1981–82 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 1981–82 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU Hilltoppers wordmark.png 150 Ohio Valley Conference OVC 19–10 13–3 Clem Haskins E. A. Diddle Arena Ohio Valley Conference Champion NIT Tournament First Round The 1981–82 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by coach Clem Haskins and All-Ohio Valley Conference center Craig McCormick.2019-2020 OVC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 4 May 2020 In what would be their last year in the conference, WKU won the OVC championship, were OVC tournament runners-up, and received a bid to the 1982 National Invitation Tournament. Bobby Jones joined McCormick on the All-OVC Team; Jones and Kenny Ellis made the OVC Tournament Team and McCormick was tournament MVP.2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020 McCormick was selected in the NBA draft following the season.1982 NBA Draft https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1982.html 2023-11-06 Basketball-Reference.com en Schedule 1981-82 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men 's Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/western-kentucky/men/1982-schedule.html 2023-11-06 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en 1981-82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1982 |- !colspan=12 style=Western Kentucky Hilltoppers| Non-conference regular season November 27, 1981 yes yes 1981 men Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada Selland Arena Fresno, CA Sun Met Classic 70–84 0–1 |- November 28, 1981 yes yes 1981 men Oklahoma City Chiefs Oklahoma City Selland Arena Fresno, CA Sun Met Classic 51–49 1–1 December 4, 1981 yes 1981 men New Hampshire Wildcats New Hampshire E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY Wendy’s Classic 83–52 2–1 December 5, 1981 yes Louisville 3 E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY Wendy’s Classic 66–71 2–2 December 9, 1981 yes 1981 men Butler Bulldogs Butler E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 96–65 3–2 December 12, 1981 yes yes Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN 70–73 3–3 |- !colspan=12 style=Western Kentucky Hilltoppers| Ohio Valley Conference regular season December 19, 1981 1981 men Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 77–64 4–3 1–0 December 22, 1981 yes yes Georgetown (D.C.) 17 Capital Centre Landover, MD 45–64 4–4 December 30, 1981 yes 1981 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 62–63 OT 4–5 January 3, 1982 1981 men Murray State Racers Murray State E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 71–54 5–5 2–0 January 7, 1982 yes Morehead State Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY 57–59 5–6 2–1 January 10, 1982 yes 1981 men Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY 75–65 6–6 3–1 January 14, 1982 Middle Tennessee E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 65–49 7–6 4–1 January 16, 1982 1981 men Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 51–50 8–6 5–1 January 21, 1982 yes 1981 men Akron Zips Akron James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 77–68 9–6 6–1 January 23, 1982 yes 1981 men Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH 68–59 10–6 7–1 January 25, 1982 yes 1981 men Dayton Flyers Dayton E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 65–57 11–6 January 28, 1982 yes 1981 men Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Dunn Center Clarksville, TN 48–46 12–6 8–1 January 30, 1982 yes Murray State Racer Arena Murray, KY 60–63 12–7 8–2 February 4, 1982 Eastern Kentucky E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 61–34 13–7 9–2 February 6, 1982 Morehead State E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 68–53 14–7 10–2 February 11, 1982 yes Tennessee Tech Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 64–70 OT 14–8 10–3 February 13, 1982 yes Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 75–64 15–8 11–3 February 18, 1982 Youngstown State E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 63–51 16–8 12–3 February 20, 1982 Akron E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 82–68 17–8 13–3 February 27, 1982 yes 1981 men Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA 75–67 18–8 |- !colspan=12 style=Western Kentucky Hilltoppers| Ohio Valley Conference Tournament March 5, 1982 1 Morehead State 4 E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY Semifinals 95–87 19–8 March 6, 1982 1 Middle Tennessee 3 E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY Championship 52–54 19–9 |- !colspan=12 style=Western Kentucky Hilltoppers| NIT March 10, 1982 yes yes 1981 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN First Round 65–72 19–10 AP Poll References Category:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball seasons Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Basketball, Men's Western Kentucky Basketball, Men's Category:Long stubs with short prose