# Continental Basketball Association 1982-1983

La stagione CBA 1982-83 fu la 37ª della Continental Basketball Association. Parteciparono 12 squadre divise in tre gironi.
Rispetto alla stagione precedente si aggiunsero gli Albany Patroons, i Detroit Spirits, gli Ohio Mixers, i Reno Bighorns, i Wisconsin Flyers e i Wyoming Wildcatters. Gli Alberta Dusters si trasferirono a Las Vegas, diventando i Las Vegas Silvers. Durante la stagione si trasferirono ad Albuquerque, rinominandosi Albuquerque Silvers. Gli Anchorage Northern Knights e gli Atlantic City Hi-Rollers fallirono.

## Squadre partecipanti

* Albany Patroons
* Billings Volcanos
* Detroit Spirits
* Lancaster Lightning
* Las Vegas Silvers / Albuquerque Silvers
* Maine Lumberjacks
* Montana G. Nuggets
* Ohio Mixers
* Reno Bighorns
* Rochester Zeniths
* Wisconsin Flyers
* Wyoming Wildcat.

## Classifiche
### Eastern Division

| Squadra | V | P | QW | PTS |
| Rochester Zeniths | 29 | 15 | 106,5 | 193,5 |
| Lancaster Lightning | 30 | 14 | 95,5 | 185,5 |
| Maine Lumberjacks | 22 | 22 | 88,0 | 154,0 |
| Albany Patroons | 16 | 28 | 75,5 | 123,5 |

### Central Division

| Squadra | V | P | QW | PTS |
| Detroit Spirits | 26 | 18 | 92,0 | 170,0 |
| Ohio Mixers | 17 | 27 | 81,5 | 132,5 |
| Wisconsin Flyers | 14 | 30 | 78,0 | 120,0 |

### Western Division

| Squadra | V | P | QW | PTS |
| Montana Golden Nuggets | 33 | 11 | 104,0 | 203,0 |
| Wyoming Wildcatters | 22 | 22 | 86,0 | 152,0 |
| Billings Volcanos | 20 | 24 | 86,0 | 146,0 |
| Las Vegas/Albuquerque Silvers | 17 | 27 | 85,0 | 136,0 |
| Reno Bighorns | 18 | 26 | 78,0 | 132,0 |

## Play-off
### Tabellone

| Semifinali | Semifinali | Semifinali | Finale | Finale | Finale |
| 1E | Rochester | 2 | | | |
| 1C | Detroit | 3 | | | |
| 1C | Detroit | 3 | Detroit | Detroit | 4 |
| | | | Montana | Montana | 3 |
| 2W | Wyoming | 1 | Montana | Montana | 3 |
| 1W | Montana | 3 | | | |

## Vincitore

* Campione CBA 1983
* Detroit Spirits (1º titolo)

## Statistiche

| Categoria | Giocatore | Squadra | Stat |
| Punti per gara | Ron Davis | Billings Volcanos | 30,3 |
| Rimbalzi per gara | Clarence Kea | Detroit Spirits | 13,8 |
| Assist per gara | Robert Smith | Montana Golden Nuggets | 9,4 |
| Palle rubate per gara | Willie Smith | Rochester Zeniths | 2,6 |
| Stoppate per gara | Charles Jones | Maine Lumberjacks | 4,0 |
| FG% | Alan Taylor | Reno Bighorns | 61,2 |
| FT% | Robert Smith | Montana Golden Nuggets | 93,5 |

## Premi CBA

* CBA Most Valuable Player: Robert Smith, Montana Golden Nuggets
* CBA Coach of the Year: George Karl, Montana Golden Nuggets
* CBA Newcomer of the Year: Mike Davis, Albany Patroons
* CBA Rookie of the Year: Mike Sanders, Montana Golden Nuggets
* CBA Playoff MVP: Tico Brown, Detroit Spirits
* All-CBA First Team
** Robert Smith, Montana Golden Nuggets
** Lowes Moore, Billings Volcanos
** Mike Davis, Albany Patroons
** Mike Sanders, Montana Golden Nuggets
** Charles Thompson, Wyoming Wildcatters
* All-CBA Second Team
** John Douglas, Montana Golden Nuggets
** Al Smith, Rochester Zeniths
** Geoff Crompton, Montana Golden Nuggets
** Clarence Kea, Detroit Spirits
** Larry Spriggs, Albany Patroons
* CBA All-Defensive First Team
** John Douglas, Montana Golden Nuggets
** Tony Guy, Wyoming Wildcatters
** Charles Jones, Maine Lumberjacks
** Terry Stotts, Montana Golden Nuggets
** Curtis Berry, Lancaster Lightning
* CBA All-Defensive Second Team
** David Burns, Ohio Mixers
** Keith Hilliard, Lancaster Lightning
** Mike Davis, Albany Patroons
** Mike Sanders, Montana Golden Nuggets
** Tony Brown, Ohio Mixers