# 1982–83 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 3rd season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.
They finished the season 13–15, 5–9 in Big Eight play to finish in fifth. The Cyclones lost in the first round of the Big Eight tournament to Nebraska, falling 94–71.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 19, 1982* 7:35 pm | | Windsor (Canada) Exhibition | W 98–73 | | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 27, 1982* 1:35 pm | | Nebraska-Omaha | W 69–63 | 1–0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 2, 1982* 7:35 pm, WOI/Iowa Cable Network | | Minnesota | W 80–78 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | Hilton Coliseum (9,138) Ames, Iowa |
| December 4, 1982* 12:35 pm, WOI/Iowa Cable Network | | Northeast Missouri State (Truman State) | W 81–57 | 3–0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 8, 1982* 7:35 pm, WOI/Iowa Cable Network | | Drake Iowa Big Four | W 52–47 | 4–0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 11, 1982* 8:35 pm | | at Arizona | W 80–66 | 5–0 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| December 18, 1982* 7:35 pm | | TCU | L 66–74 | 5–1 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 21, 1982* 7:35 pm | | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | W 78–72 | 6–1 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 28, 1982* 8:00 pm | | at Jacksonville Gator Bowl Classic Semifinals | L 60–78 | 6–2 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida |
| December 29, 1982* 6:00 pm | | vs. Penn State Gator Bowl Classic Consolation | L 60–78 | 6–3 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida |
| January 3, 1983* 7:30 pm | | vs. Illinois | L 57–74 | 6–4 | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois |
| January 8, 1983* 1:38 pm, WOI/Iowa Cable Network | | Chicago State | W 60–58 | 7–4 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 11, 1983* 7:35 pm | | Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four | W 73–50 | 8–4 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 15, 1983* 1:05 pm, Iowa Television Network | | at No. 12 Iowa CyHawk Rivalry | L 56–73 | 8–5 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| January 18, 1983 8:10 pm, WOI/ESPN | | Nebraska | L 54–59 | 8–6 (0–1) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 22, 1983 2:05 pm | | at Kansas State | L 55–81 | 8–7 (0–2) | Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas |
| January 26, 1983 7:35 pm | | Colorado | W 82–78 | 9–7 (1–2) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 29, 1983 12:05 pm, NBC-TVS Big Eight | | No. 20 Oklahoma State | W 73–64 | 10–7 (2–2) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 2, 1983 7:35 pm | | at Kansas | L 69–75 | 10–8 (2–3) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| February 5, 1983 8:05 pm | | at Oklahoma | L 74–102 | 10–9 (2–4) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| February 8, 1983 8:05 pm, KSHB/WOI/ESPN (delay) | | No. 10 Missouri | W 73–72 $^{OT}$ | 11–9 (3–4) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 12, 1983 1:35 pm | | Kansas State | W 59–40 | 12–9 (4–4) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 16, 1983 9:05 pm | | at Colorado | W 69–67 | 13–9 (5–4) | Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado |
| February 19, 1983 7:35 pm | | at Nebraska | L 66–67 | 13–10 (5–5) | Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| February 23, 1983 7:35 pm | | Kansas | L 60–74 | 13–11 (5–6) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 26, 1983 7:35 pm | | at Oklahoma State | L 70–78 | 13–12 (5–7) | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| March 2, 1983 7:35 pm | | Oklahoma | L 67–69 $^{OT}$ | 13–13 (5–8) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| March 5, 1983 12:10 pm, NBC-TVS Big Eight | | at No. 13 Missouri | L 66–84 | 13–14 (5–9) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Big Eight tournament ||||||
| March 8, 1983 7:30 pm | (5) | at (4) Nebraska Big Eight tournament Quarterfinals | L 71–94 | 13–15 | Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||