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1982–83 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

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1982–83 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round, L 74–79 vs. Ohio State
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record21–10 (9–7 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coachBernie Fine (7th season)
Home arenaCarrier Dome
Seasons
1982–83 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Boston College 12 4   .750 25 7   .781
No. 13 Villanova 12 4   .750 24 8   .750
No. 3 St. John's 12 4   .750 28 5   .848
No. 20 Georgetown 11 5   .688 22 10   .688
Syracuse 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
Pittsburgh 6 10   .375 13 15   .464
Connecticut 5 11   .313 12 16   .429
Providence 4 12   .250 12 19   .387
Seton Hall 1 15   .063 6 23   .207
1983 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1982–83 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 1982–83 college basketball season. The team was led by 7th-year head coach Jim Boeheim and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

The Orange handed the vaunted "Phi Slama Jama" team from Houston its first loss of the season (and one of only 3 losses total) in front of 19,430 at the Carrier Dome on December 11, 1982.

Roster

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1982–83 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
SF 12 Rafael Addison 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Jersey City, New Jersey
PF 45 Wendell Alexis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Queens, New York
F Leo Rautins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr Ithaca, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 27, 1982*
Fordham W 66–44  1–0
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Nov 29, 1982*
Cornell W 110–69  2–0
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 1, 1982*
at St. Bonaventure W 73–65  3–0
Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, New York
Dec 3, 1982*
Alcorn State W 110–77  4–0
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 4, 1982*
Princeton W 67–54  5–0
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 11, 1982*
No. 9 Houston W 92–87[2]  6–0
Carrier Dome (19,430)
Syracuse, New York
Dec 14, 1982*
No. 16 Ohio State W 91–85  7–0
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 18, 1982*
No. 16 at Niagara W 105–82  8–0
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 
Lewiston, New York
Dec 27, 1982
No. 13 Pittsburgh W 87–66  9–0
(1–0)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 29, 1982*
No. 13 Canisius W 109–76  10–0
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Big East tournament
Mar 10, 1983*
vs. No. 15 Georgetown
Quarterfinals
W 79–72  20–8
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Mar 11, 1983*
vs. No. 14 Boston College
Semifinals
L 74–80  20–9
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1983*
(6 E) vs. (11 E) Morehead State
First round
W 74–59  21–9
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 20, 1983*
(6 E) vs. (3 E) Ohio State
Second round
L 74–79  21–10
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1982-83 Big East Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ Crane, Andrew (March 28, 2021). "Crane: Why Houston's Sweet 16 win feels like SU's 1982 Phi Slama Jama victory". The Daily Orange. Syracuse, N.Y. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "2009-10HistoryMaster.indd" (PDF).
  4. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 897–898. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.