The 1982–83 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the

University of Southwestern Louisiana The University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette, University of Louisiana, ULL, or UL) is a public research university in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. It has the largest enrollment within the nine-campus University of Louisiana Sys ...

as an NCAA Independent during 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 ...

. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by 6th-year head coach

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, played their home games at Blackham Coliseum in

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. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 8 seed in the East region, SW Louisiana was defeated by

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in the opening round, 60–53.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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