1981–82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1981–82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Basketball Tulsa Golden Hurricane logo.svg Missouri Valley Conference MVC 11 10 24–6 12–4 Nolan Richardson 2nd Scott Edgar 2nd Andy Stoglin Tulsa Convention Center MVC tournament champion NCAA tournament Second round The 1981–82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1981–82 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center. Led by head coach Nolan Richardson, they finished the season 24–6 overall and 12–4 in conference play to finish second in the MVC standings. The Golden Hurricane won the MVC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Midwest region. Tulsa lost to No. 6 seed and eventual Final Four participant Houston in the round of 32.MISSOURI ADVANCES; TULSA LOSES, 78-74 https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/14/sports/missouri-advances-tulsa-loses-78-74.html The New York Times March 14, 1982 January 26, 2022 Roster 1981 Tulsa Golden Hurricane y Mike Anderson 12 G Sr y basketball, born 1959 Birmingham, Alabama Steve Harris 20 G 6 5 190 Fr y basketball Kansas City, Missouri Ricky Ross 24 G 6 7 So   Paul Pressey 25 G 6 5 180 Sr y Richmond, Virginia Nolan Richardson 1981-82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/tulsa/1982.html January 26, 2022 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Tulsa Golden Hurricane| Regular season Nov 28, 1981 yes 11 1981 men United States International Gulls U.S. International Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 89–62 8,473 1–0 Dec 3, 1981 yes yes 9 North Carolina 1 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina ESPN 70–78 10,000 1–1 Dec 5, 1981 yes 11 1981 men St. Mary's Rattlers St. Mary's (TX) Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 57–43 8,288 2–1 Dec 8, 1981 yes yes 14 1981 none Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma KTUL-TV 93–82 7,000 3–1 Dec 11, 1981 yes 14 1981 men TCU Horned Frogs Texas Christian Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma Cable 72–62 8,074 4–1 Dec 12, 1981 yes 14 1981 men Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma Cable 80–63 8,249 5–1 Dec 19, 1981 yes 12 1981 men Central Florida Golden Knights Central Florida Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 69–58 7,905 6–1 Dec 22, 1981 yes 14 1981 men Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 94–68 7,851 7–1 Jan 2, 1982 yes 13 1981 men Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma Cable 98–96 8,804 8–1 Jan 4, 1982 13 1981 men Creighton Bluejays Creighton Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 80–55 8,871 9–1 1–0 Jan 9, 1982 yes 10 1981 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico MVC-TV 66–74 10,848 9–2 1–1 Jan 11, 1982 yes 10 1981 men West Texas State Buffaloes West Texas State WT Fieldhouse Canyon, Texas Cable 98–84 4,029 10–2 2–1 Jan 14, 1982 18 Drake Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma Cable 71–54 8,764 11–2 3–1 Jan 16, 1982 18 1981 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State 16 Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma CBS 99–88 9,119 12–2 4–1 Jan 21, 1982 yes 18 1981 men Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois Cable 77–74 7,400 13–2 5–1 Jan 23, 1982 yes 10 1981 men Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana Cable 59–60 5,124 13–3 5–2 Jan 28, 1982 16 West Texas State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 68–61 8,759 14–3 6–2 Jan 30, 1982 16 New Mexico State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma KJRH 76–72 9,119 15–3 7–2 Feb 6, 1982 yes 11 Wichita State Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas MVC-TV 80–75 10,666 16–3 8–2 Feb 16, 1982 7 Illinois State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 78–67 9,119 17–3 9–2 Feb 13, 1982 yes 7 Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska Cable 70–63 6,293 18–3 10–2 Feb 15, 1982 yes 6 Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa Cable 55–56 7,790 18–4 10–3 Feb 20, 1982 8 Indiana State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma MVC-TV 77–64 9,119 19–4 11–3 Feb 22, 1982 8 Southern Illinois Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 85–67 8,924 20–4 12–3 Feb 25, 1982 yes 8 Oral Roberts Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma KJRH 91–70 9,119 21–4 Feb 27, 1982 yes 8 1981 men Bradley Braves Bradley Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, Illinois NBC 79–82 OT 7,300 21–5 12–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Tulsa Golden Hurricane| MVC Tournament Mar 5, 1982 yes 10 Creighton Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma Quarterfinals Cable 106–81 7,932 22–5 Mar 6, 1982 yes 10 New Mexico State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma Semifinals Cable 85–61 9,119 23–5 Mar 7, 1982 yes 10 Illinois State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma Championship game NBC 90–77 9,119 24–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Tulsa Golden Hurricane| NCAA Tournament Mar 13, 1982 yes yes 10 3 MW Houston 6 MW Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma Second round CBS 74–78 10,775 24–6 AP Central ME Mideast 1981-82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/tulsa/1982-schedule.html January 26, 20222021-22 Tulsa Men's Basketball Media Guide https://tulsahurricane.com/documents/2021/11/9//TU_MBB21_22_MG_Web_Final.pdf?id=32142 Tulsa Athletics January 26, 2022 https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1982_719_University%20of%20Tulsa.pdf 1981-1982 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball stats NCAA Career Statistics Rankings 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings NBA draft 1982 NBA draft Tulsa Golden Hurricane Round Pick Player NBA Team 1 20 Paul Pressey Milwaukee Bucks 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