# 1982–83 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Joe B. Hall and the team finished the season with an overall record of 23–8.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 27, 1982* | No. 4 | Butler | W 90–53 | 1–0 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 1, 1982* | No. 3 | at Notre Dame | W 58–45 | 2–0 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Dec 4, 1982* | No. 3 | No. 4 Villanova | W 93–79 | 3–0 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 7, 1982* | No. 2 | Detroit | W 83–46 | 4–0 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 11, 1982* | No. 2 | Illinois | W 76–57 | 5–0 | Rupp Arena (23,872) Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 17, 1982* | No. 2 | Duquesne | W 55–42 | 6–0 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 18, 1982* | No. 2 | Tulane | W 80–61 | 7–0 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 22, 1982* | No. 2 | at No. 5 Indiana Rivalry | L 59–62 | 7–1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| Dec 29, 1982* | No. 3 | vs. Kansas | W 83–62 | 8–1 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Jan 3, 1983 | No. 3 | Ole Miss | W 72–60 | 9–1 (1–0) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Jan 5, 1983 | No. 3 | LSU | W 52–50 | 10–1 (2–0) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Jan 8, 1983 | No. 3 | at No. 5 Alabama | L 67–74 | 10–2 (2–1) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Jan 10, 1983 | No. 3 | at Mississippi State | W 59–53 $^{OT}$ | 11–2 (3–1) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Jan 15, 1983 | No. 6 | Auburn | L 67–75 | 11–3 (3–2) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Jan 17, 1983 | No. 11 | Florida | W 70–63 | 12–3 (4–2) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Jan 22, 1983 | No. 11 | at Vanderbilt | W 82–77 $^{OT}$ | 13–3 (5–2) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 29, 1983 | No. 10 | at Georgia | L 63–70 | 13–4 (5–3) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Jan 31, 1983 | No. 15 | at Tennessee | L 63–65 | 13–5 (5–4) | Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb 5, 1983 | No. 15 | Alabama | W 76–70 | 14–5 (6–4) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 8, 1983 | No. 13 | Mississippi State | W 88–67 | 15–5 (7–4) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 12, 1983 | No. 13 | at Auburn | W 71–69 | 16–5 (8–4) | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| Feb 14, 1983 | No. 11 | at Florida | W 73–61 | 17–5 (9–4) | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Feb 19, 1983 | No. 11 | Vanderbilt | W 82–63 | 18–5 (10–4) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 26, 1983 | No. 10 | Georgia | W 81–72 | 19–5 (11–4) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 27, 1983 | No. 10 | No. 20 Tennessee | W 69–61 | 20–5 (12–4) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Mar 3, 1983 | No. 7 | at Ole Miss | W 61–58 | 21–5 (13–4) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Mar 5, 1983 | No. 7 | at LSU | L 60–74 | 21–6 (13–5) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1983* | (1) No. 10 | vs. (9) Alabama Quarterfinals | L 64–69 | 21–7 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 1983* | (3 ME) No. 12 | vs. (11 ME) Ohio Second round | W 57–40 | 22–7 | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Mar 24, 1983* | (3 ME) No. 12 | vs. (2 ME) No. 5 Indiana Mideast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 64–59 | 23–7 | Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Mar 26, 1983* | (3 ME) No. 12 | vs. (1 ME) No. 2 Louisville Mideast Regional Final – Elite Eight | L 68–80 $^{OT}$ | 23–8 | Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
| Coaches | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 |