1982–83 Alcorn State Braves basketball team

1982–83 Alcorn State Braves basketball
1982–83 Alcorn State Braves basketball
SWAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	22–10 (10–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Davey Whitney (14th season);
Home arena	Physical Education Complex
	Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas Southern	12	–	2	.857	22	–	7	.759
Alabama State	12	–	2	.857	22	–	6	.786
Alcorn State †	10	–	4	.714	22	–	10	.688
Southern	7	–	7	.500	16	–	14	.533
Mississippi Valley State	6	–	8	.429	11	–	17	.393
Jackson State	4	–	10	.286	6	–	24	.200
Grambling State	3	–	11	.214	6	–	22	.214
Prairie View A&M	2	–	12	.143	4	–	22	.154

† 1983 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982–83 Alcorn State Braves basketball team represented Alcorn State University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by head coach Davey Whitney, played their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 10–4 in SWAC. They won the SWAC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as one of two No. 12 seeds in the Midwest region. The Braves defeated Xavier 81–75, and then played No. 5 seed Georgetown tough before falling, 68–63.^[1]

Roster

1982–83 Alcorn State Braves men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G		Michael Phelps	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Vicksburg	Vicksburg, Mississippi

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 3, 1982*		at Syracuse	L 77–110	0–1	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 4, 1982*		vs. Boston University	W 74–72	1–1	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 20, 1982*		at Kansas	L 72–86	3–3	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
SWAC tournament
Mar 10, 1983*		vs. Prairie View Quarterfinals	W 98–55	17–9	Mississippi Coliseum Jackson, Mississippi
Mar 11, 1983*		vs. Southern Semifinals	W 87–75	18–9	Mississippi Coliseum Jackson, Mississippi
Mar 12, 1983*		vs. Texas Southern Championship game	W 81–69	19–9	Mississippi Coliseum Jackson, Mississippi
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1983*	(12 MW)	vs. (12 MW) Xavier Play-in game	W 81–75	22–9	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Mar 18, 1983*	(12 MW)	vs. (5 MW) No. 20 Georgetown First round	L 63–68	22–10	Freedom Hall (12,745) Louisville, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.