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1982–83 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1980–81 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Indiana University (Athletics) logo.png
Big Ten Regular Season Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 5
AP No. 5
1980–81 record 24–6 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach Bobby Knight (12th year)
Captain Ted Kitchel
Randy Wittman
Jim Thomas
Home arena Assembly Hall
Seasons
← 1981–82
1983–84 →
1982–83 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Indiana 13 5   .722     24 6   .800
Purdue 11 7   .611     21 9   .700
Ohio State 11 7   .611     20 10   .667
Illinois 11 7   .611     21 11   .656
Iowa 10 8   .556     21 10   .677
Minnesota 9 9   .500     18 11   .621
Michigan State 9 9   .500     17 13   .567
Northwestern 7 11   .389     17 13   .567
Michigan 6 12   .333     15 13   .536
Wisconsin 3 15   .167     8 20   .286
Rankings from AP Poll)

The 1982–83 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 12th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 24-6 and a conference record of 13-5, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. As Big Ten Conference Champions, IU was invited to participate in the 1983 NCAA Tournament as a 2-seed. The Hoosiers advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, which was their first since 1981, but they lost to the 3-seed Kentucky Wildcats.

The five banners in the south end of Assembly Hall honor IU's NCAA champions, and the banners in the north end honor various other accomplishments: NIT titles, Final Four appearances, and the undefeated regular season of 1976. While there now are two banners listing the years of IU's 21 Big Ten titles, those were not present during Bobby Knight's tenure. Before 2000, the only Big Ten title banner that was hung honored the 1983 team, which Knight ordered as a tribute to the fans. He credited the fans with inspiring the team to win its final three home games over Purdue, Illinois, and Ohio State, to seal the conference title after losing Ted Kitchel to injury. While IU survived the loss of Kitchel in the regular season, during the NCAA tournament, his absence was felt; IU lost to Kentucky despite strong performances by Randy Wittman and Uwe Blab.


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