1982–83_UC_Irvine_Anteaters_men's_basketball_team
1982–83 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1982–83 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by third year head coach Bill Mulligan and played their home games at the Crawford Hall. They were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 16–12 and 8–8 in PCAA play.
Quick Facts UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball, Conference ...
| 1982–83 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 16–12 (8–8 PCAA) |
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| Home arena | Crawford Hall |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 UNLV † | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 28 | – | 3 | .903 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1983 PCAA tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Led by All-American Kevin Magee, the 1981–82 Anteaters won a then program record 23 wins and finished 2nd in conference play, their best finish in program history. The anteaters were invited to the 1982 NIT tournament, their first division 1 post season invitation, where they defeated San Diego State in the first round and lost to Oklahoma in the second round.
Incoming transfers
More information Name, Pos. ...
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Michael Beans | G | 6'2" | N/A | N/A | N/A | Junior College transfer from Long Beach City College |
| Jud Bearsley | G | 6'5" | N/A | N/A | N/A | Junior College transfer from Cypress College |
| Troy Carmon | F | 6'7" | N/A | N/A | N/A | Transfer from Colorado State |
| Mike Lopez | F | 6'5" | N/A | Jr. | N/A | Junior College transfer from Los Angeles Valley College |
| George Turner | G | 6'2" | N/A | Jr. | N/A | Junior College transfer from Saddleback College |
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1981 recruiting class
More information US college sports recruiting information for 1981 recruits, Name ...
| US college sports recruiting information for 1981 recruits | ||||||
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| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
| Ken Bardsley G |
N/A | Costa Mesa High School (CA) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | ||
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
| Ronnie Grandison F |
Los Angeles, CA | St. Bernard High School (CA) | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | ||
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
| Tod Murphy F |
Lakewood, CA | Lakewood High School (CA) | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Apr 14, 1982 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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More information 1981–82 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team, Players ...
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| November 29, 1982* |
Oregon | W 46–44 OT | 1–0 |
Anaheim Convention Center[2] (2,198) Anaheim, CA | |||||||
| December 1, 1982* |
San Diego | W 79–63 | 2–0 |
Crawford Hall (1,500) Irvine, CA | |||||||
| December 4, 1982* |
Pepperdine | W 85–82 | 3–0 |
Anaheim Convention Center[3] (2,495) Anaheim, CA | |||||||
| December 9, 1982* |
at Loyola Marymount | W 85–73 | 4–0 |
Gersten Pavilion (1,656) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| December 14, 1982* |
Chapman | W 104–88 | 5–0 |
Crawford Hall (1,339) Irvine, CA | |||||||
| December 18, 1982* |
at Idaho | L 73–84 | 5–1 |
Cowan Spectrum (6,500) Moscow, ID | |||||||
| December 20, 1982 |
vs. Southwestern Louisiana Wolf Pack Classic |
L 67–81 | 5–2 |
Centennial Coliseum (1,800) Reno, NV | |||||||
| December 21, 1982* |
vs. Gonzaga Wolf Pack Classic |
W 75–61 | 6–2 |
Centennial Coliseum (3,346) Reno, NV | |||||||
| December 29, 1982* |
vs. Northern Arizona KOA Classic |
L 61–75 | 6–3 |
MetraPark Arena (4,108) Billings, MT | |||||||
| December 30, 1982* |
vs. Eastern Montana KOA Classic |
W 89–73 | 7–3 |
MetraPark Arena (2,408) Billings, MT | |||||||
| January 6, 1983 |
at Cal State Fullerton | L 76–86 | 7–4 (0–1) |
Titan Gym (4,310) Fullerton, CA | |||||||
| January 8, 1983 |
No. 11 UNLV | L 64–68 | 7–5 (0–2) |
Long Beach Arena[4] (4,229) Long Beach, CA | |||||||
| January 10, 1983* |
Portland | W 90–74 | 8–5 |
Crawford Hall (1,032) Irvine, CA | |||||||
| January 15, 1983 |
San Jose State | L 78–81 | 8–6 (0–3) |
San Jose Civic Auditorium (1,631) San Jose, CA | |||||||
| January 20, 1983 |
at UC Santa Barbara | W 82–76 | 9–6 (1–3) |
UC Santa Barbara Events Center (2,102) Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||
| January 22, 1983 |
Fresno State | W 76–74 | 10–6 (2–3) |
Anaheim Convention Center (2,744) Anaheim, CA | |||||||
| January 27, 1983 |
San Jose State | L 59–73 | 10–7 (2–4) |
Crawford Hall (1,277) Irvine, CA | |||||||
| January 29, 1983 |
Utah State | W 78–76 | 11–7 (3–4) |
Crawford Hall (1,469) Irvine, CA | |||||||
| February 3, 1983 |
at Long Beach State | L 87–95 | 11–8 (3–5) |
Long Beach Arena (1,717) Long Beach, CA | |||||||
| February 5, 1983 |
at No. 2 UNLV | L 68–70 | 11–9 (3–6) |
Las Vegas Convention Center (6,380) Winchester, NV | |||||||
| February 10, 1983 |
Cal State Fullerton | L 74–98 | 11–10 (3–7) |
Anaheim Convention Center[5] (3,967) Anaheim, CA | |||||||
| February 12, 1983 |
at Utah State | W 90–85 | 12–10 (4–7) |
Smith Spectrum (9,302) Logan, UT | |||||||
| February 19, 1983 |
UC Santa Barbara | W 95–74 | 13–10 (5–7) |
Crawford Hall (1,284) Irvine, CA | |||||||
| February 24, 1983 |
Pacific | W 78–76 | 14–10 (6–7) |
Crawford Hall (1,171) Irvine, CA | |||||||
| February 26, 1983 |
Long Beach State | W 120–106 | 15–10 (7–7) |
Crawford Hall (1,569) Irvine, CA | |||||||
| March 3, 1983 |
at Fresno State | L 57–67 | 15–11 (7–8) |
Selland Arena (6,595) Fresno, CA | |||||||
| March 5, 1983 |
at Pacific | W 93–84 | 16–11 (8–8) |
Alex G. Spanos Center (3,091) Stockton, CA | |||||||
| PCAA Conference tournament | |||||||||||
| March 10, 1983 |
vs. Fresno State Quarterfinals |
L 68–86 | 16–12 |
The Forum (9,717) Inglewood, CA | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. | |||||||||||
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- Ben McDonald
- PCAA First Team All-Conference
- Tod Murphy
- PCAA All-Freshman Team
Source: Source[7]
- Weyler, John (April 15, 1982). "No Wonder Bill Mulligan's Smiling: UCI Coach Enjoys Best Recruiting Year, Lands 7 Top Choices LETTERS". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA.
- Weyler, J. (November 30, 1982). "'New' anteaters rally to beat oregon, 46-44". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- Weyler, John (November 30, 1982). "UC Irvine Rallies Past the Waves for 85-82 Win". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2017.