1983 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Year:1983
Conference:Big Eight Conference
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:8
1Stroundarena:Campus Sites
1Stroundcity:Campus Arenas
Finalarena:Kemper Arena
Finalcity:Kansas City, MO
Champions:Oklahoma State
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Paul Hansen
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Leroy Combs
Mvpteam:Oklahoma State

The 1983 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 10–12 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.[1]

Number 3 seed Oklahoma State defeated top-seeded Missouri in the championship game, 93–92 in double overtime, to win their first Big Eight men's basketball tournament.

The Cowboys received an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow Big Eight members Missouri and Oklahoma, who earned at-large bids.

Format

All eight of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with all teams placed and paired in the initial quarterfinal round.

All first-round games were played on the home court of the higher-seeded team. The semifinals and championship game were played at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1982-83 Big 8 Conference Season Summary. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. March 31, 2019.