1982–83_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_men's_basketball_team
1982–83 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1982–83 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference during the 1983-84 season. The team played their home games at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia. Led by 5th-year head coach Gale Catlett, the Mountaineers won the conference tournament and received an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the East region.[1] In the opening round, West Virginia was beaten by No. 10 seed James Madison, 57–50.[2]