1981–82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

1981–82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 10
Record24–6 (12–4 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTulsa Convention Center
Seasons
← 1980–81
1982–83 →
1981–82 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bradley 13 – 3   .813 26 – 10   .722
No. 10 Tulsa † 12 – 4   .750 24 – 6   .800
Wichita State 12 – 4   .750 23 – 6   .793
New Mexico State 10 – 6   .625 17 – 11   .607
Illinois State 9 – 7   .563 17 – 12   .586
Drake 7 – 9   .438 12 – 15   .444
Southern Illinois 7 – 9   .438 11 – 16   .407
Creighton 4 – 12   .250 7 – 20   .259
Indiana State 3 – 13   .188 9 – 18   .333
West Texas State 3 – 13   .188 11 – 15   .423
† 1982 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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.[2]

Roster

1981–82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 12 Mike Anderson
—
—
 Sr Birmingham, Alabama
G 20 Steve Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Kansas City, Missouri
G 24 Ricky Ross 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 So  
G 25 Paul Pressey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Richmond, Virginia
Head coach

Nolan Richardson

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1981*
 No. 11 U.S. International W 89–62  1–0
 Tulsa Convention Center (8,473)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 3, 1981*
 ESPN 		No. 9 at No. 1 North Carolina L 70–78  1–1
 Carmichael Auditorium (10,000)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 5, 1981*
 No. 11 St. Mary's (TX) W 57–43  2–1
 Tulsa Convention Center (8,288)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 8, 1981*
 KTUL-TV 		No. 14 at Oklahoma State W 93–82  3–1
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,000)
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 11, 1981*
 Cable 		No. 14 Texas Christian W 72–62  4–1
 Tulsa Convention Center (8,074)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 12, 1981*
 Cable 		No. 14 Oral Roberts W 80–63  5–1
 Tulsa Convention Center (8,249)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 19, 1981*
 No. 12 Central Florida W 69–58  6–1
 Tulsa Convention Center (7,905)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 22, 1981*
 No. 14 Florida Southern W 94–68  7–1
 Tulsa Convention Center (7,851)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 2, 1982*
 Cable 		No. 13 Oklahoma W 98–96  8–1
 Tulsa Convention Center (8,804)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 4, 1982
 No. 13 Creighton W 80–55  9–1
(1–0) 		Tulsa Convention Center (8,871)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 9, 1982
 MVC-TV 		No. 10 at New Mexico State L 66–74  9–2
(1–1) 		Pan American Center (10,848)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 11, 1982
 Cable 		No. 10 at West Texas State W 98–84  10–2
(2–1) 		WT Fieldhouse (4,029)
Canyon, Texas
Jan 14, 1982
 Cable 		No. 18 Drake W 71–54  11–2
(3–1) 		Tulsa Convention Center (8,764)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 16, 1982
 CBS 		No. 18 No. 16 Wichita State W 99–88  12–2
(4–1) 		Tulsa Convention Center (9,119)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 21, 1982
 Cable 		No. 18 at Southern Illinois W 77–74  13–2
(5–1) 		SIU Arena (7,400)
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 23, 1982
 Cable 		No. 10 at Indiana State L 59–60  13–3
(5–2) 		Hulman Center (5,124)
Terre Haute, Indiana
Jan 28, 1982
 No. 16 West Texas State W 68–61  14–3
(6–2) 		Tulsa Convention Center (8,759)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 30, 1982
 KJRH 		No. 16 New Mexico State W 76–72  15–3
(7–2) 		Tulsa Convention Center (9,119)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 6, 1982
 MVC-TV 		No. 11 at Wichita State W 80–75  16–3
(8–2) 		Levitt Arena (10,666)
Wichita, Kansas
Feb 16, 1982
 No. 7 Illinois State W 78–67  17–3
(9–2) 		Tulsa Convention Center (9,119)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 13, 1982
 Cable 		No. 7 at Creighton W 70–63  18–3
(10–2) 		Omaha Civic Auditorium (6,293)
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 15, 1982
 Cable 		No. 6 at Drake L 55–56  18–4
(10–3) 		Veterans Memorial Auditorium (7,790)
Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 20, 1982
 MVC-TV 		No. 8 Indiana State W 77–64  19–4
(11–3) 		Tulsa Convention Center (9,119)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 22, 1982
 No. 8 Southern Illinois W 85–67  20–4
(12–3) 		Tulsa Convention Center (8,924)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 25, 1982*
 KJRH 		No. 8 Oral Roberts W 91–70  21–4
 Tulsa Convention Center (9,119)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 27, 1982
 NBC 		No. 8 at Bradley L 79–82 OT 21–5
(12–4) 		Robertson Memorial Field House (7,300)
Peoria, Illinois
MVC Tournament
Mar 5, 1982*
 Cable 		No. 10 Creighton
Quarterfinals 		W 106–81  22–5
 Tulsa Convention Center (7,932)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 6, 1982*
 Cable 		No. 10 New Mexico State
Semifinals 		W 85–61  23–5
 Tulsa Convention Center (9,119)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 7, 1982*
 NBC 		No. 10 Illinois State
Championship game 		W 90–77  24–5
 Tulsa Convention Center (9,119)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1982*
 CBS 		(3 MW) No. 10 vs. (6 MW) Houston
Second round 		L 74–78  24–6
 Mabee Center (10,775)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.
All times are in Central.

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Rankings

Main article: 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

NBA draft

Main article: 1982 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Team
1 20 Paul Pressey Milwaukee Bucks

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1981-82 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "MISSOURI ADVANCES; TULSA LOSES, 78-74". The New York Times. March 14, 1982. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "1981-82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "1981-82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "2021-22 Tulsa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Tulsa Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "1981-1982 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.