1982–83 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1982–83 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . Larry Farmer was in his second year as the head coach, and the Bruins started the season ranked 7th in the nation (AP Poll). On December 28, the Bruins hosted #13 Louisville, winning 76-72. UCLA beat the #18 (AP Poll) Washington Huskies 84-65, on February 2. UCLA's team won the Pac-10 regular season and finished 7th AP and UPI polls.[ 2]
Starting lineup
Roster
1982–83 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Larry Farmer (UCLA )
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Regular Season
November 26, 1982
No. 7
at BYU
W 85–82
1–0
Marriott Center (23,023)Provo, UT
December 2, 1982
No. 6
at DePaul
W 73–70 OT
2–0
Rosemont Horizon (13,458)Chicago, IL
December 4, 1982
No. 6
at Notre Dame
W 65–64
3–0
Athletic & Convocation Center (11,345)Notre Dame, IN
December 11, 1982
No. 5
San Jose State
W 94–71
4–0
Pauley Pavilion (8,215)Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 1982
No. 4
No. 7 Iowa
W 75–66[ 3]
5–0
Pauley Pavilion (10,867)Los Angeles, CA
December 20, 1982
No. 4
LSU
W 82–68
6–0
Pauley Pavilion (10,214)Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 1982
No. 3
at Maryland
L 79–80 2OT
6–1
Cole Field House (14,500)College Park, MD
December 28, 1982
No. 5
No. 13 Louisville
W 76–72
7–1
Pauley Pavilion (12,567)Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 1983
No. 6
at Arizona
W 92–87
8–1 (1–0)
McKale Center (7,544)Tucson, AZ
January 10, 1983
No. 6
at Arizona State
W 87–86
9–1 (2–0)
ASU Activity Center (12,286)Tempe, AZ
January 13, 1983
No. 5
Oregon
W 97–69
10–1 (3–0)
Pauley Pavilion (10,137)Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 1983
No. 5
Oregon State
W 99–77
11–1 (4–0)
Pauley Pavilion (12,102)Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 1983
No. 1
at California
W 68–63
12–1 (5–0)
Harmon Gym (6,656)Berkeley, CA
January 22, 1983
No. 1
at Stanford
W 101–87
13–1 (6–0)
Maples Pavilion (8,000)Stanford, CA
January 28, 1983
No. 1
Alabama
L 67–70
13–2
Pauley Pavilion (12,574)Los Angeles, CA
January 30, 1983
No. 1
Notre Dame
W 59–53
14–2
Pauley Pavilion (11,425)Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 1983 8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 7
No. 18 Washington State
W 89–87 OT
15–2 (7–0)
Pauley Pavilion (12,117)Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 1983
No. 7
Washington
W 84–65
16–2 (8–0)
Pauley Pavilion (10,148)Los Angeles, CA
February 10, 1983
No. 5
at Oregon
W 67–56
17–2 (9–0)
McArthur Court (6,002)Eugene, OR
February 12, 1983
No. 5
at Oregon State
L 65–69
17–3 (9–1)
Gill Coliseum (10,000)Corvallis, OR
February 17, 1983
No. 10
Stanford
W 99–86
18–3 (10–1)
Pauley Pavilion (9,224)Los Angeles, CA
February 19, 1983
No. 10
California
W 70–60
19–3 (11–1)
Pauley Pavilion (9,244)Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 1983
No. 8
USC
W 77–60
20–3 (12–1)
Pauley Pavilion (12,417)Los Angeles, CA
February 26, 1983
No. 8
at USC
W 71–64
21–3 (13–1)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (14,454)Los Angeles, CA
March 5, 1983
No. 6
at Washington
W 90–66
22–3 (14–1)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (5,616)Seattle, WA
March 7, 1983 8:00 pm, USA
No. 6
at Washington State
L 68–70
22–4 (14–2)
Beasley Coliseum (12,422)Pullman, WA
March 10, 1983
No. 4
Arizona
W 111–58
23–4 (15–2)
Pauley Pavilion (10,091)Los Angeles, CA
March 12, 1983
No. 4
Arizona State
L 76–78
23–5 (15–3)
Pauley Pavilion (11,416)Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 19, 1983 1:30 pm, CBS
No. 7
vs. Utah Second Round
L 61–67
23–6
BSU Pavilion (12,177)Boise, ID
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific time.
Source: [ 4] [ 5]
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics