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The 1982–83 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Sutton, serving for his ninth year. The team played its home games in Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. This team finished second in the SWC regular season standings, and lost in the semifinals of the conference tournament. In the 1983 NCAA Tournament, the Hogs defeated Purdue before losing to No. 1 seed Louisville in the Mideast regional semifinal.

ConferenceSouthwest Conference
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record26–4 (14–2 SWC)
Quick facts Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball, NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen ...
1982–83 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record26–4 (14–2 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBarnhill Arena
Seasons
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1982–83 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Houston †16–0 1.00031–3  .912
No. 9 Arkansas14–2 .87526–4  .867
Texas A&M10–6 .62517–14  .548
TCU9–7 .56323–11  .676
SMU9–7 .56319–11  .633
Texas Tech7–9 .43811–20  .355
Baylor4–12 .25012–16  .429
Rice2–14 .1258–20  .286
Texas1–15 .0636–22  .214
† 1983 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1982–83 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 20 Darrell Walker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrArkansas–Fort Smith Chicago, Illinois
G 21 Alvin Robertson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrCrowder College Barberton, Ohio
C 35 Joe Kleine 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) SoNotre Dame Slater, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1982*
 No. 17 Southeast Missouri State W 74–57  1–0
 Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 1, 1982*
 No. 16 Texas-San Antonio W 78–59  2–0
 Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 4, 1982*
 No. 16 at Centenary W 79–51  3–0
 Gold Dome 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Dec 6, 1982*
 No. 13 vs. SW Missouri State W 87–66  4–0
 Barton Coliseum (7,690)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 15, 1982*
 No. 13 Alabama State W 108–65  4–0
 Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 18, 1982*
 No. 13 Louisiana-Monroe W 89–76  6–0
 Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 21, 1982*
 No. 12 vs. Southern Miss W 64–62  7–0
 Pine Bluff Convention Center (7,041)
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Dec 28, 1982*
 No. 11 vs. Saint Peter's W 52–48  8–0
  (8,871)
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jan 3, 1983*
 No. 11 vs. Nebraska W 64–58  9–0
 Barton Coliseum (7,920)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Jan 5, 1983*
 No. 10 vs. Mercer W 83–62  10–0
 Pine Bluff Convention Center (7,140)
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Jan 8, 1983
 No. 10 Baylor W 65–60  11–0
(1–0)		 Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 13, 1983
 No. 7 at Texas A&M W 66–64  12–0
(2–0)		 G. Rollie White Coliseum 
College Station, Texas
Jan 15, 1983
 No. 7 at SMU W 63–56  13–0
(3–0)		 Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, Texas
Jan 19, 1983
 No. 4 at TCU W 69–55  14–0
(4–0)		 Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 22, 1983
 No. 4 at No. 14 Houston L 60–75  14–1
(4–1)		 Hofheinz Pavilion (10,061)
Houston, Texas
Jan 24, 1983
 No. 4 Texas W 83–64  15–1
(5–1)		 Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 26, 1983
 No. 12 at Texas Tech W 62–59  16–1
(6–1)		 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
Jan 30, 1983*
 No. 12 at No. 19 Wake Forest W 68–65  17–1
 Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 2, 1983
 No. 9 Rice W 70–43  18–1
(7–1)		 Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 7, 1983
 No. 9 at Baylor W 81–66  19–1
(8–1)		 Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
Feb 12, 1983
 No. 8 Texas A&M W 62–55  20–1
(9–1)		 Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 14, 1983
 No. 8 SMU W 71–61  21–1
(10–1)		 Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 19, 1983
 No. 7 at TCU W 64–56  22–1
(11–1)		 Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Feb 23, 1983
 No. 6 at Texas W 84–67  23–1
(12–1)		 Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Feb 26, 1983
 No. 6 Texas Tech W 77–63  24–1
(13–1)		 Barnhill Arena (9,276)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Mar 3, 1983
 No. 5 No. 1 Houston L 66–74  24–2
(13–2)		 Barnhill Arena (9,512)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Mar 5, 1983
 No. 5 at Rice W 82–55  25–2
(14–2)		 Tudor Fieldhouse (2,000)
Houston, Texas
SWC Tournament
Mar 12, 1983*
 No. 6 vs. TCU
Semifinals		 L 59–61 OT 25–3
 Reunion Arena (17,059)
Dallas, Texas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1983*
 (4 ME) No. 9 vs. (5 ME) Purdue
Second Round		 W 78–68  26–3
 Sun Dome (10,146)
Tampa, Florida
Mar 24, 1983*
 (4 ME) No. 9 vs. (1 ME) No. 2 Louisville
Mideast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen		 L 63–65  26–4
 Stokely Center (12,489)
Knoxville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.
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Rankings

Main article: 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP1716151312111074129876569
Coaches20—161314141275119975459
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Awards and honors

1983 NBA draft

PlayerRoundPickNBA club
Darrell Walker112New York Knicks

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