1981–82 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1981–82 UC Irvine Anteaters Pacific Coast Athletic Association PCAA 23–7 10–4 Bill Mulligan 2nd Bob Schermerhorn Mike Bokosky Herb Livsey Crawford Hall Champion Holiday Classic Champions The 1981–82 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by second year head coach Bill Mulligan and played their home games at the Crawford Hall. They were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 23–7 and 10–4 in PCAA play. Previous season Under first year coach Bill Mulligan, the 1979–80 Anteaters archived their first winning season as a division 1 program with a record of 17–10 and was 3rd in conference play with a record of 9–5. The anteaters averaged 86.4 points per game and led the country in scoring.Weyler John 1981-05-22 Mulligan Loves 'Em... 22 Hours a Day Los Angeles Times Irvine, CA Off-season Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Curtis Crossley F 6'7" 220 So. N/A Junior College transfer from Saddleback College Don Kapener N/A N/A N/A Jr. N/A Transfer from San Diego Bob Thornton C 6'8" N/A Jr. N/A Junior College transfer from Saddleback College Source:Weyler John 1981-04-25 Mulligan's Recruiting Takes Rocky Turn Los Angeles Times Irvine, CA 1981 recruiting class no yes 1981 John Barkey G N/A Troy High School (CA) 5 10 Mark Spinn F N/A Corona del Mar High School (CA) 6 7 Rick Ciaccio F N/A Newport Harbor High School (CA) 6 9 Source: Roster 1981 UC Irvine Anteaters men's y John Barkey G 5 10 FR Rick Ciaccio F 6 9 FR Curtis Crossley F 6 7 SO Kevin Fuller G 6 3 SR Leonard Johnson G 6 3 JR Kevin Magee basketball y 44 C 6 8 SR Gary, Indiana Ben McDonald basketball y F 6 8 SO Torrance, California Bob Thornton y C 6 8 SO Randy Whieldon G 6 4 SR Rainer Wulf F 6 7 SR Grant Taylor C 6 8 SR http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1982_109_University%20of%20California,%20Irvine.pdf July 30, 2017 Bill Mulligan Bob Shermerhorn Mike Bokosky Herb Livsey Schedule yes 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1981 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=UC Irvine Anteaters|Non-Conference Season November 28, 1981 yes y 1981 men Oregon Ducks Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR 6,6652 90–84 1–0 November 30, 1981 yes y 1981 men Chico State Wildcats Chico State Art Acker Gymnasium Chico, CA 2,500 118–79 2–0 December 3, 1981 yes Boise State Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 1,403 84–72 3–0 December 6, 1981 yes yes 1981 men San Diego Toreros San Diego USD Sports Center San Diego, CA 2,500 78–66 4–0 December 10, 1981 yes 1981 men University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Hawaii–Hilo Vulcans Hawaii-Hilo Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 1,472 116–70 5–0 December 12, 1981 yes 1981 men UNLV Rebels UNLV 15 Anaheim Convention CenterWeyler John 1981-06-27 Irvine Looking for Playmates Los Angeles Times Irvine, CA Anaheim, CA 6,959 82–70 6–0 December 15, 1981 yes 1981 men Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 1,549 91–80 7–0 December 18, 1981 yes y 1981 men Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT Champion Holiday Classic 5,300 76–59 8–0 December 19, 1981 yes y 1981 men Montana Grizzlies Montana Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT Champion Holiday Classic 6,154 46–44 9–0 December 28, 1981 yes y 1981 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Classic 10,214 73–88 9–1 December 29, 1981 yes y 1981 men East Tennessee State Buccaneers East Tennessee State Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Classic 10,652 77–75 10–1 January 6, 1982 yes 1981 men Drury Panthers Drury Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 1,494 107–71 11–1 |- !colspan=9 style=UC Irvine Anteaters|Conference Season January 14, 1982 1981 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 1,676 50–49 12–1 1–0 January 16, 1982 1981 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 1,591 65–62 13–1 2–0 January 21, 1982 yes 1981 men Pacific Tigers Pacific Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA 3,727 71–64 14–1 3–0 January 23, 1982 yes 1981 men Utah State Aggies Utah State Smith Spectrum Logan, UT 6,674 71–68 15–1 4–0 January 28, 1982 yes Long Beach State Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA 5,396 78–68 16–1 5–0 January 30, 1982 Long Beach State Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA 5,479 78–68 17–1 6–0 February 4, 1982 1981 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 1,578 57–58 17–2 6–1 February 7, 1982 Fresno State Long Beach ArenaBoyd's Bulldogs Bury UC Irvine in Overtime: UCI: Falls Into Second in PCAA Los Angeles Times February 8, 1982 153068614 Long Beach, CA 8,456 49–55 OT 17–3 6–2 February 11, 1982 yes San Jose State San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, CA 2,900 68–61 18–3 7–2 February 13, 1982 yes Fresno State Selland Arena Fresno, CA 6,530 58–71 18–4 7–3 February 18, 1982 Pacific Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 1,329 92–70 19–4 8–3 February 20, 1982 Utah State Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 1,594 104–72 20–4 9–3 February 25, 1982 yes Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, CA 3,096 62–68 3OT 20–5 9–4 February 27, 1982 yes UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara Events Center Santa Barbara, CA 4,100 79–77 21–5 10–4 |- !colspan=9 style=UC Irvine Anteaters| PCAA tournament March 3, 1982 yes 2 Utah State 7 Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA Quarterfinals 5,400 90–64 22–5 March 4, 1982 yes 2 Cal State Fullerton 3 Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA Semifinals 7,433 61–64 22–6 |- !colspan=9 style=UC Irvine Anteaters| NIT March 12, 1982 yes yes 1981 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, CA First Round 8,114 70–69 23–6 March 16, 1982 yes yes 1981 men Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Second Round 11,187 77–880 23–7 AP Poll Pacific Time Sourcehttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/ucirvine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/6/6/All_TImeUCIrvineRecords.pdf UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book UC Irvine Athletics UC Irvine Sports July 22, 2017 January 22, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230122075118/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/ucirvine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/6/6/All_TImeUCIrvineRecords.pdf dead http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1982_109_University%20of%20California,%20Irvine.pdf Final 1982 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report NCAA July 22, 2017 Awards and honors Kevin Magee AP First Team All-American USBWA First Team All-American NABC Second Team All-American PCAA Player of the Year PCAA First Team All-Conference Ben McDonald PCAA Second Team All-Conference Source: Team players drafted into the NBA Round Pick Player NBA Club239Kevin MageePhoenix Suns10215Grant TaylorPortland Trail Blazers10219Randy WhieldonGolden State Warriors Sourcehttps://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/conferences/Big-West-Conference/22/UC-Irvine/113/nba-draft UC Irvine NBA Draft Selections Real GM realgm.com September 15, 2017 References Category:UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball seasons Category:1980s in Orange County, California UC Irvine UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine