1982–83 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by head coach Wayne Martin, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena and are members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–11, 10–4 in Ohio Valley play and were champions of the 1983 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid in the NCAA tournament. As an 11 seed, they fell to No. 6 seed Syracuse in the first round.

1982–83 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record19–11 (10–4 OVC)
Head coach
  • Wayne Martin
Home arenaEllis Johnson Arena
Seasons
1982–83 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Murray State 11 3   .786 21 8   .724
Morehead State 10 4   .714 19 11   .633
Tennessee Tech 9 5   .643 16 12   .571
Akron 7 7   .500 14 15   .483
Eastern Kentucky 7 7   .500 10 17   .370
Youngstown State 5 9   .357 15 12   .556
Austin Peay 4 10   .286 11 16   .407
Middle Tennessee 3 11   .214 7 20   .259
OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1982–83 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F Earl Harrison 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr
Head coach
  • Wayne Martin
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1982*
at Western Kentucky L 64–66  0–1
E.A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Ohio Valley Conference Basketball tournament
Mar 10, 1983*
vs. Tennessee Tech
Semifinals
W 54–53  18–10
Racer Arena 
Murray, Kentucky
Mar 11, 1983*
vs. Akron
Championship game
W 81–65  19–10
Racer Arena 
Murray, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1983*
(11 E) vs. (6 E) Syracuse
First Round
L 59–74  19–11
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "1982–83 Morehead State Eagles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Morehead State Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2022.