1982–83 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

1982–83 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
1982–83 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	East
Record	20–12 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach	Don DeVoe (5th season);
Home arena	Stokely Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 12 Kentucky	13	–	5	.722	23	–	8	.742
LSU	10	–	8	.556	19	–	13	.594
Ole Miss	10	–	8	.556	19	–	12	.613
Vanderbilt	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Mississippi State	9	–	9	.500	17	–	12	.586
No. 18 Georgia †	9	–	9	.500	24	–	10	.706
Tennessee	9	–	9	.500	20	–	12	.625
Auburn	8	–	10	.444	15	–	13	.536
Alabama	8	–	10	.444	20	–	12	.625
Florida	5	–	13	.278	13	–	18	.419

† 1983 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982–83 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1982–83 college basketball season. Led by head coach Don DeVoe, the team played their home games at the Stokely Athletic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Volunteers finished with a record of 20–12 (9–9 SEC, 7th) and received an at-large bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament as the 8 seed in the Mideast region. After an opening round win over Marquette, Tennessee was defeated by high-flying No. 1 seed Louisville.

Senior Dale Ellis was named the SEC Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. Ellis would be drafted by the Dallas Mavericks with the 9th pick of the first round of the 1983 NBA draft.

Roster

1982–83 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Tyrone Beaman	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Jr	Niagara Falls, New York
F	14	Dale Ellis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Marietta, Georgia
G	21	Michael Brooks	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
G	22	Jerald Hyatt	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Knoxville, Tennessee
G	23	Myron Carter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Madison, Tennessee
C	24	Walter Evans	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So	Morristown, Tennessee
F	25	Seth McDonald	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Tullahoma, Tennessee
F	31	Kevin Woods	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Baltimore, Maryland
F	32	Kirk Naler	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So	Gadsden, Alabama
C	33	Dan Federmann	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Jr	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	40	Willie Burton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Millen, Georgia

Head coach

Don DeVoe (Ohio State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1982*	No. 13	Biscayne	W 84–59	1–0	Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 1, 1982*	No. 14	at Chattanooga	W 55–49	2–0	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 8, 1982*	No. 14	Arizona	W 92–73	3–0	Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 11, 1982*	No. 14	New Orleans	W 76–74	4–0	Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 17, 1982*	No. 11	St. Francis (NY) Volunteer Classic	W 70–51	5–0	Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 18, 1982*	No. 11	Miami (OH) Volunteer Classic	W 69–62	6–0	Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 22, 1982*	No. 11	Oklahoma City	W 99–56	7–0	Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 28, 1982*	No. 8	vs. San Jose State Las Vegas Holiday Classic	W 50–42	8–0	Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 29, 1982*	No. 8	at No. 15 UNLV Las Vegas Holiday Classic	L 54–70	8–1	Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 3, 1983	No. 12	Georgia	W 87–76	9–1 (1–0)	Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 8, 1983	No. 12	at Ole Miss	L 55–56	9–2 (1–1)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
Jan 10, 1983	No. 12	at LSU	W 59–58	10–2 (2–1)	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 15, 1983	No. 18	Mississippi State	L 74–75	10–3 (2–2)	Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 18, 1983		Alabama	W 73–64	11–3 (3–2)	Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 22, 1983		at Florida	L 74–78	11–4 (3–3)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Jan 24, 1983		at Auburn	W 80–77	12–4 (4–3)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Jan 29, 1983		Vanderbilt	L 60–61	12–5 (4–4)	Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 31, 1983		No. 15 Kentucky	W 65–63	13–5 (5–4)	Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 5, 1983*		Ole Miss	W 65–53	14–5 (6–4)	Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 7, 1983		LSU	W 66–63	15–5 (7–4)	Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 12, 1983		at Mississippi State	L 66–75	15–6 (7–5)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 14, 1983		at Alabama	L 78–90	15–7 (7–6)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 19, 1983		Florida	W 78–53	16–7 (8–6)	Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 22, 1983	No. 20	Auburn	W 82–74	17–7 (9–6)	Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 24, 1983	No. 20	at Vanderbilt	L 68–69	17–8 (9–7)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 27, 1983	No. 20	at No. 10 Kentucky	L 61–69	17–9 (9–8)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 5, 1983		at Georgia	L 59–74	17–10 (9–9)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
SEC tournament
Mar 7, 1983* TVS		vs. Florida First round	W 78–62	18–10	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 8, 1983* TVS		vs. LSU Quarterfinals	W 74–71	19–10	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 9, 1983* TVS		vs. Georgia Semifinals	L 60–79	19–11	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1983*	(8 ME)	vs. (9 ME) Marquette First round	W 57–56	20–11	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Illinois
Mar 20, 1983*	(8 ME)	vs. (1 ME) No. 2 Louisville Second round	L 57–70	20–12	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Illinois
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	9	Dale Ellis	Dallas Mavericks

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References

^ "1982-83 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
^ "1982-83 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
^ "2019-20 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 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.
^ "1983 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2022.

[1] "1982-83 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2022.

[2] "1982-83 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2022.

[3] "2019-20 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2022.

[ESPN-4] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[5] "1983 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2022.

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