# 1982–83 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by head coach Lute Olson, coaching in his ninth and final season at the school, and played their home games at the Iowa Field House and Carver–Hawkeye Arena (opened January 1983) in Iowa City, Iowa.
The Hawkeyes finished the season at 21–10 overall, fifth in the Big Ten at 10–8, and received an at-large bid to the 52-team NCAA tournament as the seventh seed in the Midwest regional. After wins over Utah State and second seed Missouri, Iowa lost to third-seeded Villanova in the Sweet Sixteen.
Following the season, Olson left for Arizona, and was succeeded in April 1983 by George Raveling, who had led Washington State for eleven years.

## Previous season

The Hawkeyes finished the 1981–82 season at 21–8, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the 48-team NCAA tournament and were seeded sixth in West regional. Iowa defeated Northeast Louisiana in the first round, then lost in overtime to eighth-ranked Idaho, the third seed.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/27/1982* | No. 11 | at BYU | W 91–80 | 1–0 | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| 11/29/1982* | No. 11 | at Drake Rivalry | W 68–63 | 2–0 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA |
| 12/3/1982* | No. 10 | Navy Amana-Hawkeye Classic | W 76–56 | 3–0 | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 12/4/1982* | No. 10 | Hawaii Amana-Hawkeye Classic | W 99–67 | 4–0 | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 12/8/1982* | No. 7 | No. 16 Marquette | W 87–66 | 5–0 | Iowa Field House (13,365) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/11/1982* | No. 7 | USC | W 66–55 | 6–0 | Iowa Field House (13,365) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/18/1982* | No. 7 | at No. 4 UCLA | L 66–75 | 6–1 | Pauley Pavilion (10,867) Los Angeles |
| 12/28/1982* | No. 9 | vs. James Madison Rochester Classic | W 47–45 | 7–1 | War Memorial Rochester, New York |
| 12/29/1982* | No. 9 | vs. Seton Hall Rochester Classic | W 85–63 | 8–1 | War Memorial Rochester, New York |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| 1/5/1983 | No. 8 | Michigan State | L 59–61 | 8–2 (0–1) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 1/8/1983 | No. 8 | Michigan | W 79–72 | 9–2 (1–1) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 1/13/1983 | No. 12 | at Northwestern | W 66–57 | 10–2 (2–1) | Alumni Hall Evanston, Illinois |
| 1/15/1983* | No. 12 | Iowa State Rivalry | W 73–56 | 11–2 (2–1) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 1/20/1983 | No. 10 | at No. 16 Minnesota | W 68–52 | 12–2 (3–1) | Williams Arena (17,273) Minneapolis |
| 1/22/1983 | No. 10 | at Wisconsin | L 62–65 | 12–3 (3–2) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| 1/27/1983 | No. 14 | Ohio State | L 83–89 | 12–4 (3–3) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 1/29/1983 | No. 14 | No. 2 Indiana | W 63–48 | 13–4 (4–3) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 2/3/1983 | No. 13 | at Illinois | L 61–62 | 13–5 (4–4) | Assembly Hall (14,181) Champaign, Illinois |
| 2/5/1983 | No. 13 | at Purdue | L 57–60 | 13–6 (4–5) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| 2/10/1983 | No. 20 | No. 18 Purdue | W 55–46 | 14–6 (5–5) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 2/12/1983 | No. 20 | Illinois | W 68–66 | 15–6 (6–5) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 2/16/1983 | No. 16 | at No. 2 Indiana | W 58–57 | 16–6 (7–5) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/19/1983 | No. 16 | at No. 20 Ohio State | L 69–85 | 16–7 (7–6) | St. John Arena (13,591) Columbus, Ohio |
| 2/24/1983 | No. 17 | Wisconsin | W 93–63 | 17–7 (8–6) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,450) Iowa City, IA |
| 2/28/1983 | No. 17 | Minnesota | L 69–71 | 17–8 (8–7) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 3/3/1983 | | Northwestern | W 63–50 | 18–8 (9–7) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 3/10/1983 | | at Michigan | L 60–66 | 18–9 (9–8) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 3/12/1983 | | at Michigan State | W 75–57 | 19–9 (10–8) | Jenison Fieldhouse (10,004) East Lansing, Michigan |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| 3/18/1983* | (7 MW) | vs. (10 MW) Utah State First Round | W 64–59 | 20–9 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| 3/20/1983* | (7 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 10 Missouri Second Round | W 77–63 | 21–9 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| 3/25/1983* | (7 MW) | vs. (3 MW) No. 13 Villanova Sweet Sixteen | L 54–55 | 21–10 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll Source. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 3 | 54 | Bob Hansen | Utah Jazz |
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