1982–83 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 12th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1982–83 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
Record	24–6 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bobby Knight (12th season)
Captains	Ted Kitchel Randy Wittman Jim Thomas
Home arena	Assembly Hall

1982–83 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Indiana	13	–	5		.722			24	–	6		.800
Purdue	11	–	7		.611			21	–	9		.700
Ohio State	11	–	7		.611			20	–	10		.667
Illinois	11	–	7		.611			21	–	11		.656
Iowa	10	–	8		.556			21	–	10		.677
Minnesota	9	–	9		.500			18	–	11		.621
Michigan State	9	–	9		.500			17	–	13		.567
Northwestern	7	–	11		.389			17	–	13		.567
Michigan	6	–	12		.333			15	–	13		.536
Wisconsin	3	–	15		.167			8	–	20		.286
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 24–6 and a conference record of 13–5, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. As Big Ten Conference Champions, IU was invited to participate in the 1983 NCAA Tournament as a 2-seed. The Hoosiers advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, which was their first since 1981, but they lost to the 3-seed Kentucky Wildcats.

Roster

1982–83 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 11 Dan Dakich 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So Merrillville, Indiana G 20 Jim Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr Fort Lauderdale, Florida G/F 21 Winston Morgan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So Anderson, Indiana G 22 Stew Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Fr Anderson, Indiana G 23 Chuck Franz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — RS Sr Clarksville, Indiana G/F 24 Randy Wittman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr Indianapolis, Indiana G 25 Cam Cameron 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr Terre Haute, Indiana F 30 Ted Kitchel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr Galveston, Indiana G 31 Tony Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr Chicago, Illinois C 33 Uwe Blab 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) — So Munich, Germany F 40 Tracy Foster 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr Fort Wayne, Indiana F 41 Mike Giomi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Fr Newark, Ohio F 42 John Flowers 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — So Fort Wayne, Indiana F 54 Steve Bouchie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr Washington, Indiana	Head coach Bob Knight (Ohio State) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/27/1982*	No. 9	Ball State	W 91–75	1–0	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
11/29/1982*	No. 9	at Miami (OH)	W 75–59	2–0	Millett Hall  Oxford, OH
12/4/1982*	No. 8	UTEP	W 65–54	3–0	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
12/7/1982*	No. 6	at Notre Dame	W 68–52	4–0	Joyce Center  Notre Dame, IN
12/10/1982*	No. 6	Eastern Michigan Indiana Classic	W 85–48	5–0	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
12/11/1982*	No. 6	Wyoming Indiana Classic	W 78–65	6–0	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
12/18/1982*	No. 5	at Kansas State	W 48–46	7–0	Ahearn Field House  Manhattan, KS
12/22/1982*	No. 5	No. 2 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry	W 62–59	8–0	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
12/29/1982*	No. 1	vs. Grambling State Hoosier Classic	W 110–62	9–0	Market Square Arena  Indianapolis, IN
12/30/1982*	No. 1	vs. Nebraska Hoosier Classic	W 67–50	10–0	Market Square Arena  Indianapolis, IN
1/8/1983	No. 1	at Ohio State	L 67–70	10–1 (0–1)	St. John Arena  Columbus, OH
1/13/1983	No. 4	at Illinois Rivalry	W 69–55	11–1 (1–1)	Assembly Hall  Champaign, IL
1/15/1983	No. 4	at Purdue Rivalry	W 81–78	12–1 (2–1)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
1/20/1983	No. 2	Michigan State	W 89–85	13–1 (3–1)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
1/22/1983	No. 2	Michigan	W 93–76	14–1 (4–1)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
1/26/1983	No. 2	at Northwestern	W 78–73	15–1 (5–1)	Welsh-Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
1/29/1983	No. 2	at No. 14 Iowa	L 48–63	15–2 (5–2)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
2/3/1983	No. 6	Wisconsin	W 83–73	16–2 (6–2)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
2/3/1983	No. 6	No. 17 Minnesota	W 76–51	17–2 (7–2)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
2/10/1983	No. 4	at No. 19 Minnesota	W 63–59	18–2 (8–2)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
2/12/1983	No. 4	at Wisconsin	W 75–56	19–2 (9–2)	Wisconsin Field House  Madison, WI
2/16/1983	No. 2	No. 16 Iowa	L 57–58	19–3 (9–3)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
2/19/1983	No. 2	Northwestern	W 74–65	20–3 (10–3)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
2/24/1983	No. 4	at Michigan	L 56–69	20–4 (10–4)	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, MI
2/26/1983	No. 4	at Michigan State	L 54–62	20–5 (10–5)	Jenison Fieldhouse  East Lansing, MI
3/3/1983	No. 11	No. 20 Purdue Rivalry	W 64–41	21–5 (11–5)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
3/5/1983	No. 11	Illinois Rivalry	W 67–55	22–5 (12–5)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
3/12/1983	No. 7	No. 16 Ohio State	W 81–60	23–5 (13–5)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
NCAA tournament
3/20/1983*	(2) No. 5	vs. (7) Oklahoma Second Round	W 63–49	24–5	Roberts Municipal Stadium  Evansville, IN
3/24/1983*	(2) No. 5	vs. (3) No. 12 Kentucky Sweet Sixteen	L 59–64	24–6	Stokely Athletic Center  Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.