# 1982–83 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1982–83 men's college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Lefty Driesell and played their home games at Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland. The Terrapins finished the season with a 20–10 overall record (8–6 ACC) and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament before losing to No.1 ranked and eventual National runner-up Houston and Phi Slama Jama.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 27* | | vs. Penn State | L 79–97 | 0–1 | Baltimore Arena Baltimore |
| December 1* | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 91–70 | 1–1 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| December 4* | | at Canisius | W 67–66 | 2–1 | |
| December 8* | | St. Joseph's | L 56–64 | 2–2 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| December 11* | | Duquesne | W 85–64 | 3–2 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| December 14* | | Towson State | W 66–56 | 4–2 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| December 23* | | UCLA | W 80–79 $^{2OT}$ | 5–2 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| January 3* | | American | W 73–71 | 6–2 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| January 5* | | William & Mary | W 56–51 | 7–2 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| January 8 | | No. 4 Virginia | L 64–83 | 7–3 (0–1) | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| January 12 | | at No. 11 North Carolina | L 71–72 | 7–4 (0–2) | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| January 15 | | Duke | L 67–86 | 7–5 (0–3) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| January 19 | | at Clemson | W 80–61 | 8–5 (1–3) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| January 22* | | Notre Dame | W 68–67 | 9–5 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| January 26* | | at Holy Cross | W 55–53 | 10–5 | Worcester Centrum Worcester, Massachusetts |
| January 29 | | NC State | W 86–81 | 11–5 (2–3) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| January 31* | | Navy | W 98–73 | 12–5 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| February 2* | | Old Dominion | W 87–67 | 13–5 | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| February 5 | | Georgia Tech | W 77–68 | 14–5 (3–3) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| February 9 | | at Wake Forest | L 66–79 | 14–6 (3–4) | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| February 16 | | No. 3 North Carolina | W 106–94 | 15–6 (4–4) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| February 19 | | Clemson | W 92–88 | 16–6 (5–4) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| February 21 | | at Duke | W 101–90 | 17–6 (6–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| February 23 | | at Georgia Tech | L 60–70 | 17–7 (6–5) | Atlanta |
| February 26 | | Wake Forest | W 83–76 | 18–7 (7–5) | Cole Field House College Park, Maryland |
| March 3 | | at NC State | W 67–58 | 19–7 (8–5) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| March 7 | | at No. 2 Virginia | L 81–83 | 19–8 (8–6) | University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| March 11* | | Georgia Tech ACC tournament Quarterfinal | L 58–64 $^{OT}$ | 19–9 | The Omni Atlanta |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 17* | (8 MW) | vs. (9 MW) No. 15 Chattanooga NCAA tournament • First Round | W 52–51 | 20–9 | The Summit Houston |
| March 22* CBS | (8 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Houston NCAA Tournament • Second Round | L 50–60 | 20–10 | The Summit Houston |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||