# 1982–83 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

The 1982–83 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team represented La Salle University as a member of the East Coast Conference during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Lefty Ervin and played their home games at The Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After finishing in a three-way tie atop the ECC East division standings, the Explorers won the ECC tournament to receive a bid to the NCAA tournament. As one of two No. 12 seeds in the East region, La Salle defeated Boston University in the Play-in round before losing to No. 5 seed VCU in the first round. The team finished with a record of 18–14 (7–2 ECC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1982* | | Bucknell | W 68–66 | 1–0 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 4, 1982* | | at Delaware | W 55–54 | 2–0 | Delaware Field House Newark, Delaware |
| Dec 8, 1982* | | Rhode Island | L 82–84 | 2–1 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 10, 1982* | | vs. Texas A&M | L 74–82 | 2–2 | |
| Dec 11, 1982* | | vs. Brown | W 61–59 | 3–2 | |
| Dec 18, 1982* | | vs. Penn | L 72–78 | 3–3 | |
| Dec 22, 1982* | | Niagara | W 82–65 | 4–3 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 27, 1982* | | vs. Cincinnati | L 73–76 | 4–4 | |
| Dec 28, 1982* | | vs. Wisconsin–Green Bay | W 62–51 | 5–4 | |
| Jan 3, 1983* | | at Western Kentucky | W 62–56 | 6–4 | E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Jan 8, 1983* | | Duke | L 60–61 | 6–5 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 12, 1983* | | Towson | W 79–78 | 7–5 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 15, 1983* | | Duquesne | W 67–61 | 8–5 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 22, 1983* | | vs. No. 13 Villanova | L 71–72 | 8–6 | |
| Jan 26, 1983* | | Hofstra | W 78–62 | 9–6 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 29, 1983* | | at Canisius | L 54–55 | 9–7 | Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, New York |
| Jan 31, 1983* | | Rider | L 69–71 | 9–8 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 2, 1983* | | at Notre Dame | L 56–68 | 9–9 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Feb 5, 1983* | | vs. Saint Joseph's | W 79–60 | 10–9 | |
| Feb 9, 1983* | | at Xavier | L 85–109 | 10–10 | Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 14, 1983* | | Dayton | L 73–79 | 10–11 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 16, 1983* | | at Lehigh | W 46–44 | 11–11 | Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 19, 1983* | | at American | L 63–65 | 11–12 | Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 23, 1983* | | Lafayette | W 79–61 | 12–12 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 26, 1983* | | vs. Temple | L 79–84 | 12–13 | |
| Mar 3, 1983* | | at Drexel | W 63–61 | 13–13 | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 5, 1983* | | at Vermont | W 87–73 | 14–13 | Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium Burlington, Vermont |
| ECC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 1983* | | Delaware Quarterfinals | W 102–62 | 15–13 | Tom Gola Arena |
| Mar 11, 1983* | | vs. Rider Semifinals | W 68–57 | 16–13 | Kirby Sports Center |
| Mar 12, 1983* | | vs. American Championship game | W 75–73 | 17–13 | Kirby Sports Center |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1983* | (12 MW) | vs. (12 MW) Boston University Play-in game | W 70–58 | 18–13 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 17, 1983* | (12 E) | vs. (5 E) VCU First round | L 67–76 | 18–14 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||