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1981–82 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
1981–82 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	10–17
Head coach	Digger Phelps (11th season);
Assistant coach	Pete Gillen (2nd season)
Captain	Mike Mitchell (1st year)
Home arena	Joyce Center
	Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →

1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 DePaul		–		–	26	–	2	.929
Marquette		–		–	23	–	9	.719
Dayton		–		–	21	–	9	.700
New Orleans		–		–	18	–	8	.692
UNLV		–		–	20	–	10	.667
Cleveland State		–		–	17	–	10	.630
Southeastern Louisiana		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Southern Mississippi		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Penn State		–		–	15	–	12	.556
Tennessee State		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Eastern Illinois		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Green Bay		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Illinois-Chicago		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Western Illinois		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Charleston Southern		–		–	13	–	13	.500
South Carolina		–		–	14	–	15	.483
UNC Wilmington		–		–	13	–	14	.481
Northern Iowa		–		–	12	–	15	.444
Stetson		–		–	12	–	15	.444
Campbell		–		–	11	–	16	.407
Notre Dame		–		–	10	–	17	.370
U.S. International		–		–	9	–	18	.333
Valparaiso		–		–	9	–	18	.333
Texas-San Antonio		–		–	8	–	19	.296
Nicholls State		–		–	6	–	20	.231
Texas-Rio Grande Valley		–		–	5	–	20	.200
Utica		–		–	4	–	22	.154
Georgia State		–		–	4	–	23	.148

As of ^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981–82 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Digger Phelps. The Fighting Irish finished the regular season with a record of 10–17.

Guard Mike Mitchell was the team's captain and leading scorer, averaging 6.4 points per game.

Roster

1981–82 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	25	Marc Kelly	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	La Crescenta, California
G	15	Mike Mitchell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	San Bruno, California
G	23	John Paxson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Kettering, Ohio
G	33	Tom Sluby	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Washington, DC

Head coach

Digger Phelps

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 28	St. Joseph (IN)	W 82–52	1–0	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
December 1	at No. 12 Indiana	L 55–69	1–1	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
December 5	No. 8 UCLA	L 49–75	1–2	Joyce Center (11,345) Notre Dame, IN
December 7	Murray State	L 54–56	1–3	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
December 12	Northern Illinois	L 65–70	1–4	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
December 22	Valparaiso	W 75–60	2–4	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
December 29	at No. 4 Kentucky	L 28–34 ^OT	2–5	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
January 2	at No. 7 Missouri	L 70–92	2–6	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
January 4	at La Salle	L 61–66	2–7	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 6	vs. No. 2 Virginia	L 54–87	2–8	Capital Centre (17,422) Landover, Maryland
January 12	vs. No. 7 San Francisco	L 55–57	2–9	Oakland Coliseum Oakland, California
January 16	Davidson	W 59–45	3–9	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
January 19	Villanova	L 46–48	3–10	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
January 23	Maryland	W 55–51	4–10	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
January 25 8:00 pm, USA	No. 11 Idaho	W 50–48 ^OT	5–10	Joyce Center (11,345) Notre Dame, IN
January 27	Maine	W 79–55	6–10	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
January 30	Marquette	L 62–70	6–11	Joyce Center (11,345) Notre Dame, IN
February 2	No. 7 San Francisco	W 75–66	7–11	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
February 7	at UCLA	L 47–48	7–12	Pauley Pavilion (10,244) Los Angeles, California
February 13	North Carolina State	L 42–62	7–13	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
February 18	vs. Seton Hall	L 58–71	7–14	Izod Center East Rutherford, NJ
February 20	at South Carolina	W 59–55	8–14	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
February 23	Fordham	L 50–65	8–15	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
February 27	No. 3 DePaul	L 69–81	8–16	Joyce Center (11,345) Notre Dame, IN
March 2	Northern Iowa	W 86–56	9–16	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
March 6	at Dayton	W 86–56	9–17	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
March 7	vs. Michigan	W 53–52	10–17	Silverdome Pontiac, Michigan
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Players selected in NBA drafts

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1983	1	19	John Paxson	San Antonio Spurs
1983	5	98	Tim Andree	Chicago Bulls
1983	9	202	Bill Varner	Milwaukee Bucks
1984	2	41	Tom Sluby	Dallas Mavericks