1982–83 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 1982–83 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by third year head coach Bill Mulligan and played their home games at the Crawford Hall. They were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 16–12 and 8–8 in PCAA play.

Previous season
Led by All-American Kevin Magee, the 1981–82 Anteaters won a then program record 23 wins and finished 2nd in conference play, their best finish in program history. The anteaters were invited to the 1982 NIT tournament, their first division 1 post season invitation, where they defeated in the first round and lost to  in the second round.

Incoming transfers
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1981 recruiting class
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Schedule
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!colspan=9 style=| PCAA Conference tournament

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Awards and honors
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 * Ben McDonald
 * PCAA First Team All-Conference
 * Tod Murphy
 * PCAA All-Freshman Team