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1982–83 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1982–83 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Iowa Hawkeyes wordmark.svg
Amana-Hawkeye Classic Champions
Rochester Classic Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference Big Ten Conference
1982–83 record 21–10 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach Lute Olson (9th year)
MVP Bob Hansen
Home arena Iowa Field House
(Capacity: 13,365)
and
Carver–Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,500)
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 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa n the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by head coach Lute Olson, coaching in his ninth and final season at the school, and played their home games at the Iowa Field House and Carver–Hawkeye Arena (opened January 1983) in Iowa City, Iowa. They finished the season 21–10, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 7 seed in the Midwest Regional. After wins over Utah State and No. 2 seed Missouri, they lost to No. 3-seeded Villanova in the Sweet Sixteen.

Following the season, head coach Lute Olson would leave the school to take the head coaching job at Arizona. Shortly thereafter, the school hired George Raveling from Washington State as head coach.

The Hawkeyes finished the 1981–82 season 21–8, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they beat Northeast Louisiana in the First Round before losing to No. 8-ranked Idaho in the Second Round.

Source. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.


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