1981–82 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Sports March 2023 Basketball 1981–82 Auburn Tigers Auburn Tigers logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference SEC 14–14 7–11 Sonny Smith 4th Roger Banks Mack McCarthy Tevester Anderson Memorial Coliseum The 1981–82 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1981–82 college basketball season. The team was coached by Sonny Smith, who was in his fourth season. The Tigers' key signee was freshman Charles Barkley from Leeds High School in Birmingham, Alabama. Other key newcomers were junior college transfers Odell Mostellar and .Earl Hayes The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 14-14, 7–11 in SEC play. The team advanced to the second round of the 1982 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, where they lost to Kentucky.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/auburn/men/1981-schedule.html 1980-81 Auburn Tigers Men 's Schedule and Results Roster 1981 Auburn Tigers y yes Odell Mostellar 12 G 6 3 185 Jr Summerville, GA Chattooga High School Sam Fitten 13 G 6 3 170 Fr Dadeville, AL Dadeville High School Tim James 14 G 6 0 160 Jr Albany, GA Dougherty High School Mark Reed 21 G 6 0 170 Fr Winston-Salem, NC S. Park High School Randall Ridley 22 G 5 10 180 Jr Piedmont, AL Piedmont High School Alvin Mumphord 23 G 6 2 170 Jr Birmingham, AL Carver High School Mark Cahill 24 F 6 7 195 So Stone Mountain, GA Stone Mountain High School Bill Sawyer 25 F 6 6 195 So Coral Gables, FL Christopher Columbus High School Randy Price 30 F 6 6 175 Jr Athens, AL Athens Bible High School Darrell Lockhart 32 F/C 6 9 235 Jr y Thomaston, GA Robert E. Lee High School Frank Poindexter 33 C 6 6 195 Jr Orlando, FL Evans High School Charles Barkley 34 F/C 6 6 240 Fr y Birmingham, AL Leeds High School Earl Hayes 44 F 6 5 230 Jr Montevallo, AL Montevallo High School Gary Godfrey 51 F 6 7 210 Fr North Palm Beach, FL North Shore High School Sonny Smith Herbert Greene Mack McCarthy Herman Williams https://auburntigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1981-82?view=1 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Auburn Tigers| Regular season Nov 30, 1981 yes 1981 men Mississippi College Choctaws Mississippi College Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 88–54 1–0 Dec 2, 1981 yes 1981 men Stetson Hatters Stetson Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 60–59 2–0 Dec 5, 1981 yes 1981 men Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 67–56 3–0 Dec 7, 1981 yes yes 1981 men Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee 88–61 4–0 Dec 12, 1981 yes Tennessee Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, Tennessee 79–86 4–1 0–1 Dec 19, 1981 yes yes 1981 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 77–76 5–1 Dec 21, 1981 yes 1981 men Chico State Wildcats Cal State Chico Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 104–61 6–1 Dec 29, 1981 yes yes 1981 men William & Mary Tribe William & Mary Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina Iron Duke Classic 48–58 6–2 Dec 30, 1981 yes yes Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina Iron Duke Classic 71–72 6–3 Jan 2, 1982 1981 men Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 75–71 7–3 1–1 Jan 6, 1982 yes Kentucky 3 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 71–83 7–4 1–2 Jan 9, 1982 1981 men Florida Gators Florida Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 80–60 8–4 2–2 Jan 13, 1982 yes 1981 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 68–78 8–5 2–3 Jan 16, 1982 1981 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 62–49 9–5 3–3 Jan 20, 1982 yes 1981 men LSU Tigers LSU Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 68–69 9–6 3–4 Jan 23, 1982 1981 men Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 82–74 10–6 4–4 Jan 27, 1982 Alabama 13 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 65–67 10–7 4–5 Jan 30, 1982 yes 1981 men Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi 57–64 10–8 4–6 Feb 3, 1982 Kentucky 9 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 83–81 OT 11–8 5–6 Feb 6, 1982 yes Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 66–69 11–9 5–7 Feb 10, 1982 Vanderbilt Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 60–71 11–10 5–8 Feb 13, 1982 yes Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 45–59 11–11 5–9 Feb 17, 1982 LSU Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 82–72 12–11 6–9 Feb 20, 1982 yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia 56–57 12–12 6–10 Feb 24, 1982 yes Alabama 17 Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 72–74 12–13 6–11 Feb 27, 1982 Tennessee 19 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 56–54 13–13 7–11 |- !colspan=9 style=Auburn Tigers| SEC Tournament Mar 3, 1982 8 Mississippi State 9 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 38–36 OT 14–13 Mar 4, 1982 8 Kentucky 15 1 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 66–89 14–14 AP poll Central Time 1981-82 Men's Basketball Schedule https://auburntigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1981-82 Auburn University Athletics March 7, 2023 References Category:Auburn Tigers men's basketball seasons Auburn Auburn Tigers Auburn Tigers