1982–83 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

1982–83 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 19
Record24–7 (9–5 Big Eight)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGallagher-Iba Arena
(Capacity: 6,381)
1982–83 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Missouri 12 2   .857 26 8   .765
Oklahoma 10 4   .714 24 9   .727
No. 19 Oklahoma State 9 5   .643 24 7   .774
Nebraska 9 5   .643 22 10   .688
Iowa State 5 9   .357 13 15   .464
Kansas State 4 10   .286 12 16   .429
Kansas 4 10   .286 13 16   .448
Colorado 3 11   .214 13 15   .464
1983 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982–83 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Paul Hansen and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys finished with a record of 24–7 (9–5 Big Eight) to finish tied for third in the Big Eight regular season standings.

Oklahoma State won the Big Eight tournament by prevailing over Missouri in double overtime in the championship game. The Cowboys received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the West region, making their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 1965. The team was upset by No. 12 seed Princeton in the opening round.