# 1982–83 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Ben Lindsey, who was hired to replace Fred Snowden following his resignation at the conclusion of the previous season.
The Wildcats played their home games on campus at the McKale Center in Tucson, and were a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished with an overall record of 4–24 (1–17 in Pac-10, tenth place), their worst record since going 4–22 in 1958–59. Following the season, Ben Lindsey was fired and replaced by Iowa head coach Lute Olson.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 26, 1982* | at No. 14 Houston Kettle Classic | L 63–104 | 0–1 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| November 28, 1982* | vs. UTSA Kettle Classic | L 56–57 | 0–2 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| December 1, 1982* | FIU | W 79–68 | 1–2 | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| December 4, 1982* | at New Mexico | L 73–101 | 1–3 | The Pit Albuquerque, NM |
| December 6, 1982* | at UNLV | L 70–88 | 1–4 | Las Vegas Convention Center Winchester, NV |
| December 8, 1982* | at No. 14 Tennessee | L 73–92 | 1–5 | Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN |
| December 11, 1982* | Iowa State | L 66–80 | 1–6 | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| December 20, 1982* | Northern Arizona | W 66–53 | 2–6 | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| December 23, 1982* | No. 19 San Diego State | W 46–44 | 3–6 | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| December 27, 1982* | Illinois Wesleyan | L 64–67 | 3–7 | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| Exhibition ||||||
| January 3, 1983* | Athletes in Action | L 68–79 | | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| Pac-10 regular season ||||||
| January 6, 1983 | USC | L 67–74 | 3–8 (0–1) | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| January 8, 1983 | No. 6 UCLA Rivalry | L 58–61 | 3–9 (0–2) | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| January 13, 1983 | at Washington | L 61–74 | 3–10 (0–3) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA |
| January 15, 1983 | at Washington State | L 64–86 | 3–11 (0–4) | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| January 22, 1983 | at Arizona State Rivalry | L 69–82 | 3–12 (0–5) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, AZ |
| January 29, 1983 | Oregon State | L 54–72 | 3–13 (0–6) | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| January 31, 1983 | Oregon | L 84–86 | 3–14 (0–7) | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| February 5, 1983 | at California | L 57–59 | 3–15 (0–8) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA |
| February 7, 1983 | at Stanford | L 69–86 | 3–16 (0–9) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 10, 1983 | Washington State | L 65–75 | 3–17 (0–10) | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| February 12, 1983 | Washington | L 72–80 | 3–18 (0–11) | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| February 19, 1983 | Arizona State Rivalry | L 70–77 | 3–19 (0–12) | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| February 24, 1983 | Oregon | L 57–63 $^{OT}$ | 3–20 (0–13) | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| February 26, 1983 | Oregon State | L 56–81 | 3–21 (0–14) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| March 3, 1983 | Stanford | W 74–73 | 4–21 (1–14) | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| March 5, 1983 | California | L 59–84 | 4–22 (1–15) | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| March 10, 1983 | at No. 4 UCLA Rivalry | L 58–111 | 4–23 (1–16) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| March 12, 1983 | at USC | L 70–72 | 4–24 (1–17) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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