# 1982–83 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1982–83 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Sonny Smith, who was in his fifth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama.
Auburn's lone signee was Chuck Person, a freshman from Brantley High School in Brantley, Alabama.
The team finished the season 15–13, 8–10 in SEC play. The Tigers lost in the first round of the 1983 SEC tournament to Alabama.

## Schedule and Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 26, 1982* | | at UAB | W 63–61 | 1–0 | BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, Alabama |
| November 29, 1982* | | Mercer | W 85–76 | 2–0 | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| December 1, 1982* | | Florida State | W 78–68 | 3–0 | Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| December 4, 1982* | | Tennessee Tech | W 74–65 | 4–0 | Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| December 6, 1982* | | at Stetson | L 58–59 | 4–1 | Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida |
| December 8, 1982* | | at No. 9 Houston | L 65–77 | 4–2 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| December 28, 1982* | | Cal State Fullerton Utah-Hilton Classic | W 69–60 | 5–2 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| December 29, 1982* | | at Utah Utah-Hilton Classic | W 71–62 | 6–2 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| January 3, 1983 | | Mississippi State | W 77–66 | 7–2 (1–0) | Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| January 5, 1983 | | No. 5 Alabama | W 91–80 | 8–2 (2–0) | Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| January 8, 1983 | | at Florida | L 75–92 | 8–3 (2–1) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| January 15, 1983 | | at No. 6 Kentucky | W 75–67 | 9–3 (2–2) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| January 17, 1983 | | at Vanderbilt | L 62–64 | 9–4 (2–3) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| January 22, 1983 | | Georgia | W 66–64 | 10–4 (3–3) | Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| January 24, 1983 | | Tennessee | L 77–80 | 10–5 (3–4) | Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| January 29, 1983 | | at LSU | W 64–62 | 11–5 (4–4) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| January 31, 1983 | | at Ole Miss | L 48–61 | 11–6 (4–5) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| February 5, 1983 | | Florida | W 62–54 | 12–6 (5–5) | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 12, 1983 | | No. 13 Kentucky | L 69–71 | 12–7 (5–6) | Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| February 14, 1983 | | Vanderbilt | W 72–71 | 13–7 (6–6) | Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| February 19, 1983 | | at Georgia | L 60–67 | 13–8 (6–7) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| February 22, 1983 | | at Tennessee | L 74–82 | 13–9 (6–8) | Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee |
| February 26, 1983 | | LSU | L 61–87 | 13–10 (6–9) | Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| March 1, 1983 | | Ole Miss | W 82–59 | 14–10 (7–9) | Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| March 3, 1983 | | at Mississippi State | L 53–69 | 14–11 (7–10) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| March 6, 1983 | | at Alabama | L 78–86 | 14–12 (7–11) | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| March 10, 1983 | (8) | (9) Alabama First Round | L 61–62 | 14–13 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. ||||||