1982–83 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 1982–83 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference during the 1983-84 season. The team played their home games at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia. Led by 5th-year head coach Gale Catlett, the Mountaineers won the conference tournament and received an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the East region. In the opening round, West Virginia was beaten by No. 10 seed James Madison, 57–50.

1982–83 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
Atlantic-10 West division co-champions
Atlantic-10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic-10 Conference
Record23–8 (10–4 A-10)
Head coach
Home arenaWVU Coliseum
1982–83 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Rutgers113 .786238  .742
Saint Joseph's86 .5711513  .536
Temple59 .3571415  .483
UMass410 .286920  .310
Rhode Island311 .214919  .321
West
West Virginia104 .714238  .742
St. Bonaventure104 .7142010  .667
Penn State95 .6431711  .607
Duquesne68 .4291216  .429
George Washington410 .2861415  .483
1983 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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