1981–82 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 14–14 (7–11 SEC) |
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Home arena | Memorial Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Kentucky | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Alabama † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1982 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1981–82 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1981–82 college basketball season. The team was coached by Sonny Smith, who was in his fourth season.
The Tigers' key signee was freshman Charles Barkley from Leeds High School in Birmingham, Alabama. Other key newcomers were junior college transfers Odell Mostellar and .Earl Hayes
The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 14-14, 7–11 in SEC play. The team advanced to the second round of the 1982 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, where they lost to Kentucky.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Nov 30, 1981* | Mississippi College | W 88–54 | 1–0 | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 2, 1981* | Stetson | W 60–59 | 2–0 | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 5, 1981* | Austin Peay | W 67–56 | 3–0 | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 7, 1981* | at Tennessee Tech | W 88–61 | 4–0 | Cookeville, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 12, 1981 | at Tennessee | L 79–86 | 4–1 (0–1) | Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 19, 1981* | at Florida State | W 77–76 | 5–1 | Tallahassee, Florida | |||||||
Dec 21, 1981* | Cal State Chico | W 104–61 | 6–1 | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 29, 1981* | vs. William & Mary Iron Duke Classic | L 48–58 | 6–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 30, 1981* | at Duke Iron Duke Classic | L 71–72 | 6–3 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina | |||||||
Jan 2, 1982 | Ole Miss | W 75–71 | 7–3 (1–1) | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama | |||||||
Jan 6, 1982 | at Kentucky | L 71–83 | 7–4 (1–2) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
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References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1981-82 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
- ^ "1980-81 Auburn Tigers Men 's Schedule and Results".
- ^ "1981-82 Men's Basketball Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved March 7, 2023.