1981–82 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1981–82 Northeast Louisiana Indians Basketball Trans America Athletic Conference TAAC 19–11 9–7 Mike Vining 1st Fant–Ewing Coliseum TAAC tournament champions NCAA tournament The 1981–82 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Indians, led by first-year head coach Mike Vining, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana, as members of the Trans America Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–11, 9–7 in TAAC play to finish third in the regular season standings. They followed that success by winning the TAAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the West region. Northeast Louisiana fell to No. 6 seed Iowa in the opening round, 70–63.The New York Times Iowa rallies and wins; Pittsburgh is eliminated https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/13/sports/iowa-rallies-and-wins-pittsburgh-is-eliminated.html March 13, 1982 April 30, 2023 Roster 1981 Northeast Louisiana Indians y Donald Wilson F 6 6 Sr Mike Vining https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisiana-monroe/1982.html 1981–82 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Roster and Stats Sports Reference April 30, 2023 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks| Regular season Jan 17, 1982 yes yes 1981 men Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech Memorial Gym Ruston, Louisiana 76–66 8–5 Feb 27, 1982 1981 men Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana 85–73 16–10 9–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks| TAAC tournament Mar 3, 1982 yes 1981 men Houston Christian Huskies Houston Christian Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana Quarterfinals 54–46 17–10 Mar 4, 1982 yes 1981 men Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana Semifinals 81–64 18–10 Mar 5, 1982 yes 1981 none Centenary Gentlemen Centenary Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana Championship game 98–85 19–10 |- !colspan=9 style=Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks| NCAA Tournament Mar 12, 1982 yes yes 11 W Iowa 16 6 W Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington First round 63–70 9,420 19–11 AP Poll W West Central Results for 1981–82 https://ulm_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/www.ulmathletics.com/fls/19000/stats/mbb/stats/1982.htm University of Louisiana at Monroe Athletics April 30, 2023 References Category:Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball seasons Northeast Louisiana Northeast Louisiana Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks men's basketball Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks men's basketball