1982–83 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

1982–83 Georgia Bulldogs basketball
1982–83 Georgia Bulldogs basketball
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 18
Record	24–10 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach	Hugh Durham (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Don Beasley; Eddie Biedenbach; Larry Gay; Joe Cunningham;
Home arena	Stegeman Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

The 1982–83 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1982–83 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Hugh Durham, and played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia. The Bulldogs won the SEC tournament, and continued their winning ways in the East Region of the NCAA tournament. They defeated #1 seed St. John's and #2 seed North Carolina to reach the Final Four for the first time in program history. The Bulldogs lost to Jim Valvano's famed North Carolina State Wolfpack to finish the season at 24–10.

1982–83 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 12 Kentucky	13	–	5	.722	23	–	8	.742
LSU	10	–	8	.556	19	–	13	.594
Ole Miss	10	–	8	.556	19	–	12	.613
Vanderbilt	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Mississippi State	9	–	9	.500	17	–	12	.586
No. 18 Georgia †	9	–	9	.500	24	–	10	.706
Tennessee	9	–	9	.500	20	–	12	.625
Auburn	8	–	10	.444	15	–	13	.536
Alabama	8	–	10	.444	20	–	12	.625
Florida	5	–	13	.278	13	–	18	.419

† 1983 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1982–83 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	4	Gerald Crosby	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Birmingham, AL
G	10	Vern Fleming	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	New York, NY
G	14	Monroe Jones	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Bevinsville, KY
G	20	Derrick Floyd	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Miami, FL
G/F	22	Horace McMillan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Quincy, FL
F	25	James Banks	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Atlanta, GA
G	30	Donald Hartry	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Milledgeville, GA
F/C	31	Richard Corhen	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Albany, GA
F	32	Lamar Heard	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Cartersville, GA
C	34	Troy Hitchcock	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Columbus, OH
F/C	35	Terry Fair	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Macon, GA

Head coach

Hugh Durham (Florida State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1982*		Georgia State	W 99–62	1–0	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
Nov 30, 1982*		Randolph–Macon	W 81–53	2–0	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
Dec 4, 1982*		at Georgia Tech	W 82–67	3–0	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
Dec 11, 1982*		Wesleyan College	W 93–55	4–0	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
Dec 15, 1982*		at Texas	W 75–54	5–0	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Dec 18, 1982*		at Augusta	W 104–60	6–0	Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center Augusta, GA
Dec 22, 1982*		vs. Georgia Southern	W 57–55	7–0	Martin Luther King Arena Savannah, GA
Dec 29, 1982*		vs. Columbia Cotton States Classic	W 86–53	8–0	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
Dec 30, 1982*		vs. Western Kentucky Cotton States Classic	W 90–69	9–0	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
Jan 3, 1983*		at No. 12 Tennessee	L 76–87	9–1 (0–1)	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN
Jan 8, 1983*		at LSU	L 56–60	9–2 (0–2)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 10, 1983*		at Ole Miss	W 68–53	10–2 (1–2)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
Jan 15, 1983*		No. 10 Alabama	W 67–64	11–2 (2–2)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
Jan 17, 1983*		Mississippi State	W 75–59	12–2 (3–2)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
Jan 22, 1983*		at No. 20 Auburn	L 64–66	12–3 (3–3)	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL
Jan 25, 1983*		at Florida	W 83–79	13–3 (4–3)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
Jan 29, 1983		No. 10 Kentucky	W 70–63	14–3 (5–3)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
Jan 31, 1983		Vanderbilt	W 86–61	15–3 (6–3)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
Feb 5, 1983	No. 19	LSU	L 59–70	15–4 (6–4)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
Feb 7, 1983	No. 19	Ole Miss	L 59–76	15–5 (6–5)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
Feb 12, 1983		at Alabama	L 71–73	15–6 (6–6)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 15, 1983		at Mississippi State	L 64–73	15–7 (6–7)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
Feb 19, 1983		Auburn	W 67–60	16–7 (7–7)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
Feb 21, 1983		Florida	W 80–65	17–7 (8–7)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
Feb 26, 1983		at No. 10 Kentucky	L 72–81	17–8 (8–8)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
Feb 28, 1983		at Vanderbilt	L 70–71	17–9 (8–9)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Mar 5, 1983		Tennessee	W 74–59	18–9 (9–9)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
SEC Tournament
Mar 8, 1983*		vs. Ole Miss SEC tournament Quarterfinal	W 60–55	19–9	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL
Mar 9, 1983*		vs. Tennessee SEC Tournament Semifinal	W 79–60	20–9	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL
Mar 10, 1983*		at Alabama SEC tournament championship	W 86–71	21–9	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1983*	(4 E) No. 18	vs. (5 E) VCU Second Round	W 56–54	22–9	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
Mar 25, 1983*	(4 E) No. 18	vs. (1 E) No. 3 St. John's East Regional semifinal	W 70–67^[2]	23–9	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Mar 27, 1983*	(4 E) No. 18	vs. (2 E) No. 8 North Carolina East Regional final	W 82–77^[3]	24–9	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Apr 2, 1983*	(4 E) No. 18	vs. (6 W) No. 16 NC State National semifinal	L 60–67^[4]	24–10	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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References

^ "1983 Southeastern Conference tournament program". March 1983. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
^ "ST JOHN'S OUSTED, 70-67; HOUSTON AND VILLANOVA GAIN". New York Times. March 26, 1983. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
^ "Georgia and Houston Gain Final Four". New York Times. March 28, 1983. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
^ "Houston, North Carolina State Win and Gain N.C.A.A. Final". New York Times. April 3, 1983. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
^ "1982–83 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "1983 Southeastern Conference tournament program". March 1983. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[2] "ST JOHN'S OUSTED, 70-67; HOUSTON AND VILLANOVA GAIN". New York Times. March 26, 1983. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

[3] "Georgia and Houston Gain Final Four". New York Times. March 28, 1983. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

[4] "Houston, North Carolina State Win and Gain N.C.A.A. Final". New York Times. April 3, 1983. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

[5] "1982–83 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

[ESPN-6] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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