1982–83 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 3rd season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

1982–83 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	13–15 (5–9 Big Eight)
Head coach	Johnny Orr (3rd season)
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum

1982–83 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 10 Missouri	12	–	2		.857			26	–	8		.765
Oklahoma	10	–	4		.714			24	–	9		.727
No. 19 Oklahoma State †	9	–	5		.643			24	–	7		.774
Nebraska	9	–	5		.643			22	–	10		.688
Iowa State	5	–	9		.357			13	–	15		.464
Kansas State	4	–	10		.286			12	–	16		.429
Kansas	4	–	10		.286			13	–	16		.448
Colorado	3	–	11		.214			13	–	15		.464
† 1983 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

They finished the season 13–15, 5–9 in Big Eight play to finish in fifth. The Cyclones lost in the first round of the Big Eight tournament to Nebraska, falling 94–71.

Roster

1982–83 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Barry Stevens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So F Ron Harris (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr G Terrence Allen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr C Ron Falenschek 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — Sr G Jeff Hornacek 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Fr F Ray Harris — — So C David Moss 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Fr G Paul Beene 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — F Ron Virgil 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr F Tom Peterson — — So G Ted Burbach 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr Wes Wallace — — So Dave Rauker — —	Head coach Johnny Orr (Beloit) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 19, 1982* 7:35 pm		Windsor (Canada) Exhibition	W 98–73		Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Regular season
November 27, 1982* 1:35 pm		Nebraska-Omaha	W 69–63	1–0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 2, 1982* 7:35 pm, WOI/Iowa Cable Network		Minnesota	W 80–78 OT	2–0	Hilton Coliseum (9,138) Ames, Iowa
December 4, 1982* 12:35 pm, WOI/Iowa Cable Network		Northeast Missouri State (Truman State)	W 81–57	3–0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 8, 1982* 7:35 pm, WOI/Iowa Cable Network		Drake Iowa Big Four	W 52–47	4–0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 11, 1982* 8:35 pm		at Arizona	W 80–66	5–0	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
December 18, 1982* 7:35 pm		TCU	L 66–74	5–1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 21, 1982* 7:35 pm		Wisconsin-Oshkosh	W 78–72	6–1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 28, 1982* 8:00 pm		at Jacksonville Gator Bowl Classic Semifinals	L 60–78	6–2	Veterans Memorial Coliseum  Jacksonville, Florida
December 29, 1982* 6:00 pm		vs. Penn State Gator Bowl Classic Consolation	L 60–78	6–3	Veterans Memorial Coliseum  Jacksonville, Florida
January 3, 1983* 7:30 pm		vs. Illinois	L 57–74	6–4	Rosemont Horizon  Rosemont, Illinois
January 8, 1983* 1:38 pm, WOI/Iowa Cable Network		Chicago State	W 60–58	7–4	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 11, 1983* 7:35 pm		Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four	W 73–50	8–4	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 15, 1983* 1:05 pm, Iowa Television Network		at No. 12 Iowa CyHawk Rivalry	L 56–73	8–5	Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
January 18, 1983 8:10 pm, WOI/ESPN		Nebraska	L 54–59	8–6 (0–1)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 22, 1983 2:05 pm		at Kansas State	L 55–81	8–7 (0–2)	Ahearn Fieldhouse  Manhattan, Kansas
January 26, 1983 7:35 pm		Colorado	W 82–78	9–7 (1–2)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 29, 1983 12:05 pm, NBC-TVS Big Eight		No. 20 Oklahoma State	W 73–64	10–7 (2–2)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 2, 1983 7:35 pm		at Kansas	L 69–75	10–8 (2–3)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
February 5, 1983 8:05 pm		at Oklahoma	L 74–102	10–9 (2–4)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
February 8, 1983 8:05 pm, KSHB/WOI/ESPN (delay)		No. 10 Missouri	W 73–72 OT	11–9 (3–4)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 12, 1983 1:35 pm		Kansas State	W 59–40	12–9 (4–4)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 16, 1983 9:05 pm		at Colorado	W 69–67	13–9 (5–4)	Coors Events Center  Boulder, Colorado
February 19, 1983 7:35 pm		at Nebraska	L 66–67	13–10 (5–5)	Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
February 23, 1983 7:35 pm		Kansas	L 60–74	13–11 (5–6)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 26, 1983 7:35 pm		at Oklahoma State	L 70–78	13–12 (5–7)	Gallagher Hall  Stillwater, Oklahoma
March 2, 1983 7:35 pm		Oklahoma	L 67–69 OT	13–13 (5–8)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
March 5, 1983 12:10 pm, NBC-TVS Big Eight		at No. 13 Missouri	L 66–84	13–14 (5–9)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Big Eight tournament
March 8, 1983 7:30 pm	(5)	at (4) Nebraska Big Eight tournament Quarterfinals	L 71–94	13–15	Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.