1982–83 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

1982–83
Carrier Dome
1982–83 Carrier Dome
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1982–83 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 Boston College	12	–	4	.750	25	–	7	.781
No. 13 Villanova	12	–	4	.750	24	–	8	.750
No. 3 St. John's†	12	–	4	.750	28	–	5	.848
No. 20 Georgetown	11	–	5	.688	22	–	10	.688
Syracuse	9	–	7	.563	21	–	10	.677
Pittsburgh	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
Connecticut	5	–	11	.313	12	–	16	.429
Providence	4	–	12	.250	12	–	19	.387
Seton Hall	1	–	15	.063	6	–	23	.207

† AP Poll

The 1982–83 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented

Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York

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The Orange handed the vaunted "Phi Slama Jama" team from Houston its first loss of the season (and one of only 3 losses total) in front of 19,430 at the Carrier Dome on December 11, 1982.

Roster

1982–83 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
SF	12	Rafael Addison	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Jersey City, New Jersey
PF	45	Wendell Alexis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Queens, New York
F		Leo Rautins	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	Ithaca, New York

Head coach

Jim Boeheim (Syracuse)

Assistant coach(es)

Bernie Fine (Syracuse)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 27, 1982*		Fordham	W 66–44	1–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Nov 29, 1982*		Cornell	W 110–69	2–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 1, 1982*		at St. Bonaventure	W 73–65	3–0	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Dec 3, 1982*		Alcorn State	W 110–77	4–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 4, 1982*		Princeton	W 67–54	5–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 11, 1982*		No. 9 Houston	W 92–87^[2]	6–0	Carrier Dome (19,430) Syracuse, New York
Dec 14, 1982*	No. 16	Ohio State	W 91–85	7–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 18, 1982*	No. 16	at Niagara	W 105–82	8–0	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Lewiston, New York
Dec 27, 1982	No. 13	Pittsburgh	W 87–66	9–0 (1–0)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 29, 1982*	No. 13	Canisius	W 109–76	10–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Big East tournament
Mar 10, 1983*		vs. No. 15 Georgetown Quarterfinals	W 79–72	20–8	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 11, 1983*		vs. No. 14 Boston College Semifinals	L 74–80	20–9	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1983*	(6 E)	vs. (11 E) Morehead State First round	W 74–59	21–9	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 20, 1983*	(6 E)	vs. (3 E) Ohio State Second round	L 74–79	21–10	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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Rankings

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1982-83 Big East Conference Season Summary
^ Crane, Andrew (March 28, 2021). "Crane: Why Houston's Sweet 16 win feels like SU's 1982 Phi Slama Jama victory". The Daily Orange. Syracuse, N.Y. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
^ "2009-10HistoryMaster.indd" (PDF).
ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

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[1] sports-reference.com 1982-83 Big East Conference Season Summary

[2] Crane, Andrew (March 28, 2021). "Crane: Why Houston's Sweet 16 win feels like SU's 1982 Phi Slama Jama victory". The Daily Orange. Syracuse, N.Y. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

[3] "2009-10HistoryMaster.indd" (PDF).

[ESPN-4] ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2
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