29, 1982*	No. 13	Canisius	W 109–76	10–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Big East tournament
Mar 10, 1983*		vs. No. 15 Georgetown Quarterfinals	W 79–72	20–8	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 11, 1983*		vs. No. 14 Boston College Semifinals	L 74–80	20–9	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1983*	(6 E)	vs. (11 E) Morehead State First round	W 74–59	21–9	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 20, 1983*	(6 E)	vs. (3 E) Ohio State Second round	L 74–79	21–10	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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Rankings

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1982-83 Big East Conference Season Summary
^ Crane, Andrew (March 28, 2021). "Crane: Why Houston's Sweet 16 win feels like SU's 1982 Phi Slama Jama victory". The Daily Orange. Syracuse, N.Y. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
^ "2009-10HistoryMaster.indd" (PDF).
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 897–898. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] sports-reference.com 1982-83 Big East Conference Season Summary

[2] Crane, Andrew (March 28, 2021). "Crane: Why Houston's Sweet 16 win feels like SU's 1982 Phi Slama Jama victory". The Daily Orange. Syracuse, N.Y. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

[3] "2009-10HistoryMaster.indd" (PDF).

[ESPN-4] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 897–898. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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v t e Syracuse Orange men's basketball
Venues	Archbold Gymnasium (1908–1947; 1952–1955) State Fair Coliseum (1947–1951) Onondaga County War Memorial (1951–1952; 1955–1962) Manley Field House (1962–1980) JMA Wireless Dome (1980–present) Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center (practice)
Rivalries	UConn
Culture & lore	"McNamara's Band" Otto the Orange Scandal 6-overtime game Syracuse Sports Network
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics