| Year: | 1983 |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | Charleston Civic Center |
| City: | Charleston, WV |
| Champions: | Chattanooga |
| Titlecount: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Murray Arnold |
| Coachcount: | 3rd |
The 1983 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 10–12, 1983 at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia. The Chattanooga Mocs, led by head coach Murray Arnold, won their third Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1983 NCAA tournament.[1]
The top eight finishers of the conference's nine members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds.