1983 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

1983 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1982–83
Teams9
SiteReunion Arena
Dallas, Texas
ChampionsHouston (3rd title)
Winning coachGuy Lewis (3rd title)
MVPMichael Young (Houston)
TelevisionNBC
← 1982
1984 →
1982–83 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Houston 16 0   1.000 31 3   .912
No. 9 Arkansas 14 2   .875 26 4   .867
Texas A&M 10 6   .625 17 14   .548
TCU 9 7   .563 23 11   .676
SMU 9 7   .563 19 11   .633
Texas Tech 7 9   .438 11 20   .355
Baylor 4 12   .250 12 16   .429
Rice 2 14   .125 8 20   .286
Texas 1 15   .063 6 22   .214
1983 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 1983 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 10–12 at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas. The first round took place March 7 at the higher seeded campus sites.[1][2]

Number 1 seed Houston defeated 5 seed TCU 62-59 to win their 3rd championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament.

  1. ^ "2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 161-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Razorback Records" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 54–57. Retrieved November 22, 2019.