1982–83 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

The 1982–83 Georgia Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 1982–83 college basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Andy Landers, played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 27–7, 4–4 in SEC play to finish third in the Eastern division standings. The Lady Bulldogs won the SEC tournament. Georgia was the No. 2 seed in the Midest region of the NCAA tournament. They defeated North Carolina, Indiana, and No. 1 seed Tennessee to reach the first NCAA Final Four in program history. In the National semifinal game, Georgia was defeated by the eventual National champions, USC.[1]

1982–83 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
SEC tournament champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 8
Record27–7 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaStegeman Coliseum
Seasons
← 1981–82
1983–84 →
1982–83 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
No. 9 Tennessee 7 1   .875 25 8   .758
No. 11 Kentucky 6 2   .750 23 5   .821
No. 8 Georgia 4 4   .500 27 7   .794
Vanderbilt 2 6   .250 12 14   .462
Florida 1 7   .125 11 16   .407
Western Division
No. 13 Ole Miss 6 2   .750 26 6   .813
No. 14 Auburn 6 2   .750 24 8   .750
No. 20 LSU 6 2   .750 20 7   .741
Alabama 2 6   .250 16 13   .552
Mississippi State 0 8   .000 15 13   .536
1983 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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1982–83 Georgia Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 5 Teresa Edwards 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Cairo HS Cairo, Georgia
F 43 Lisa O'Connor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr   Cartersville, Georgia
F/C 45 Janet Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So John Marshall Chicago, Illinois
Head coach

Andy Landers

Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1982
No. 7 No. 14 Rutgers
Crush Classic
W 76–61  1–0
 
Chicago, Illinois
Nov 27, 1982
No. 7 UCLA
Crush Classic
L 57–75  1–1
 
Chicago, Illinois
Dec 1, 1982*
Berry W 90–67  2–1
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Dec 4, 1982*
Georgia Tech W 90–56  3–1
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Dec 11, 1982
No. 13 Florida W 88–66  4–1
(1–0)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Dec 15, 1982*
No. 11 at Clemson W 90–65  5–1
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Dec 30, 1982*
vs. Minnesota
Dial Soap Classic
W 65–61  6–1
 
Miami, Florida
Dec 31, 1982*
vs. Appalachian State
Dial Soap Classic
W 94–32  7–1
 
Miami, Florida
Jan 3, 1983*
at Georgia State W 97–42  8–1
 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 6, 1983*
Kansas State W 88–67  9–1
 
Marietta, Georgia
Jan 8, 1983
No. 10 Vanderbilt W 76–70  10–1
(2–0)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Jan 10, 1983
No. 10 at Florida W 76–60  11–1
(3–0)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Jan 11, 1983*
No. 10 at Mercer W 80–66  12–1
Porter Gym 
Macon, Georgia
Jan 16, 1983
No. 9 No. 8 Tennessee L 54–74  12–2
(3–1)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Jan 21, 1983*
vs. East Carolina
Nike-Carolina Classic
W 80–61  13–2
 
Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 22, 1983*
at South Carolina
Nike-Carolina Classic
W 74–72  14–2
 
Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 26, 1983*
Georgia State W 93–55  15–2
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Jan 30, 1983
No. 10 at No. 7 Kentucky L 59–66 OT 15–3
(3–2)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 31, 1983*
at Eastern Kentucky W 68–54  16–3
 
Richmond, Kentucky
Feb 6, 1983
No. 10 at Vanderbilt L 62–63  16–4
(3–3)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 7, 1983*
at Tennessee Tech W 72–61  17–4
 
Cookeville, Tennessee
Feb 9, 1983*
Chattanooga W 74–60  18–4
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Feb 12, 1983
No. 12 at No. 6 Tennessee L 59–73  18–5
(3–4)
Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 14, 1983*
No. 12 at No. 14 Auburn L 54–58  18–6
Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Feb 20, 1983
No. 12 No. 8 Kentucky W 99–81  19–6
(4–4)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Feb 26, 1983*
No. 12 Mercer W 78–66 OT 20–6
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Feb 28, 1983*
No. 12 Clemson W 105–64  21–6
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
SEC tournament
Mar 3, 1983*
(3E) No. 12 vs. (3W) No. 19 LSU
Quarterfinals
W 79–78  22–6
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 4, 1983*
(3E) No. 12 vs. (1E) No. 8 Tennessee
Semifinals
W 71–65  23–6
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 5, 1983*
(3E) No. 12 vs. (1W) No. 15 Ole Miss
Championship game
W 72–69  24–6
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 1983*
(2 ME) No. 8 (7 ME) No. 18 North Carolina
First round
W 72–70  25–6
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Mar 25, 1983*
(2 ME) No. 8 vs. (3 ME) Indiana
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 86–70  26–6
Athletic & Convocation Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Mar 27, 1983*
(2 ME) No. 8 vs. (1 ME) No. 9 Tennessee
Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 67–63[2]  27–6
Athletic & Convocation Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Apr 1, 1983*
(2 ME) No. 8 vs. (1 W) No. 2 USC
National Semifinal – Final Four
L 57–81[1][3]  27–7
Norfolk Scope (8,866)
Norfolk, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
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See also

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1982–83 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

References

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  1. ^ a b "LA. TECH WILL PLAY U.S.C. FOR THE TITLE". The New York Times. April 2, 1983. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Women's Final Four Filled". The Washington Post. March 28, 1983. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "U.S.C. IS SPARKED BY PLAYGROUND GUARD". The New York Times. April 3, 1983. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "1982-83 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved June 1, 2024.