1982–83 USC Trojans women's basketball team

1982–83 USC Trojans women's basketball
1982–83 USC Trojans women's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions; WCAA champions
Conference	Western Collegiate Athletic Association
Ranking
AP	No. 2
Record	31–2 (13–1 WCAA)
Head coach	Linda Sharp (6th season);
Home arena	L.A. Sports Arena

The 1982–83 USC Trojans women's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The squad was led by sixth-year head coach Linda Sharp and superstar freshman Cheryl Miller. The Trojans played their home games at the L.A. Sports Arena and were an NCAA independent.

1982–83 West Coast Athletic Association women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 USC	13	–	1	.929	31	–	2	.939
No. 7 Long Beach State	12	–	2	.857	24	–	7	.774
Arizona State	9	–	5	.643	23	–	7	.767
UCLA	9	–	5	.643	18	–	11	.621
Cal State Fullerton	7	–	10	.412	13	–	15	.464
Stanford	5	–	9	.357	19	–	16	.543
San Diego State	3	–	11	.214	10	–	18	.357
Arizona	2	–	12	.143	10	–	17	.370

As of April 5, 1983 Rankings from AP Poll

The Women of Troy finished the regular season with a 26–2 record and the No. 2 ranking in the AP poll. As the top seed in the West region of the NCAA tournament, USC played the entire regional in their home city of Los Angeles. The team defeated Northeast Louisiana, Arizona State, and Long Beach State to earn the school's first Final Four appearance. In the national semifinals, USC easily defeated Georgia, 81–57. In the National Championship Game, the Trojans played No. 1 and two-time defending champion (1 AIAW, 1 NCAA), Louisiana Tech, winning 69–67 to break the Lady Techsters championship hold and earn the program's first NCAA title.

Previous season

The 1981–82 USC Trojans women's basketball team finished with an overall record of 23–4 and a No. 6 ranking in the final AP poll. They reached the Elite Eight of the inaugural women's NCAA tournament before losing to No. 8 Tennessee, 91–90 in overtime.

Roster

1982–83 USC Trojans women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	11	Paula McGee	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Flint Northern	Flint, Michigan
G	15	Juliette Robinson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr		Long Beach, California
G	21	Rhonda Windham	—	Fr		Bronx, New York
F	30	Pamela McGee	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Flint Northern	Flint, Michigan
F	31	Cheryl Miller	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Riverside Polytechnic	Riverside, California
G	44	Cynthia Cooper	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Locke	Los Angeles, California

Head coach

Linda Sharp (Cal State Fullerton)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 29, 1982*	No. 1	No. 4 Old Dominion Winston Tire Classic	W 75–47	9–0	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1983*	(1 W) No. 2	(8 W) Northeast Louisiana First round	W 99–85	27–2	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Mar 25, 1983*	(1 W) No. 2	vs. (4 W) No. 12 Arizona State Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 96–59	28–2	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Mar 27, 1983*	(1 W) No. 2	vs. (2 W) No. 7 Long Beach State Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 81–74	29–2	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Apr 1, 1983*	(1 W) No. 2	vs. (2 ME) No. 8 Georgia National Semifinal – Final Four	W 81–57[1][2]	30–2	Norfolk Scope (8,866) Norfolk, Virginia
Apr 3, 1983*	(1 W) No. 2	vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Louisiana Tech National Championship	W 69–67[3]	31–2	Norfolk Scope (7,387) Norfolk, Virginia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source: USCTrojans.com[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Notes

References

"LA. TECH WILL PLAY U.S.C. FOR THE TITLE". The New York Times. April 2, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
"U.S.C. IS SPARKED BY PLAYGROUND GUARD". The New York Times. April 3, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
"U.S.C. WOMEN TOP LA. TECH FOR TITLE". The New York Times. April 4, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
"1982-83 USC Women's Basketball Schedule". USCTrojans.com. Retrieved March 23, 2024.

External links

USC Athletics Site

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[1] "LA. TECH WILL PLAY U.S.C. FOR THE TITLE". The New York Times. April 2, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024.

[2] "U.S.C. IS SPARKED BY PLAYGROUND GUARD". The New York Times. April 3, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024.

[3] "U.S.C. WOMEN TOP LA. TECH FOR TITLE". The New York Times. April 4, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024.

[4] "1982-83 USC Women's Basketball Schedule". USCTrojans.com. Retrieved March 23, 2024.

USC Trojans women's basketball
Venues	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1976–2006) Galen Center (2006–present)
Rivalries	UCLA Crosstown Cup
Culture & lore	History "Fight On" Traveler
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics