1981–82 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1981–82 Kentucky Wildcats 150 Southeastern Conference SEC 14 15 22–8 13–5 Joe B. Hall 10th Rupp Arena SEC Regular Season Co-Champions NCAA tournament First round The 1981–82 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Joe B. Hallhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kentucky/1982.html 1981-1982 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats 10 November 2013 and the team finished the season with an overall record of 22–8.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kentucky/1982-schedule.html 1981-1982 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results 10 November 2013 In the 1982 NCAA Tournament the Kentucky Wildcats were invited to participate as a #6 seed. But they were upset by Cinderella team Middle Tennessee St. 50–44. Roster 1981 Kentucky Wildcats y Mike Ballenger 5 G 6 3 185 FR Jasper, Indiana Dirk Minniefield y 10 G 6 3 180 JR Lexington, Kentucky Dicky Beal 11 G 5 11 170 SO Covington, Kentucky Bo Lanter 12 G 6 1 175 SR Versailles, Kentucky Jim Master y 20 G 6 5 180 SO Fort Wayne, Indiana Bret Bearup 24 F 6 9 230 FR Centerport, New York y yes Sam Bowie y 31 FC 7 1 235 SO Lebanon, Pennsylvania y yes Derrick Hord 32 GF 6 6 215 JR Bristol, Tennessee Chuck Verderber y 34 F 6 6 220 SR Lincoln, Illinois Troy McKinley 40 GF 6 6 195 FR Independence, Kentucky Charles Hurt 44 F 6 6 215 JR Shelbyville, Kentucky Melvin Turpin y 54 C 6 11 240 SO Lexington, Kentucky Joe B. Hall (Kentucky) Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| Regular Season November 28, 1981 yes 3 1981 men Akron Zips Akron Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 83–64 1–0 December 5, 1981 yes 2 Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 78–62 2–0 December 8, 1981 yes 2 Indiana 10 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Rivalry 85–69 3–0 December 12, 1981 yes 2 Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 77–74 OT 4–0 December 18, 1981 yes 2 1981 men Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 107–91 5–0 December 19, 1981 yes 2 1981 men Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 94–78 6–0 December 26, 1981 yes 2 North Carolina 1 NBC Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey 69–82 6–1 December 29, 1981 yes 4 Notre Dame Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 34–28 OT 7–1 January 2, 1982 no 4 1981 men Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia 68–66 8–1 1–0 January 6, 1982 no 3 Auburn Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 83–71 9–1 2–0 January 9, 1982 3 1981 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee 66–70 9–2 2–1 January 13, 1982 6 1981 men Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi 65–67 9–3 2–2 January 16, 1982 6 Alabama 13 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 86–69 10–3 3–2 January 20, 1982 9 1981 men Florida Gators Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 91–76 11–3 4–2 January 23, 1982 9 1981 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 67–58 12–3 5–2 January 25, 1982 9 1981 men LSU Tigers LSU Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 76–65 13–3 6–2 January 27, 1982 7 1981 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 51–56 13–4 6–3 January 30, 1982 7 Georgia Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 82–73 14–4 7–3 February 3, 1982 9 Auburn Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 81–83 OT 14–5 8–3 February 6, 1982 9 Tennessee 16 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 77–67 15–5 9–3 February 10, 1982 12 Ole Miss Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 56–49 16–5 10–3 February 13, 1982 12 Alabama 10 Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 82–72 17–5 11–3 February 17, 1982 10 Florida Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 84–78 18–5 12–3 February 20, 1982 10 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 73–69 19–5 13–3 February 24, 1982 7 Mississippi State Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 71–54 20–5 14–3 February 27, 1982 7 LSU Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 78–94 20–6 14–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| SEC Tournament March 4, 1982 15 1 Auburn 8 TVS Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Second Round 89–66 21–6 March 5, 1982 15 1 Ole Miss 4 TVS Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Semifinals 62–58 22–6 March 6, 1982 15 1 Alabama 18 3 TVS Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky SEC Championship 46–48 22–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| NCAA Tournament March 11, 1982 15 6 ME Middle Tennessee 11 ME Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee Second round 44–50 22–8 AP poll SE Southeast References Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats Category:Long stubs with short prose