1982–83 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1982–83 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball

National Invitation Tournament, Semifinal
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	20–12 (7–7 ACC)
Head coach	Carl Tacy (11th season)
Home arena	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 North Carolina	12	–	2	.857	28	–	8	.778
No. 4 Virginia	12	–	2	.857	29	–	5	.853
Maryland	8	–	6	.571	20	–	10	.667
No. 16 NC State †	8	–	6	.571	26	–	10	.722
Wake Forest	7	–	7	.500	20	–	10	.667
Georgia Tech	4	–	10	.286	13	–	15	.464
Duke	3	–	11	.214	11	–	17	.393
Clemson	2	–	12	.143	11	–	20	.355

† 1983 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1982–83 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University. Led by head coach Carl Tacy, the team finished the season with an overall record of 20-12 (7-7 ACC) and reached the semifinals of the 1983 National Invitation Tournament.

Roster

1982–83 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Danny Young	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	15	Delaney Rudd	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Hollister, North Carolina
SF	21	Kenny Green	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Eustis, Florida
C	55	Anthony Teachey	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Goldsboro, North Carolina

Head coach

Carl Tacy (Davis & Elkins)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

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References

^ "1982-83 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 2, 2019.
^ "1982-83 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". Retrieved March 2, 2019.

v t e Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
Venues	Gore Gymnasium (1935–1956) Winston-Salem War Memorial Coliseum (1956–1989) Greensboro Coliseum (alternate; 1959–1989) Reynolds Gymnasium (alternate; 1956–1989) LJVM Coliseum (1989–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina NC State
Culture & lore	Demon Deacon "O Here's to Wake Forest" Spirit of the Old Gold and Black Tobacco Road Dixie Classic/Big Four
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics