# 1982–83 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1982–83 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Bill Frieder, the team finished ninth in the Big Ten Conference. The team failed to earn an invitation to either the 1983 National Invitation Tournament or the 1983 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The team was unranked for all eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll, and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll.

## Schedule and Results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 27, 1982* | Akron | W 87–75 | 1–0 | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| December 1, 1982* | Central Michigan | W 71–66 | 2–0 | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| December 6, 1982* | Kansas | W 86–74 | 3–0 | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| December 8, 1982* | Cleveland State | W 95–72 | 4–0 | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| December 12, 1982* | at Detroit Mercy | W 65–63 | 5–0 | Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan |
| December 20, 1982* | vs. Oklahoma State | L 70–78 | 5–1 | Toledo, Ohio |
| December 21, 1982* | vs. Vermont | W 71–45 | 6–1 | Toledo, Ohio |
| December 27, 1982* | Florida A&M | W 83–49 | 7–1 | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| December 30, 1982* | Penn | W 99–80 | 8–1 | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| January 6, 1983 | at Northwestern | L 64–69 | 8–2 (0–1) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| January 8, 1983 | at No. 8 Iowa | L 72–79 | 8–3 (0–2) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| January 12, 1983 | Minnesota | W 63–58 | 9–3 (1–2) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| January 15, 1983 | Wisconsin | W 62–57 | 10–3 (2–2) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| January 20, 1983 | at Ohio State | L 68–75 | 10–4 (2–3) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| January 22, 1983 | at No. 2 Indiana | L 76–93 | 10–5 (2–4) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| January 27, 1983 | Purdue | L 77–80 | 10–6 (2–5) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| January 29, 1983 | Illinois | L 74–87 | 10–7 (2–6) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| February 5, 1983 | Michigan State | L 65–70 | 10–8 (2–7) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| February 12, 1983 | at Michigan State | W 74–67 | 11–8 (3–7) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan |
| February 17, 1983 | at Illinois | L 71–91 | 11–9 (3–8) | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| February 19, 1983 | at Purdue | L 68–71 | 11–10 (3–9) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| February 24, 1983 | No. 4 Indiana | W 69–56 | 12–10 (4–9) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| February 12, 1981 | No. 15 Ohio State | L 71–81 | 12–11 (4–10) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| March 2, 1983 | at Wisconsin | L 70–82 | 12–12 (4–11) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| March 5, 1983 | at Minnesota | L 75–88 | 12–13 (4–12) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| March 10, 1983 | Iowa | W 66–60 | 13–13 (5–12) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| March 12, 1983 | Northwestern | W 64–57 | 14–13 (6–12) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

Eight players from this team were selected in the NBA draft.
| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | NBA Club |
| 1983 | 10 | 7 | 213 | Ike Person | Detroit Pistons |
| 1984 | 1 | 12 | 12 | Tim McCormick | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1984 | 2 | 8 | 32 | Eric Turner | Detroit Pistons |
| 1984 | 10 | 19 | 225 | Dan Pelekoudas | Detroit Pistons |
| 1986 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Roy Tarpley | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1986 | 5 | 2 | 95 | Richard Rellford | Indiana Pacers |
| 1986 | 6 | 1 | 117 | Butch Wade | New York Knicks |
| 1986 | 7 | 5 | 144 | Robert Henderson | Chicago Bulls |