1982–83 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

1982–83 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record23–8 (10–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home arenaDee Events Center
1982–83 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nevada 10 4   .714 18 11   .621
Weber State 10 4   .714 23 8   .742
Montana 9 5   .643 21 8   .724
Idaho 9 5   .643 20 9   .690
Idaho State 7 7   .500 10 17   .370
Boise State 5 9   .357 10 17   .370
Montana State 3 11   .214 10 17   .370
Northern Arizona 3 11   .214 10 16   .385
Conference tournament winner

The 1982–83 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by eighth-year head coach Neil McCarthy and played their home games on campus at Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah.

The Wildcats were 21–7 overall in the regular season and 10–4 in conference play; co-champions with Nevada, who won the tiebreaker and gained the right to host the conference tournament.

In the opening semifinal in Reno, Montana gave Weber State all they could handle, but fell short by a point. In the final against host Nevada, the Wildcats won by nine points and advanced to the 52-team NCAA tournament.

Seeded ninth in the West region, Weber State met Washington State in the first round in Boise, and lost by ten points.

No Wildcats were selected for the all-conference team; senior forward Royal Edwards was on the second team, and honorable mention went to guard John Price, forward Randy Worster, guard Greg Jones, and center Tom Heywood.