1982–83 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

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1982–83 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball

MCC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Play-in game
Conference	Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Record	22–8 (10–4 MCC)
Head coach	Bob Staak (4th season)
Home arena	Cincinnati Gardens
Seasons← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Loyola-Chicago	12	–	2	.857	19	–	10	.655
Xavier †	10	–	4	.714	22	–	8	.733
Oral Roberts	10	–	4	.714	14	–	14	.500
Butler	9	–	5	.643	15	–	13	.536
Evansville	6	–	8	.429	13	–	16	.448
Detroit	6	–	8	.429	12	–	17	.414
Saint Louis	2	–	12	.143	5	–	23	.179
Oklahoma City	1	–	13	.071	4	–	22	.154

† 1983 MCC tournament winner

The 1982–83 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1982–83 season. Led by head coach Bob Staak, the Musketeers finished with a 22–8 record (10–4 MCC), and won the MCC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the NCAA tournament, the Musketeers lost to fellow No. 12 seed Alcorn State in the Play-in round.

Roster

1982–83 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	30	Anthony Hicks	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Bob Staak (Fairfield)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 1982*		Union (KY)	W 75–62	1–0	Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 4, 1982*		Central State	W 67–57	2–0	Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 7, 1982*		at Texas	W 66–64	3–0	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Dec 11, 1982*		at Dayton	L 53–63	3–1	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Dec 22, 1982*		Miami (OH)	W 54–50	4–1	Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 30, 1982*		Thomas More	W 88–76	5–1	Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 3, 1983*		at Middle Tennessee State	W 58–57	6–1	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Jan 8, 1983*		at Marquette	L 64–72	6–2	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI
Jan 11, 1983*		Eastern Kentucky	W 70–49	7–2	Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 15, 1983		Evansville	W 85–65	8–2 (1–0)	Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 17, 1983		Butler	W 51–49	9–2 (2–0)	Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 22, 1983		at Detroit	W 70–56	10–2 (3–0)
Jan 24, 1983		Loyola (IL)	W 84–78	11–2 (4–0)	Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 26, 1983*		at Cincinnati	L 58–73	11–3
Jan 29, 1983		at Oklahoma City	W 76–58	12–3 (5–0)
Jan 31, 1983		at Oral Roberts	L 71–87	12–4 (5–1)
Feb 3, 1983*		Cleveland State	W 102–72	13–4	Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 5, 1983		Saint Louis	L 60–79	13–5 (5–2)	Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 7, 1983		at Butler	L 52–72	13–6 (5–3)
Feb 9, 1983*		La Salle	W 109–85	14–6	Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 16, 1983		at Evansville	W 70–68	15–6 (6–3)
Feb 19, 1983		Detroit	W 69–61	16–6 (7–3)	Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 21, 1983		at Loyola (IL)	L 85–86	16–7 (7–4)
Feb 24, 1983		Oral Roberts	W 87–79	17–7 (8–4)	Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 26, 1983		Oklahoma City	W 79–53	18–7 (9–4)	Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 2, 1983*		Niagara	W 76–73	19–7	Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 5, 1983		at Saint Louis	W 94–72	20–7 (10–4)
Midwestern Collegiate Conference tournament
Mar 11, 1983*		vs. Detroit	W 90–70	21–7	Roberts Municipal Stadium
Mar 12, 1983*		vs. Loyola (IL)	W 82–76	22–7	Roberts Municipal Stadium
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1983*	(12 MW)	vs. (12 MW) Alcorn State Play-in game	L 58–70	22–8	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

"2019-20 Xavier Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
"1982-83 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
"1986-87 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". Archived from the original on June 17, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

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