1981–82 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1981–82 none Tennessee Volunteers Basketball Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg 125px Southeastern Conference East SEC 20–10 13–5 Don DeVoe 4th Stokely Athletic Center SEC Regular season co-champions NCAA tournament Second round 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.Virginia Wins, 54-51, As Tennessee Fades Out https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1982/03/15/virginia-wins-54-51-as-tennessee-fades-out/733bf3ee-f903-427c-a26a-1c0320882ea3/ The Washington Post March 15, 1982 February 24, 2023 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 1981 Tennessee Volunteers y Tyrone Beaman 10 G 5 11 So Niagara Falls, New York Ed Littleton 12 G 6 2 Jr Paris, Tennessee Dale Ellis 14 F 6 7 195 Jr y Marietta, Georgia Michael Brooks 21 G 6 3 So Memphis, Tennessee Jerald Hyatt 22 G 6 3 Fr Knoxville, Tennessee Myron Carter 23 G 6 3 Fr Madison, Tennessee Walter Evans 24 C 6 6 Fr Morristown, Tennessee Seth McDonald 25 F 6 8 So Tullahoma, Tennessee Gary Carter 30 G 6 3 Sr Johnson City, Tennessee Kevin Woods 31 F 6 5 Fr Baltimore, Maryland Kirk Naler 32 F 6 8 Fr Gadsden, Alabama Dan Federmann 33 C 6 10 So Cincinnati, Ohio Willie Burton 40 F 6 7 So Millen, Georgia Steve Ray 53 F 6 4 Sr Collinsville, Illinois Randy Bates 54 FC 6 7 So Old Hickory, Tennessee Don DeVoe (Ohio State) https://utsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1981-82 1981-82 Men's Basketball Roster https://utsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1981-82 University of Tennessee Athletics February 24, 2023 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Tennessee Volunteers| Regular season Nov 28, 1981 yes yes 1981 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 68–82 0–1 Dec 8, 1981 yes yes 1981 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado 64–63 1–1 Dec 12, 1981 Auburn Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, Tennessee 86–79 2–1 1–0 Dec 14, 1981 1981 men Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, Tennessee 74–58 3–1 Dec 18, 1981 1981 men American Eagles American Volunteer Classic Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, Tennessee 59–58 4–1 Dec 19, 1981 1981 men California Golden Bears California Volunteer Classic Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, Tennessee 80–48 5–1 Dec 26, 1981 yes 1981 men Portland Pilots Portland Far West Classic Howard Hall Portland, Oregon 62–71 5–2 Dec 27, 1981 Wisconsin Far West Classic Howard Hall Portland, Oregon 79–67 6–2 Dec 28, 1981 Pittsburgh Far West Classic Howard Hall Portland, Oregon 54–55 6–3 Jan 2, 1982 Alabama 12 Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, Tennessee 88–67 7–3 2–0 Jan 6, 1982 yes 1981 men Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi 62–55 8–3 3–0 Jan 9, 1982 Kentucky 3 Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, Tennessee 70–66 9–3 4–0 Jan 13, 1982 yes 1981 men Florida Gators Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 69–66 10–3 5–0 Jan 16, 1982 1981 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, Tennessee 71–69 11–3 6–0 Jan 20, 1982 yes 20 1981 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 54–44 12–3 7–0 Jan 23, 1982 20 1981 none LSU Tigers LSU Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, Tennessee 77–67 13–3 8–0 Jan 27, 1982 15 yes 1981 men Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia 66–64 14–3 9–0 Jan 30, 1982 15 yes Alabama 13 Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 72–77 14–4 9–1 Feb 3, 1982 16 Ole Miss Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, Tennessee 53–55 14–5 9–2 Feb 6, 1982 16 yes Kentucky 9 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 67–77 14–6 9–3 Feb 10, 1982 Florida Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, Tennessee 90–75 15–6 10–3 Feb 13, 1982 yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 59–55 16–6 11–3 Feb 17, 1982 Mississippi State Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, Tennessee 50–48 17–6 12–3 Feb 20, 1982 yes LSU Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 54–53 18–6 13–3 Feb 24, 1982 Georgia Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, Tennessee 63–64 18–7 13–4 Feb 27, 1982 yes Auburn Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 54–56 18–8 13–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Tennessee Volunteers| SEC tournament Mar 4, 1982 TVS 2 Vanderbilt 7 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Quarterfinals 57–54 19–8 Mar 5, 1982 TVS 2 Alabama 18 3 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Semifinals 50–56 19–9 |- !colspan=9 style=Tennessee Volunteers| NCAA tournament Mar 12, 1982 yes yes 9 ME Southwestern Louisiana 8 ME Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana First round 61–57 20–9 Mar 14, 1982 yes yes 9 ME Virginia 3 1 ME Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana Second round 51–54 20–10 AP poll Eastern Time ME Mideast 1981-82 Men's Basketball Schedule https://utsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1981-82 University of Tennessee Athletics February 24, 2023 2019-20 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide https://utsports.com/documents/2019/11/1/81_124_Results.pdf University of Tennessee Athletics February 24, 2023 Rankings 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 932–933 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 References Category:Tennessee Volunteers basketball seasons Tennessee Tennessee Volunteers Volunteers