# 1982–83 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team

The 1982–83 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by fourth-year head coach Don Corbett, played their home games at the Corbett Sports Center as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 23–8, 9–3 in MEAC play to finish in second place. They were champions of the MEAC tournament, winning the championship game over Morgan State, to earn an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament where they were defeated by Princeton, 53–41, in the play-in round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 3, 1982* | | at No. 18 NC State | L 70–100 | 0–1 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dec 6, 1982* | | Mississippi Valley State | W 53–52 | 1–1 | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Dec 18, 1982* | | at Jackson State | W 57–55 | 2–1 | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, Mississippi |
| Dec 20, 1982* | | at Alabama State | L 70–77 | 2–2 | Dunn Arena Montgomery, Alabama |
| Jan 8, 1983 | | Howard | W 73–60 | 7–2 (1–0) | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Jan 10, 1983 | | Delaware State | L 67–68 | 7–3 (1–1) | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Jan 12, 1983* | | at Tennessee State | W 67–58 | 8–3 | Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 15, 1983 | | at Bethune-Cookman | W 67–59 | 9–3 (2–1) | Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Jan 17, 1983 | | at Florida A&M | L 57–59 | 9–4 (2–2) | Gaither Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida |
| Jan 20, 1983* | | UNC Wilmington | W 65–53 | 10–4 | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Jan 22, 1983 | | South Carolina State | W 85–64 | 11–4 (3–2) | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Jan 29, 1983* | | Tennessee State | W 76–69 | 12–4 | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Jan 31, 1983 | | Maryland-Eastern Shore | W 79–70 | 13–4 (4–2) | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Feb 4, 1983 | | at Howard | L 71–87 | 13–5 (4–3) | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 5, 1983 | | at Delaware State | W 90–63 | 14–5 (5–3) | Memorial Hall Dover, Delaware |
| Feb 7, 1983 | | at Maryland-Eastern Shore | W 87–73 | 15–5 (6–3) | Tawes Gymnasium Princess Anne, Maryland |
| Feb 9, 1983* | | at Virginia Tech | L 76–88 | 15–6 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Feb 12, 1983 | | Florida A&M | W 94–67 | 16–6 (7–3) | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Feb 14, 1983 | | Bethune-Cookman | W 73–68 | 17–6 (8–3) | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Feb 18, 1983* | | at UNC Wilmington | L 58–60 | 17–7 | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Feb 19, 1983 | | at South Carolina State | W 97–68 | 18–7 (9–3) | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, South Carolina |
| Feb 24, 1983* | | Alabama State | W 105–86 | 19–7 | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Feb 28, 1983* | | Jackson State | W 80–61 | 20–7 | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1983 MEAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 1983* | | vs. Bethune-Cookman Quarterfinals | W 80–73 | 21–7 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mar 11, 1983* | | vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore Semifinals | W 81–74 | 22–7 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mar 12, 1983* | | vs. Howard Championship game | W 71–64 | 23–7 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1983 NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1983* | (12 W) | vs. (12 W) Princeton Play-in Game | L 41–53 | 23–8 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Joe Binion – MEAC Player of the Year