1982–83 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1982–83 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1982–83 season . Led by head coach Bob Staak , the Musketeers finished with a 22–8 record (10–4 MCC), and won the MCC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament . In the NCAA tournament, the Musketeers lost to fellow No. 12 seed Alcorn State in the Play-in round.
Roster
1982–83 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
30
Anthony Hicks
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 1982 *
Union (KY)
W 75–62
1–0
Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 4, 1982 *
Central State
W 67–57
2–0
Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 7, 1982 *
at Texas
W 66–64 OT
3–0
Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Dec 11, 1982 *
at Dayton
L 53–63
3–1
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Dec 22, 1982 *
Miami (OH)
W 54–50
4–1
Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 30, 1982 *
Thomas More
W 88–76
5–1
Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 3, 1983 *
at Middle Tennessee State
W 58–57
6–1
Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Jan 8, 1983 *
at Marquette
L 64–72
6–2
MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI
Jan 11, 1983 *
Eastern Kentucky
W 70–49
7–2
Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 15, 1983
Evansville
W 85–65
8–2 (1–0)
Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 17, 1983
Butler
W 51–49
9–2 (2–0)
Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 22, 1983
at Detroit
W 70–56
10–2 (3–0)
Jan 24, 1983
Loyola (IL)
W 84–78
11–2 (4–0)
Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 26, 1983 *
at Cincinnati
L 58–73
11–3
Jan 29, 1983
at Oklahoma City
W 76–58
12–3 (5–0)
Jan 31, 1983
at Oral Roberts
L 71–87
12–4 (5–1)
Feb 3, 1983 *
Cleveland State
W 102–72
13–4
Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 5, 1983
Saint Louis
L 60–79
13–5 (5–2)
Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 7, 1983
at Butler
L 52–72
13–6 (5–3)
Feb 9, 1983 *
La Salle
W 109–85
14–6
Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 16, 1983
at Evansville
W 70–68
15–6 (6–3)
Feb 19, 1983
Detroit
W 69–61
16–6 (7–3)
Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 21, 1983
at Loyola (IL)
L 85–86
16–7 (7–4)
Feb 24, 1983
Oral Roberts
W 87–79
17–7 (8–4)
Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 26, 1983
Oklahoma City
W 79–53
18–7 (9–4)
Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 2, 1983 *
Niagara
W 76–73
19–7
Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 5, 1983
at Saint Louis
W 94–72
20–7 (10–4)
Midwestern Collegiate Conference tournament
Mar 11, 1983 *
vs. Detroit
W 90–70
21–7
Roberts Municipal Stadium
Mar 12, 1983 *
vs. Loyola (IL)
W 82–76
22–7
Roberts Municipal Stadium
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1983 *
(12 MW)
vs. (12 MW) Alcorn State Play-in game
L 58–70
22–8
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
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