1982–83 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team
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TAAC tournament champion | |
Conference | Trans America Athletic Conference |
Record | 18–12 (8–6 TAAC) |
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Home arena | Hanner Fieldhouse |
Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Little Rock | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 23 | – | 6 | .793 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Baptist | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern † | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Centenary | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hardin–Simmons | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 3 | – | 25 | .107 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls State* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1983 TAAC tournament winner *Provisional member; played no conference games. Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1982–83 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first year head coach Frank Kerns, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Georgia as members of the Trans America Athletic Conference. The team finished third in the regular season conference standings and won the TAAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in program history. As one of two No. 12 seeds in the Mideast region, the Eagles lost in the Play-in round to Robert Morris, 64–54 to finish with a 18–12 record (8–6 TAAC).
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference Regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 17, 1982* | vs. No. 20 West Virginia | L 58–85 | 0–4 | Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia | |||||||
Dec 18, 1982* | vs. Robert Morris | W 66–63 | 1–4 | | |||||||
Dec 22, 1982* | vs. Georgia | L 55–57 | 1–5 | Martin Luther King Arena Savannah, Georgia | |||||||
TAAC Regular season | |||||||||||
TAAC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 10, 1983* | Samford | W 58–57 | 16–11 | Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, Georgia | |||||||
Mar 11, 1983* | vs. Houston Baptist Semifinals | W 58–55 | 17–11 | Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas | |||||||
Mar 12, 1983* | at Arkansas–Little Rock Championship game | W 68–67 | 18–11 | Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 15, 1983* | (12 ME) | vs. (12 ME) Robert Morris Play-in Game | L 54–64 | 18–12 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
Source[1][2]
References
- ^ "1982-83 Men's Basketball Schedule". Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ "2020-21 Georgia Southern Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
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