1982–83 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1982–83 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Sonny Smith, who was in his fifth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama.

1982–83 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Utah–Hilton Classic champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	15–13 (8–10 SEC)
Head coach	Sonny Smith (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Roger Banks Mack McCarthy Tevester Anderson
Captains	Darrell Lockhart Alvin Mumphord
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum

1982–83 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	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

Auburn's lone signee was Chuck Person, a freshman from Brantley High School in Brantley, Alabama.

The team finished the season 15–13, 8–10 in SEC play. The Tigers lost in the first round of the 1983 SEC tournament to Alabama.

Roster

1982–83 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F/C 34 Charles Barkley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So Leeds High School Birmingham, AL F 45 Chuck Person 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Fr Brantley High School Brantley, AL F 11 Greg Turner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr Tuskegee High School Tuskegee, Alabama F 00 Paul Daniels 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr Warner Christian Ormond Beach, Florida F 21 Mark Cahill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr Stone Mountain High School Stone Mountain, Georgia G 12 Odell Mostellar 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr Chattooga High School Summerville, Georgia G 3 Byron Henson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr Benedictine High School Richmond, VA G 23 Alvin Mumphord 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr Carver High School Birmingham, Alabama G 24 Donnie Butcher 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr Mullins High School Pikeville, Kentucky C 32 Darrell Lockhart 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr Robert E. Lee High School Thomaston, Georgia F 44 Earl Hayes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Montevallo High School Montevallo, Alabama	Head coach Sonny Smith (Milligan) 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
November 26, 1982*		at UAB	W 63–61	1–0	BJCC Coliseum  Birmingham, Alabama
November 29, 1982*		Mercer	W 85–76	2–0	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, Alabama
December 1, 1982*		Florida State	W 78–68	3–0	Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, Alabama
December 4, 1982*		Tennessee Tech	W 74–65	4–0	Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, Alabama
December 6, 1982*		at Stetson	L 58–59	4–1	Edmunds Center  DeLand, Florida
December 8, 1982*		at No. 9 Houston	L 65–77	4–2	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
December 28, 1982*		Cal State Fullerton Utah-Hilton Classic	W 69–60	5–2	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
December 29, 1982*		at Utah Utah-Hilton Classic	W 71–62	6–2	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
January 3, 1983		Mississippi State	W 77–66	7–2 (1–0)	Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, Alabama
January 5, 1983		No. 5 Alabama	W 91–80	8–2 (2–0)	Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, Alabama
January 8, 1983		at Florida	L 75–92	8–3 (2–1)	O'Connell Center  Gainesville, Florida
January 15, 1983		at No. 6 Kentucky	W 75–67	9–3 (2–2)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
January 17, 1983		at Vanderbilt	L 62–64	9–4 (2–3)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
January 22, 1983		Georgia	W 66–64	10–4 (3–3)	Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, Alabama
January 24, 1983		Tennessee	L 77–80	10–5 (3–4)	Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, Alabama
January 29, 1983		at LSU	W 64–62	11–5 (4–4)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
January 31, 1983		at Ole Miss	L 48–61	11–6 (4–5)	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, Mississippi
February 5, 1983		Florida	W 62–54	12–6 (5–5)	Memorial Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
February 12, 1983		No. 13 Kentucky	L 69–71	12–7 (5–6)	Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, Alabama
February 14, 1983		Vanderbilt	W 72–71	13–7 (6–6)	Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, Alabama
February 19, 1983		at Georgia	L 60–67	13–8 (6–7)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
February 22, 1983		at Tennessee	L 74–82	13–9 (6–8)	Stokely Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
February 26, 1983		LSU	L 61–87	13–10 (6–9)	Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, Alabama
March 1, 1983		Ole Miss	W 82–59	14–10 (7–9)	Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, Alabama
March 3, 1983		at Mississippi State	L 53–69	14–11 (7–10)	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, Mississippi
March 6, 1983		at Alabama	L 78–86	14–12 (7–11)	Memorial Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
SEC Tournament
March 10, 1983	(8)	(9) Alabama First Round	L 61–62	14–13	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.