1981–82 USC Trojans men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1981–82 USC Trojans men's basketball | |
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Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
Record | 19–9 (13–5 Pac-10) |
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Home arena | L. A. Sports Arena |
Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Oregon State | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 25 | – | 5 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 UCLA | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 6 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of April 15, 1982[1] Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1981–82 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Stan Morrison, they played their home games at the L. A. Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California as members of the Pac-10 Conference. The Trojans were 13–5 in the Pac-10, finishing third behind Oregon State and UCLA. USC received a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the West region where they fell to Wyoming in the opening round.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 27, 1981* | Loyola Marymount | W 87–75 | 1–0 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Nov 30, 1981* | vs. No. 1 North Carolina | L 62–73 | 1–1 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 4, 1981* | New Mexico | W 80–71 | 2–1 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Dec 7, 1981* | at Portland | L 67–72 | 2–2 | Howard Hall Portland, Oregon | |||||||
Dec 12, 1981* | at Long Beach State | W 74–66 | 3–2 | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California | |||||||
Dec 21, 1981* | Oral Roberts | W 95–75 | 4–2 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Dec 23, 1981* | Richmond | W 83–78 | 5–2 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Dec 27, 1981* | Michigan | W 77–63 | 6–2 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Dec 28, 1981* | No. 7 Missouri | L 58–65 | 6–3 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Pac-10 regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 2, 1982 | at Washington | L 72–73 | 6–4 (0–1) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington | |||||||
Jan 4, 1982 | at Washington State | W 57–56 | 7–4 (1–1) | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington | |||||||
Jan 9, 1982 | No. 19 UCLA | W 86–71 | 8–4 (2–1) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Jan 15, 1982 | Arizona | W 89–67 | 9–4 (3–1) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Jan 16, 1982 | Arizona State | W 64–57 | 10–4 (4–1) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Jan 22, 1982 | at California | W 66–59 | 11–4 (5–1) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California | |||||||
Jan 23, 1982 | at Stanford | W 85–74 | 12–4 (6–1) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California | |||||||
Jan 29, 1982 | Oregon | W 107–91 | 13–4 (7–1) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Jan 30, 1982 | No. 8 Oregon State | L 55–72 | 13–5 (7–2) | L.A. Sports Arena (11,004) Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Feb 5, 1982 | at UCLA | L 66–69 | 13–6 (7–3) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Feb 13, 1982 | at Arizona | W 60–59 | 14–6 (8–3) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | |||||||
Feb 15, 1982 | at Arizona State | L 62–80 | 14–7 (8–4) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona | |||||||
Feb 19, 1982 | Stanford | W 74–59 | 15–7 (9–4) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Feb 20, 1982 | California | W 75–70 | 16–7 (10–4) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Feb 26, 1982 | at Oregon | W 80–68 | 17–7 (11–4) | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon | |||||||
Feb 27, 1982 | at No. 4 Oregon State | L 36–45 | 17–8 (11–5) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon | |||||||
Mar 5, 1982 | Washington State | W 61–56 | 18–8 (12–5) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Mar 6, 1982 | Washington | W 76–70 | 19–8 (13–5) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 11, 1982* | (9 W) | vs. (8 W) Wyoming First round | L 58–61 | 19–9 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |
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Rankings
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References
- ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ "1981-82 USC Trojans Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ "1981-82 USC Trojans Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ "2019-20 USC Trojans Men's Basketball Media Guide". USC Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 886–887. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.