1983 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198283
Teams7
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsNorth Carolina A&T (8th title)
Winning coachDon Corbett (2nd title)
MVPJoe Binion (North Carolina A&T)
1982–83 MEAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Howard111 .917188  .692
North Carolina A&T93 .750238  .742
South Carolina State57 .4171315  .464
Maryland Eastern Shore57 .4171019  .345
Delaware State57 .417819  .296
Florida A&M48 .333721  .250
Bethune–Cookman39 .250521  .192
1983 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 10–12 at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. North Carolina A&T defeated Howard, 71–64 in the championship game, to win its second consecutive MEAC Tournament title.

The Aggies earned an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament as a No. 12 seed in the West region.

Format

All seven conference members participated, with play beginning in the quarterfinal round. Teams were seeded based on their regular season conference record.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 10
Semifinals
March 11
Final
March 12
         
1 Howard 67
5 South Carolina State 57
4 Delaware State 58
5 South Carolina State 65
1 Howard 64
2 North Carolina A&T 71
3 Maryland Eastern Shore 73
6 Florida A&M 71
3 Maryland Eastern Shore 74
2 North Carolina A&T 81
2 North Carolina A&T 80
7 Bethune–Cookman 73

* denotes overtime period

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References

  1. "MEAC Men's Basketball 2019–2020 Record Book" (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
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