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For special courtside and premier seating packages that include a 20th anniversary memento, or for information on the pregame event, please call USC assistant athletic director Teresa Verbeck (213) 740-4155. The teams were seeded, and assigned to four geographic regions, with seeds 1-9 in each region. CHERYL MILLER '86 - Resides in Los Angeles; TNT sports broadcaster; former head coach and general manager of the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury; 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986 USC Naismith Award winner. She was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995 and Cooper (twice an Olympian and WNBA MVP) was inducted in 2010. Cooper became USC’s coach in 2014, leading her team to the NCAA tourney that year. The opening round games are denoted with "OR". Miller finished her career in 1986 as the Trojans’ all-time leading scorer and rebounder. We present them here for purely educational purposes. The Final Four was held in Norfolk, Virginia and consisted of USC, Louisiana Tech, Old Dominion, and Georgia. NCAA Tournament: Former Laker great and Sparks coach Michael Cooper took over in 2010. Morris, Helen In the opening round and Round 1, the higher seed was given the opportunity to host the first-round game, and all but one of the higher seeds hosted. Thirteen at-large teams were selected from six of the conferences. 1982-83 USC Trojans Roster and Stats. There is no additional information to display: Fifteen conferences had more than one bid, or at least one win in NCAA Tournament play:[6], Eight conferences went 0-1: Big East, East Coast, Gateway, High Country, Ivy League, MAC, Mountain West Athletic, and SWAC [6], East Regional - Penn State University - University Park, PA (Rec Hall), Midwest Regional - Louisiana Tech - Ruston, LA (Thomas Assembly Center), Mideast Regional - Notre Dame - Notre Dame, IN Edmund P. Joyce Center, West Regional - UCLA - Los Angeles, CA (Pauley Pavilion), In the NCAA record books, Illinois State is officially recognized as having been a member of both the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (Gateway) and the. JULIETTE ROBINSON '84 - Resides in Pasadena; lawyer. USC students are admitted free with a Spirit Activity Card. Previous Season Next Season Record: 17-11 (11-7, 5th in Pac-10) Coach: Stan Morrison. The official 1983-84 Women's Basketball Roster for the University of Minnesota Gophers CYNTHIA COOPER '86 - Resides in Sugarland, Texas; former head coach for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury; played for the WNBA's Houston Comets; two-time WNBA MVP. Lisa Leslie, who became an Olympic and pro star, won the Naismith Award in 1994 (she was the MVP of the first WNBA All-Star Game and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015). In the era before the three point shot, simply making the foul shot would virtually guarantee the win. All rights reserved. USC is among the elite college women's basketball programs, winning 2 national crowns and playing in 4 Final Fours. In the same game, Cheryl Miller attempted 14 free throws, a National Championship record. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *. Robertson, Brenda LOS ANGELES -- USC women's basketball will honor members of its 1983 and 1984 NCAA Championship teams - including former players Cheryl Miller, Cynthia Cooper, Pam and Paula McGee, Rhonda Windham and former head coach Linda Sharp - during a pregame luncheon and halftime presentation at the USC-Tennessee game on Saturday, Dec. 14. La Tech turned around and beat USC in Los Angeles by two points in January, one of only two losses suffered by the USC team all season. (Not all conference records are available for 1983) [6], Twenty-two additional teams were selected to complete the thirty-six invitations. 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