# 1982–83 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 12th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 24–6 and a conference record of 13–5, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. As Big Ten Conference Champions, IU was invited to participate in the 1983 NCAA Tournament as a 2-seed. The Hoosiers advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, which was their first since 1981, but they lost to the 3-seed Kentucky Wildcats.
The five banners in the south end of Assembly Hall honor IU's NCAA champions, and the banners in the north end honor various other accomplishments: NIT titles, Final Four appearances, and the undefeated regular season of 1976. While there now are two banners listing the years of IU's 21 Big Ten titles, those were not present during Bobby Knight's tenure. Before 2000, the only Big Ten title banner that was hung honored the 1983 team, which Knight ordered as a tribute to the fans. He credited the fans with inspiring the team to win its final three home games over Purdue, Illinois, and Ohio State, to seal the conference title after losing Ted Kitchel to injury. While IU survived the loss of Kitchel in the regular season, during the NCAA tournament, his absence was felt; IU lost to Kentucky despite strong performances by Randy Wittman and Uwe Blab.

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/27/1982* | No. 9 | Ball State | W 91–75 | 1–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 11/29/1982* | No. 9 | at Miami (OH) | W 75–59 | 2–0 | Millett Hall Oxford, OH |
| 12/4/1982* | No. 8 | UTEP | W 65–54 | 3–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/7/1982* | No. 6 | at Notre Dame | W 68–52 | 4–0 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| 12/10/1982* | No. 6 | Eastern Michigan Indiana Classic | W 85–48 | 5–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/11/1982* | No. 6 | Wyoming Indiana Classic | W 78–65 | 6–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/18/1982* | No. 5 | at Kansas State | W 48–46 | 7–0 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS |
| 12/22/1982* | No. 5 | No. 2 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry | W 62–59 | 8–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/29/1982* | No. 1 | vs. Grambling State Hoosier Classic | W 110–62 | 9–0 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/30/1982* | No. 1 | vs. Nebraska Hoosier Classic | W 67–50 | 10–0 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN |
| 1/8/1983 | No. 1 | at Ohio State | L 67–70 | 10–1 (0–1) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| 1/13/1983 | No. 4 | at Illinois Rivalry | W 69–55 | 11–1 (1–1) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| 1/15/1983 | No. 4 | at Purdue Rivalry | W 81–78 | 12–1 (2–1) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| 1/20/1983 | No. 2 | Michigan State | W 89–85 | 13–1 (3–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/22/1983 | No. 2 | Michigan | W 93–76 | 14–1 (4–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/26/1983 | No. 2 | at Northwestern | W 78–73 | 15–1 (5–1) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 1/29/1983 | No. 2 | at No. 14 Iowa | L 48–63 | 15–2 (5–2) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 2/3/1983 | No. 6 | Wisconsin | W 83–73 | 16–2 (6–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/3/1983 | No. 6 | No. 17 Minnesota | W 76–51 | 17–2 (7–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/10/1983 | No. 4 | at No. 19 Minnesota | W 63–59 | 18–2 (8–2) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 2/12/1983 | No. 4 | at Wisconsin | W 75–56 | 19–2 (9–2) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| 2/16/1983 | No. 2 | No. 16 Iowa | L 57–58 | 19–3 (9–3) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/19/1983 | No. 2 | Northwestern | W 74–65 | 20–3 (10–3) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/24/1983 | No. 4 | at Michigan | L 56–69 | 20–4 (10–4) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2/26/1983 | No. 4 | at Michigan State | L 54–62 | 20–5 (10–5) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| 3/3/1983 | No. 11 | No. 20 Purdue Rivalry | W 64–41 | 21–5 (11–5) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 3/5/1983 | No. 11 | Illinois Rivalry | W 67–55 | 22–5 (12–5) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 3/12/1983 | No. 7 | No. 16 Ohio State | W 81–60 | 23–5 (13–5) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/20/1983* | (2) No. 5 | vs. (7) Oklahoma Second Round | W 63–49 | 24–5 | Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN |
| 3/24/1983* | (2) No. 5 | vs. (3) No. 12 Kentucky Sweet Sixteen | L 59–64 | 24–6 | Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||