1982–83 Alcorn State Braves basketball team
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The 1982–83 Alcorn State Braves basketball team represented Alcorn State University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by head coach Davey Whitney, played their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 10–4 in SWAC. They won the SWAC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as one of two No. 12 seeds in the Midwest region. The Braves defeated Xavier 81–75, and then played No. 5 seed Georgetown tough before falling, 68–63.[1]
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SWAC tournament champions | |
Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 22–10 (10–4 SWAC) |
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Home arena | Physical Education Complex |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 22 | – | 7 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 22 | – | 6 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State † | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 4 | – | 22 | .154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1983 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 3, 1982* |
at Syracuse | L 77–110 | 0–1 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | |||||||
Dec 4, 1982* |
vs. Boston University | W 74–72 | 1–1 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | |||||||
Dec 20, 1982* |
at Kansas | L 72–86 | 3–3 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas | |||||||
SWAC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 10, 1983* |
vs. Prairie View Quarterfinals |
W 98–55 | 17–9 |
Mississippi Coliseum Jackson, Mississippi | |||||||
Mar 11, 1983* |
vs. Southern Semifinals |
W 87–75 | 18–9 |
Mississippi Coliseum Jackson, Mississippi | |||||||
Mar 12, 1983* |
vs. Texas Southern Championship game |
W 81–69 | 19–9 |
Mississippi Coliseum Jackson, Mississippi | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 15, 1983* |
(12 MW) | vs. (12 MW) Xavier Play-in game |
W 81–75 | 22–9 |
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
Mar 18, 1983* |
(12 MW) | vs. (5 MW) No. 20 Georgetown First round |
L 63–68 | 22–10 |
Freedom Hall (12,745) Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time. |
References
edit- ^ "From This Victory, Portents of a Defeat". The Washington Post. March 19, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ "1982–83 Alcorn State Braves Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ "1982-83 Men's Basketball Schedule". Alcorn State University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ "2020-21 Multi-Sport Record Book" (PDF). Alcorn State University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2022.