1982–83 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

1982–83 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball
Southland Conference regular season and tournament champions
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record23–8 (9–3 Southland)
Head coach
Home arenaBeaumont Civic Center
(Capacity: 6,500)
1982–83 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lamar 9 3   .750 23 8   .742
Louisiana Tech 8 4   .667 19 9   .679
McNeese State 6 6   .500 16 13   .552
Northeast Louisiana 6 6   .500 14 14   .500
Arkansas State 5 7   .417 17 12   .586
North Texas State 5 7   .417 15 15   .500
Texas-Arlington 3 9   .250 9 19   .321
1983 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1982–83 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by third-year head coach Pat Foster and played their home games at the Beaumont Civic Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals won the regular season conference championship and the 1983 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament. They received an automatic invitation to the 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they defeated Alabama in the first round and lost to Villanova in the second round. Lamar finished the season with a record of 23–8 (9–3 Southland).