The 1982–83 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented

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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 ...

. Members of the

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, the

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were led by eighth-year head coach Neil McCarthy and played their home games on campus at

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. The Wildcats were overall in the regular season and in conference play; co-champions with

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, who won the tiebreaker and gained the right to host the conference tournament. In the opening semifinal in Reno, Montana gave Weber State all they could handle, but fell short by In the final against host Nevada, the Wildcats won by nine points and advanced to the 52-team NCAA tournament. Seeded ninth in the West region, Weber State met

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in the first round in

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, and lost by ten points. No Wildcats were selected for the all-conference team; senior forward Royal Edwards was on the second team, and honorable mention went to guard John Price, forward Randy Worster, guard Greg Jones, and center Tom Heywood.

Postseason result

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References

External links

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