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1982–83 Utah Utes men's basketball
1982–83 Utah Utes men's basketball
WAC regular season Champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	18–14 (11–5 WAC)
Head coach	Jerry Pimm (9th season);
Home arena	Special Events Center
	Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 WAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UTEP	11	–	5	.688	19	–	10	.655
Utah	11	–	5	.688	18	–	14	.563
BYU	11	–	5	.688	15	–	14	.517
Hawaii	9	–	7	.563	17	–	11	.607
San Diego State	8	–	8	.500	18	–	10	.643
Wyoming	8	–	8	.500	16	–	13	.552
New Mexico	6	–	10	.375	14	–	15	.483
Colorado State	6	–	10	.375	11	–	17	.393
Air Force	2	–	14	.125	10	–	17	.370

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

^[2] The 1982–83 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1982-83 season. Head coach Jerry Pimm would lead the Utes to a Western Athletic Conference championship and the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament.

Roster[edit]

1982–83 Utah Utes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	20	Pace Mannion	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Paradise, Nevada

Head coach

Jerry Pimm (USC)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1982*		No. 10 Oregon State	W 68–62	1–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1983*	(10 W)	vs. (7 W) Illinois First round	W 52–49	17–13	BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho
Mar 19, 1983*	(10 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 7 UCLA Second Round	W 67–61	18–13	BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho
Mar 24, 1983*	(10 W)	vs. (6 W) No. 16 NC State West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 56–75^[4]	18–14	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Awards and honors[edit]

Pace Mannion – co-WAC Player of the Year

NBA draft[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	43	Pace Mannion	Golden State Warriors

Source:^[7]

References[edit]

^ sports-reference.com 1982-83 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ "1982-83 Utah Utes Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "1982–83 Utah Utes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
^ "It's All ACC In West: Va., N.C. State". The Washington Post. March 25, 1983. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
^ "NCAA basketball tournament History: Utah Utes - ESPN". ESPN.com.
^ "2019-20 Utah Utes Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
^ "1983 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

[1] sports-reference.com 1982-83 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary

[2] "1982-83 Utah Utes Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[3] "1982–83 Utah Utes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

[4] "It's All ACC In West: Va., N.C. State". The Washington Post. March 25, 1983. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

[5] "NCAA basketball tournament History: Utah Utes - ESPN". ESPN.com.

[6] "2019-20 Utah Utes Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

[7] "1983 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

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Utah Utes men's basketball
Venues	Deseret Gymnasium (19??–1939) Nielsen Fieldhouse (1939–1969) Jon M. Huntsman Center (1969–present)
Rivalries	BYU In-state Utah schools
Culture & lore	Swoop
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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