The 1982–83 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the

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in the

1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1982 and ended with the 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Final Four in Albuquerque, New Mexico on April 4, 1983. The 1982–83 NC State Wolfpack men's baske ...

as members of the

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. The team was led by head coach

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, coaching in his ninth and final season at the school, and played their home games at the Iowa Field House and Carver–Hawkeye Arena (opened January 1983) in

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. The Hawkeyes finished the season at 21–10 overall, fifth in the Big Ten and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the seventh seed in the Midwest regional. After wins over Utah State and second seed

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, Iowa lost to third-seeded Villanova in the Sweet Sixteen. Following the season, Olson left for and was succeeded in April 1983 by

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, who had led

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for eleven years.

Previous season

The Hawkeyes finished the 1981–82 season at 21–8, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were seeded sixth in West regional. Iowa defeated Northeast Louisiana in the first then lost in overtime to eighth-ranked

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, the third seed.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

NBA draft

References

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