# 1982–83 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 1982–83 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Paul Hansen and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys finished with a record of 24–7 (9–5 Big Eight) to finish tied for third in the Big Eight regular season standings.
Oklahoma State won the Big Eight tournament by prevailing over Missouri in double overtime in the championship game. The Cowboys received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the West region, making their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 1965. The team was upset by No. 12 seed Princeton in the opening round.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 29, 1982* | | Houston Baptist | W 73–51 | 1–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 2, 1982* | | College of the Ozarks | W 80–61 | 2–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 4, 1982* | | Dallas Baptist | W 83–56 | 3–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 7, 1982* | | at Tulsa | W 93–75 | 4–0 | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 11, 1982* | | at Saint Louis | W 61–58 | 5–0 | Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri |
| Dec 18, 1982* | | at No. 12 Louisville | L 66–67 | 5–1 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Dec 20, 1982* | | vs. Michigan Blade City Classic | W 78–70 | 6–1 | Centennial Hall Toledo, Ohio |
| Dec 21, 1982* | | at Toledo Blade City Classic | W 76–59 | 7–1 | Centennial Hall Toledo, Ohio |
| Dec 28, 1982* | | vs. Houston Baptist | W 50–39 | 8–1 | Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Dec 29, 1982* | | at Oklahoma City | W 76–64 | 9–1 | Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Jan 8, 1983* | | Texas-Arlington | W 90–83 | 10–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 11, 1983* | | Oral Roberts | W 108–82 | 11–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 15, 1983* | | Centenary | W 78–65 | 12–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 19, 1983 | No. 18 | at No. 12 Missouri | L 63–84 | 12–2 (0–1) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 22, 1983 | No. 18 | Kansas | W 85–74 | 13–2 (1–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 27, 1983 | No. 20 | at Oklahoma | L 80–81 | 13–3 (1–2) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Jan 29, 1983 | No. 20 | at Iowa State | L 64–73 | 13–4 (1–3) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Feb 1, 1983 | | Kansas State | W 71–47 | 14–4 (2–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 5, 1983 | | at Colorado | W 96–91 $^{4OT}$ | 15–4 (3–3) | Coors Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Feb 9, 1983 | | Nebraska | W 71–63 $^{2OT}$ | 16–4 (4–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 12, 1983 | | at Kansas | W 75–69 | 17–4 (5–3) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Feb 16, 1983 | | No. 19 Oklahoma | L 63–64 | 17–5 (5–4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 19, 1983 | | No. 12 Missouri | W 79–73 | 18–5 (6–4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 23, 1983 | | at Kansas State | W 76–58 | 19–5 (7–4) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Feb 26, 1983 | | Iowa State | W 78–70 | 20–5 (8–4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Mar 2, 1983 | | Colorado | W 75–73 | 21–5 (9–4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Mar 5, 1983 | | at Nebraska | L 68–77 | 21–6 (9–5) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Big Eight tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 1983* | (3) | (6) Kansas State Quarterfinals | W 75–61 | 22–6 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Mar 11, 1983* | (3) | vs. (7) Kansas Semifinals | W 90–83 | 23–6 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 12, 1983* | (3) | vs. (1) No. 12 Missouri Championship game | W 93–92 | 24–6 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1983* | (5 W) No. 19 | vs. (12 W) Princeton First round | L 53–56 | 24–7 | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time. ||||||