1982–83 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

1982–83 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round, L 74–79 vs. Ohio State
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record21–10 (9–7 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coachBernie Fine (7th season)
Home arenaCarrier Dome
1982–83 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Boston College 12 4   .750 25 7   .781
No. 13 Villanova 12 4   .750 24 8   .750
No. 3 St. John's 12 4   .750 28 5   .848
No. 20 Georgetown 11 5   .688 22 10   .688
Syracuse 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
Pittsburgh 6 10   .375 13 15   .464
Connecticut 5 11   .313 12 16   .429
Providence 4 12   .250 12 19   .387
Seton Hall 1 15   .063 6 23   .207
1983 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982–83 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 1982–83 college basketball season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Jim Boeheim and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

The Orange handed the vaunted "Phi Slama Jama" team from Houston its first loss of the season (and one of only three losses total) in front of 19,430 at the Carrier Dome on December 11, 1982.