# 1982–83 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time. The team posted a 24–9 overall record and a 10–4 conference record to finish second in the Conference for head coach Billy Tubbs.
The team was led by All American and Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year Wayman Tisdale. Oklahoma lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Eight Tournament to Kansas. The team received a bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as No. 7 seed in the Mideast region. After an opening round win over UAB, the Sooners lost to Indiana in the second round.
Over the course of the season, Wayman Tisdale established school records for single-game points (51) and single-season points (810).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 27, 1982* | | at No. 20 UNLV | L 54–65 | 0–1 | Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, NV |
| November 30, 1982* | | Auburn Montgomery | W 104–83 | 1–1 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| December 4, 1982* | | Tulsa | L 76–79 | 1–2 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| December 6, 1982* | | Abilene Christian | W 110–61 | 2–2 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| December 8, 1982* | | Westmont | W 85–62 | 3–2 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| December 11, 1982* | | West Texas State | W 117–85 | 4–2 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| December 13, 1982* | | Idaho State | W 99–75 | 5–2 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| December 18, 1982* | | Georgia Tech | W 101–73 | 6–2 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| December 23, 1982* | | Illinois | W 101–75 | 7–2 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| December 28, 1982* | | vs. Virginia Tech Rainbow Classic | W 88–86 $^{OT}$ | 8–2 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 29, 1982* | | vs. North Carolina Rainbow Classic | L 69–77 | 8–3 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 30, 1982* | | at Hawaii Rainbow Classic | W 96–85 | 9–3 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI |
| January 6, 1983* | | Charleston Southern | W 78–56 | 10–3 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| January 8, 1983* | | Rider | W 103–64 | 11–3 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| January 12, 1983* | | Oklahoma City | W 104–58 | 12–3 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| January 15, 1983* | | St. Mary's (TX) | W 83–69 | 13–3 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| January 20, 1983 | | Kansas | W 95–72 | 14–3 (1–0) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| January 22, 1983 | | at No. 12 Missouri | L 41–48 | 14–4 (1–1) | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| January 27, 1983 | | No. 20 Oklahoma State Bedlam Series | W 81–80 | 15–4 (2–1) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| January 29, 1983 | | Colorado | W 97–79 | 16–4 (3–1) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| February 2, 1983 | | at Nebraska | L 59–60 | 16–5 (3–2) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| February 5, 1983 | | Iowa State | W 102–74 | 17–5 (4–2) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| February 9, 1983 | | at Kansas State | W 64–62 | 18–5 (5–2) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS |
| February 12, 1983 | | No. 10 Missouri | L 79–84 | 18–6 (5–3) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| February 16, 1983 | No. 19 | at Oklahoma State Bedlam Series | W 64–63 | 19–6 (6–3) | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, OK |
| February 19, 1983 | No. 19 | at Kansas | L 53–55 | 19–7 (6–4) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| February 24, 1983* | | Nebraska | W 84–71 | 20–7 (7–4) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| February 26, 1983 | | at Colorado | W 94–84 | 21–7 (8–4) | CU Events Center Boulder, CO |
| March 2, 1983 | | at Iowa State | W 67–65 $^{OT}$ | 22–7 (9–4) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA |
| March 5, 1983 | | Kansas State | W 72–70 | 23–7 (10–4) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| Big Eight tournament ||||||
| March 10, 1983* | (2) No. 19 | (7) Kansas Quarterfinal | L 77–87 | 23–8 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 18, 1983* | (7 ME) | vs. (10 ME) UAB First round | W 71–63 | 24–8 | Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN |
| March 20, 1983* | (7 ME) | vs. (2 ME) No. 5 Indiana Second round | L 49–63 | 24–9 | Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. ||||||

## Honors

* All-American: Wayman Tisdale (1st of 3 times)
* Big Eight POY: Tisdale