1982–83 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Record20–12 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaStokely Athletic Center
1982–83 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 Kentucky135 .722238  .742
LSU108 .5561913  .594
Ole Miss108 .5561912  .613
Vanderbilt99 .5001914  .576
Mississippi State99 .5001712  .586
No. 18 Georgia99 .5002410  .706
Tennessee99 .5002012  .625
Auburn810 .4441513  .536
Alabama810 .4442012  .625
Florida513 .2781318  .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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    [1]

    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

    [4]

    NBA draft

    Round Pick Player NBA Club
    19Dale EllisDallas Mavericks

    [5]

    References

    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 College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
    4. "1983 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
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