1982–83 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

1982–83 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10
Record4–24 (1–17 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coachRicky Byrdsong (1st season)
Home arenaMcKale Center
(Capacity: 14,545)
1982–83 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 UCLA 15 3   .833 23 6   .793
Washington State 14 4   .778 23 7   .767
Oregon State 12 6   .667 20 11   .645
Arizona State 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
USC 11 7   .611 17 11   .607
Washington 7 11   .389 16 15   .516
California 7 11   .389 14 14   .500
Stanford 6 12   .333 14 14   .500
Oregon 5 13   .278 9 18   .333
Arizona 1 17   .056 4 24   .143
As of April 15, 1983
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982–83 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Ben Lindsey, who was hired to replace Fred Snowden following his resignation at the conclusion of the previous season.

The Wildcats played their home games on campus at the McKale Center in Tucson, and were a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished with an overall record of 4–24 (1–17 in Pac-10, tenth place), their worst record since going 4–22 in 1958–59. Following the season, Ben Lindsey was fired and replaced by Iowa head coach Lute Olson.