The 1982–83 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1982–83. The team was coached by Danny Nee in his third season at Ohio. They played their home games at Convocation Center. The Bobcats finished with a record of 23–9 and second in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 12–6. They won the MAC tournament with wins over Eastern Michigan, Toledo, and MAC regular season champion Bowling Green. John Devereaux was named the tournament MVP. They received a bid to the NCAA tournament. There they defeated Illinois State before losing to Kentucky in the second round. 23 wins was the school record at the time.
Schedule
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Statistics Team statistics Final 1982–83 statistics
Scoring 2070 1919 Scoring Average 64.69 59.97 Field goals – Att 820–1679 735–1696 Free throws – Att 430–664 449–646 Rebounds 1160 954 Assists 440 Turnovers 440 389 Steals Blocked Shots 138 71 Source
Player statistics MinutesScoringTotal FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPctFTFTAPctTotAvgAPFTO StlBlkJohn Devereaux32102432.045314.21813530.513911230.7403129.8431045399Vic Alexander3180125.834411.11452820.514541040.5191705.513916719Jeff Thomas32109734.33139.81382910.47437520.712942.911861656Eric Hilton3273623.02558.0961820.52763960.656682.18155672Eddie Hicks3286727.11895.9701450.48349790.6201253.94581446Nate Cole3149115.81675.4641280.50039510.765832.71853311Robert Tatum2953618.51374.7511100.46435460.761431.55239231Rick Scarberry242209.2713.029850.34113160.813170.761591Paul Baron2427611.5461.914300.46718410.439351.53546270Steve Becvar201528.5321.812280.4298130.615212.21414170Sean Carlson171447.6311.612220.5457190.368371.1920183David Kowalski171237.2211.25180.27811170.64760.4625140Mike Paxson9333.7111.2350.600570.71470.87250Total32--207064.782016790.4884306640.648116036.3440611440138Opponents32-0-191960.073516960.4334496460.69595429.857938971 Legend GP Games played GS Games started Avg Average per game FG Field-goals made FGA Field-goal attempts Off Offensive rebounds Def Defensive rebounds A Assists TO Turnovers Blk Blocks Stl Steals High Team high Source
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