The basketball tournament at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held in Edmonton, Canada from July 1 to July 12, 1983 . Competitions were held among the men's and women's national teams.
The Canadian national team became the men's Universiade champion, and the American women won the women's championship.
Medal Score
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | USA | one | 0 | one | 2 |
| 2 | Canada | one | 0 | 0 | one |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 0 | one | one | 2 |
| four | Romania | 0 | one | 0 | one |
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| Men | Canada | Yugoslavia | USA Charles Burkeley Greg Cavener Johnny dowenins Devin durrant Andre Good Jai Hampfries Karl malone Ed Pinkney Malcolm Thomas Bernard Thompson Eric Turner Kevin willis Coach - Norm Stewart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women | USA Katie Boswell Shelia Collins Lee Henry Trudy Lacey Monica lamb Deborah Lee Carol Menken-Schaudt Mary Ostrowski Laurie scott Annette Smith Tresa Spielding Joyce Walker Coach - Jill Hitchingson | Romania | Yugoslavia |