1981–82 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1981–82 Minnesota Golden Gophers basketball Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 6 7 23–6 14–4 Jim Dutcher Jimmy Williams Williams Arena Big Ten Champions NCAA Men's Division I Tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1981–82 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Jim Dutcher, the Gophers won the Big Ten title with a conference record of 14–4, and finished with an overall record of 23–6. Roster 1981 Minnesota Golden Gophers y Jim Petersen 20 FC 6 10 225 SO y St. Louis Park, Minnesota Trent Tucker 32 G 6 5 185 SR y   Randy Breuer 45 C 7 3 225 JR y Lake City, Minnesota Jim Dutcher (Michigan) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/minnesota/1982.html 1981-82 Minnesota Golden Gophers Roster and Stats May 18, 2019 Schedule and results no yes yes no |- !colspan=9 style=Minnesota Golden Gophers| Non-conference regular season Nov 30, 1981 yes 10 1981 men San Francisco State Gators San Francisco State Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 88–69 1–0 Dec 2, 1981 yes 10 1981 men Dayton Flyers Dayton Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 90–74 2–0 Dec 4, 1981 yes yes 10 1981 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola-Chicago Alumni Gym Chicago, Illinois 61–60 3–0 Dec 8, 1981 yes 8 Drake Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 80–55 4–0 Dec 19, 1981 yes yes 8 Marquette MECCA Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin 76–54 5–0 Dec 21, 1981 yes yes 8 Kansas State Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas 52–62 5–1 Dec 28, 1981 yes 9 1981 men Army Cadets Army Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota Pillsbury Classic 79–37 6–1 Dec 29, 1981 yes 9 1981 men Arizona Wildcats Arizona Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota Pillsbury Classic 91–62 7–1 Jan 2, 1982 yes 9 Long Beach State Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 75–67 8–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Minnesota Golden Gophers| Big Ten Conference Regular season Jan 7, 1982 yes 6 Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 47–49 8–2 0–1 Jan 9, 1982 yes 6 Michigan State Jenison Field House East Lansing, Michigan 64–58 9–2 1–1 Jan 14, 1982 11 Iowa 5 Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 61–56 10–2 2–1 Jan 16, 1982 11 Michigan Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 67–58 11–2 3–1 Jan 21, 1982 yes 5 Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin 78–57 12–2 4–1 Jan 23, 1982 5 Illinois Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 57–64 12–3 4–2 Jan 28, 1982 yes 10 1981 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois 61–53 13–3 5–2 Jan 30, 1982 yes 10 Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 69–62 14–3 6–2 Feb 4, 1982 6 1981 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 73–50 15–3 7–2 Feb 6, 1982 6 Indiana Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 55–58 15–4 7–3 Feb 11, 1982 9 Wisconsin Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 71–60 16–4 8–3 Feb 13, 1982 yes 9 Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 53–52 17–4 9–3 Feb 18, 1982 8 Northwestern Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 76–66 18–4 10–3 Feb 20, 1982 yes 8 Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois 65–77 18–5 10–4 Feb 25, 1982 yes 13 Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 61–50 19–5 11–4 Feb 27, 1982 yes 13 Iowa 11 Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa 57–55 3OTMarch 8, 1982 Curry Kirkpatrick It Wasn't A Fond Farewell https://www.si.com/vault/issue/43261/19 Sports Illustrated May 18, 2019 20–5 12–4 Mar 4, 1982 7 Michigan State Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 54–51 21–5 13–4 Mar 6, 1982 7 Ohio State Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 87–75Minnesota Takes Big 10 Title https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/07/sports/no-headline-234418.html New York Times March 7, 1982 February 7, 2021 22–5 14–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Minnesota Golden Gophers| NCAA tournament Mar 14, 1982 yes yes 7 2 ME Chattanooga 10 ME Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana Second Round 62–61 23–5 Mar 18, 1982 yes yes 7 2 ME Louisville 20 3 ME Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama Mideast Regional semifinal 61–67ALA.-BIRMINGHAM OUSTS VIRGINIA; GEORGETOWN GAINS; CAVALIERS LOSE BY 68-66-GOPHERS BOW TO LOUISVILLE https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/19/sports/ala-birmingham-ousts-virginia-georgetown-gains-cavaliers-lose-68-66-gophers-bow.html New York Times March 19, 1982 February 7, 2021 23–6 AP Poll ME Mideast 2020-21 Minnesota Golden Gophers Men's Basketball Media Guide https://gophersports.com/documents/2020/12/22/MBB_Guide_2020_21.pdf University of Minnesota Athletics February 7, 2021 Rankings 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Team players in the 1982 NBA draft 1982 NBA draft Minnesota Golden Gophers Round Pick Player NBA club 1 6 Trent Tucker New York Knicks https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1982.html 1982 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com February 7, 2021 References Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball seasons Minnesota Minnesota Category:1981 in sports in Minnesota Category:1982 in sports in Minnesota