1981–82 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1981–82 Evansville Purple Aces Basketball Evansville Purple Aces logo.svg 200 Midwestern City Conference MCC 23–6 10–2 Dick Walters Roberts Municipal Stadium MCC Regular season championsMCC tournament champions 1982 NCAA tournament second round The 1981–82 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the University of Evansville during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Dick Walters and they played their home games at the Roberts Municipal Stadium (Evansville)as members of the Midwestern City Conference. After winning the MCC regular season championship by two games, the Purple Aces won the MCC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA tournament. They were defeated by Marquette in the opening round. Roster 1981 Evansville Purple Aces y Brad Leaf G 6 5 195 SR Indianapolis, IN y Richie Johnson C 6 9 225 SO Albany, Indiana Theren Bullock F 6 6 SR Eric Harris G 6 1 SR Emir Turam C 7 1 SO Kenny Perry C 6 11 225 SO Rockport, Indiana Rick McKinstry F 6 6 SO Murray Lendy G 6 3 JR Jeff Embrey G 5 10 FR Steve Sherwood C 6 8 SR David Bennett F 6 8 FR Steve Sanders G 5 11 SO George Petrakos Lance Furr Dick Walters (Illinois State) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/evansville/men/1982.html Schedule yes |- !colspan=9 style=Evansville Purple Aces| Regular season Nov 30, 1981 yes 1981 men Baltimore Bees Baltimore Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 82–51 1–0 Dec 5, 1981 yes yes 1981 men Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana 58–67 1–1 Dec 9, 1981 yes 1981 men Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 82–51 2–1 Dec 12, 1981 yes Western Kentucky Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 73–70 3–1 Dec 14, 1981 yes yes 1981 men Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso Hilltop Gym Valparaiso, Indiana 78–56 4–1 Dec 18, 1981 yes yes 1981 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, California 62–51 5–1 Dec 19, 1981 yes yes Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 77–69 6–1 Dec 22, 1981 yes yes 1981 men Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee 72–54 7–1 Dec 29, 1981 yes 1981 men Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 67–43 8–1 Dec 30, 1981 yes 1981 men Murray State Racers Murray State Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 77–58 9–1 Jan 2, 1982 yes 1981 men Missouri–St. Louis Tritons Missouri–St. Louis Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 86–47 10–1 Jan 6, 1982 yes yes Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 65–72 OT 10–2 Jan 9, 1982 1981 men Xavier Musketeers Xavier Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 82–52 11–2 1–0 Jan 16, 1982 yes 1981 men Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 63–62 12–2 2–0 Jan 18, 1982 yes 1981 men Oklahoma City Chiefs Oklahoma City Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 54–75 12–3 2–1 Jan 23, 1982 1981 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola–Chicago Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 84–80 13–3 3–1 Jan 25, 1982 yes 1981 men Detroit Titans Detroit Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan 86–69 14–3 4–1 Jan 30, 1982 yes 1981 men Butler Bulldogs Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana 80–47 15–3 5–1 Feb 1, 1982 Valparaiso Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 80–66 16–3 Feb 6, 1982 yes Xavier Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio 76–73 17–3 6–1 Feb 10, 1982 yes yes DePaul 3 Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 58–59 13,137 17–4 Feb 13, 1982 Oral Roberts Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 71–47 18–4 7–1 Feb 15, 1982 Oklahoma City Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 45–41 19–4 8–1 Feb 20, 1982 yes Loyola–Chicago Alumni Gym Chicago, Illinois 79–73 20–4 9–1 Feb 22, 1982 yes Detroit Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 65–69 20–5 9–2 Feb 27, 1982 1981 men Butler Bulldogs Butler Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 68–58 21–5 10–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Evansville Purple Aces| MCC tournament Mar 3, 1982 yes yes 1 Oklahoma City 4 Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma Quarterfinals 57–45 22–5 Mar 4, 1982 yes yes 1 Loyola–Chicago 3 Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma Championship game 81–72 23–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Evansville Purple Aces| NCAA tournament Mar 11, 1982 yes yes 10 MW Marquette 7 MW Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma First round 62–67 8,680 23–6 AP Poll Central Standard Time 2019–20 Evansville Purple Aces Men's Basketball Media Guide https://gopurpleaces.com/documents/2019/11/8/2019_20_mbb_guide_web.pdf University of Evansville Athletics April 25, 2023 Rankings 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Evansville Purple Aces Category:Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball seasons Evansville Evans Evans