1982–83 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1982–83 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 12
Record23–8 (13–5 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachLeonard Hamilton
Home arenaRupp Arena
1982–83 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Kentucky 13 5   .722 23 8   .742
LSU 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
Ole Miss 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
Vanderbilt 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Mississippi State 9 9   .500 17 12   .586
No. 18 Georgia 9 9   .500 24 10   .706
Tennessee 9 9   .500 20 12   .625
Auburn 8 10   .444 15 13   .536
Alabama 8 10   .444 20 12   .625
Florida 5 13   .278 13 18   .419
1983 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982–83 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Joe B. Hall and the team finished the season with an overall record of 23–8. Kentucky was invited to the 1983 NCAA Tournament as a #3 seed. After wins vs Ohio and Indiana the Wildcats advanced to the Elite 8 vs their arch rivals the Louisville Cardinals. Kentucky would go on to lose 80–68 and for the 5th straight season fail to reach the Final Four.