1981–82 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

1981–82 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record15–12
Head coach
Assistant coachPerry Clark (4th season)
Home arenaRec Hall
Seasons
1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
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 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represented the Pennsylvania State University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 4th-year head coach Dick Harter, and played their home games at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 28
 Bloomsburg W 49–48  1–0
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
November 30
 Rider W 70–54  2–0
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 2
 Indiana State W 60–50  3–0
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 5
 at Charlotte L 78–88  3–1
  
Charlotte, NC
December 8
 vs. Lafayette W 63–62  4–1
  
 
December 11
 vs. SMU W 65–53  5–1
  
 
December 12
 at No. 10 Indiana
Indiana Classic 		L 51–80  5–2
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
December 19
 vs. No. 14 Alabama L 74–88  5–3
  
 
December 21
 Nebraska W 60–58  6–3
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 28
 vs. No. 1 North Carolina
Cable Car Classic 		L 50–56 OT 6–4
 Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, California
December 29
 vs. TCU W 54–49  7–4
  
 
January 2
 at No. 8 DePaul L 60–86  7–5
 Rosemont Horizon (12,321)
Rosemont, Illinois
January 9
 Philadelphia Textile W 84–68  8–5
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 13
 South Florida W 63–56  9–5
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 16
 Pittsburgh W 52–46  10–5
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 18
 at West Virginia L 68–75  10–6
 WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
January 23
 at Penn L 44–58  10–7
 The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 25
 Syracuse L 68–69  10–8
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 27
 Temple W 53–50  11–8
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 1
 Bradley L 42–59  11–9
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 6
 at Navy W 62–54 OT 12–9
 Halsey Field House 
 
February 9
 at Duquesne W 74–69  13–9
 Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 15
 South Carolina W 62–60  14–9
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 17
 at Niagara L 80–92  14–10
 Niagara Falls Convention Center 
 
February 20
 No. 12 Memphis State L 46–52  14–11
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 22
 Westminster W 64–50  15–11
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
March 2
 Cleveland State L 61–66  15–12
 Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[2]

References

  1. ^ "1981-82 Independent Season Summary".
  2. ^ "1981–82 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.