1981–82 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team
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SEC Regular season co-champions | |
NCAA tournament, Second round | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Division | East |
Record | 20–10 (13–5 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Stokely Athletic Center |
Seasons |
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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 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1981–82 college basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Don DeVoe, the team played their home games at the Stokely Athletic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Volunteers finished with a record of 20–10 (13–5 SEC, T-1st) and received an at-large bid to the 1982 NCAA tournament as the 9 seed in the Mideast region. After an opening round win over Southwestern Louisiana, Tennessee was defeated by No. 1 seed Virginia for the second straight season.[2]
This was the fourth of five straight seasons of NCAA Tournament basketball for the Tennessee men's program. Junior Dale Ellis was named the SEC Player of the Year – an award he would take home the next season as well.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 28, 1981* | at Purdue | L 68–82 | 0–1 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
Dec 8, 1981* | at Colorado | W 64–63 | 1–1 | Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado | |||||||
Dec 12, 1981 | Auburn | W 86–79 | 2–1 (1–0) | Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Jan 20, 1982 | No. 20 | at Mississippi State | W 54–44 | 12–3 | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | ||||||
Jan 23, 1982 | No. 20 | LSU | W 77–67 | 13–3 | Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
SEC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 4, 1982* TVS | vs. Vanderbilt Quarterfinals | W 57–54 | 19–8 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
Mar 5, 1982* TVS | vs. No. 18 Alabama Semifinals | L 50–56 | 19–9 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 1982* | (9 ME) | vs. (8 ME) Southwestern Louisiana First round | W 61–57 | 20–9 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
Mar 14, 1982* | (9 ME) | vs. (1 ME) No. 3 Virginia Second round | L 51–54[2] | 20–10 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Rankings
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References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1981-82 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
- ^ a b "Virginia Wins, 54-51, As Tennessee Fades Out". The Washington Post. March 15, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ "1981-82 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ "1981-82 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ "2019-20 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 932–933. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.