| 1982–83 Yugoslav First Basketball League | |
| League: | Yugoslav First Basketball League |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | Šibenka |
| Playoffs: | Play-offs |
| Finals Champ: | Bosna |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Šibenka |
| Seasonslistnames: | Yugoslav First Basketball League |
| Prevseason Link: | 1981–82 Yugoslav First Basketball League |
| Prevseason Year: | 1981–82 |
| Nextseason Year: | 1983–84 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1983–84 Yugoslav First Basketball League |
The 1982–83 Yugoslav First Basketball League season was the 39th season of the Yugoslav First Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in SFR Yugoslavia.
| SR Croatia | SR Serbia | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | SR Montenegro | SR Slovenia |
| width=20 | ! | width=200 | Teams ! | Qualification or relegation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2061 | 2023 | 32 | Advance to Playoffs quarterfinal | |||
| 2. | 22 | 15 | 7 | 2111 | 2046 | 30 | ||||
| 3. | Bosna | 22 | 15 | 7 | 2137 | 2048 | 30 | |||
| 4. | Crvena Zvezda | 22 | 14 | 8 | 2146 | 1999 | 28 | |||
| 5. | 22 | 14 | 8 | 2103 | 1986 | 28 | ||||
| 6. | Zadar | 22 | 13 | 9 | 2084 | 2021 | 26 | |||
| 7. | 22 | 11 | 11 | 2031 | 2068 | 20 | Advance to single-game Play-in | |||
| 8. | 22 | 10 | 12 | 2093 | 2046 | 20 | ||||
| 9. | 22 | 8 | 14 | 2059 | 2109 | 16 | ||||
| 10. | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1818 | 1970 | 16 | ||||
| 11. | 22 | 5 | 17 | 2025 | 2166 | 10 | Relegated | |||
| 12. | 22 | 3 | 19 | 2085 | 2271 | 6 |
(*) game 3 of the final series was subsequently annulled by the KSJ
Jugoplastika-IMT 98-97
Olimpija-Rabotnički 93-82
Šibenka-Jugoplastika 104-102, 85-98, 91-75
Crvena Zvezda-Cibona 103-73, 92-84
Partizan-Olimpija 94-81, 76-77, 111-108
Bosna-Zadar 98-103, 89-87, 121-109
Šibenka-Crvena Zvezda 91-88, 89-105, 98-89
Partizan-Bosna 85-95, 81-87
Šibenka-Bosna 103-98, 84-96, 83-82
On 9 April 1983, Šibenka and Bosna played the deciding Game 3 of their playoff final series that was decided in the last second. With Bosna up by a point and the clock winding down Šibenka had the last possession, Bosna's Sabit Hadžić was controversially adjudged by the referee Ilija Matijević to have fouled Šibenka's Dražen Petrović as he went up for a shot at the buzzer. Since being in the act of shooting, Petrović got two free throws and proceeded to score both, winning the game and championship for his team. Next morning, the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia (KSJ) presidency reviewed the game on account the time expired prior to the foul being called and on account of refereeing irregularities. They decided to void the result, ordering a single-game title playoff at a neutral venue in Novi Sad. Šibenka decided to boycott the decision. Since Šibenka refused to show up for the Novi Sad game, the title was awarded to Bosna.
The winning roster of Bosna:[1]
The coaching staff:[1]
Scoring leaders:[2]