1981–82 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1981–82 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball | |
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EAA Regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Eastern Athletic Association |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 17 |
AP | No. 14 |
Record | 27–4 (13–1 EAA) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Herbie Brooks Darryl Prue |
Home arena | WVU Coliseum |
Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 West Virginia | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 27 | – | 4 | .871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh † | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1982 Eastern 8 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1981–82 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Eastern Athletic Association during the 1981-82 season. The team played their home games at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia. Led by 4th-year head coach Gale Catlett, the Mountaineers took home the conference regular season title and received an at-large bid to the 1982 NCAA Tournament as No. 5 seed in the West region.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Feb 27, 1982 | at Rutgers | L 64–74 | 24–2 (13–1) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey | |||||||
EAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 1, 1982* | No. 9 | UMass Quarterfinals | W 91–70 | 25–2 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | ||||||
Mar 4, 1982* | No. 9 | vs. St. Bonaventure Semifinals | W 80–65 | 26–2 | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Mar 7, 1982* | No. 9 | vs. Pittsburgh Championship game | L 72–79 | 26–3 | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 11, 1982* | (5 W) No. 14 | vs. (12 W) North Carolina A&T First round | W 102–72 | 27–3 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah | ||||||
Mar 13, 1982* | (5 W) No. 14 | vs. (4 W) No. 11 Fresno State Second round | L 46–50 | 27–4 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah | ||||||
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Rankings
References
- ^ "1981-82 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ "2019–20 West Virginia Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). WVU Athletic Dept. Retrieved January 29, 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "1981-82 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ "1981-82 Men's Basketball Schedule". West Virginia University Athletic Department. Retrieved January 29, 2022.