The 1982–83 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University as a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
The head coach was Tom Young and the team played its home games in Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway Township, New Jersey.
The Scarlet Knights finished first in the conference's East division, but lost in the semifinals of the Atlantic-10 tournament.
The Scarlet Knights received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.
After an opening round win over Southwestern Louisiana, Rutgers fell to St. John's, 66–55, in the round of 32.