1981–82 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1981–82 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 16
Record	21–8 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lute Olson (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Jim Rosborough Ken Burmeister Scott Thompson
MVP	Kevin Boyle
Home arena	Iowa Field House (Capacity: 13,365)

1981–82 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 Minnesota	14	–	4		.778			23	–	6		.793
No. 16 Iowa	12	–	6		.667			21	–	8		.724
Ohio State	12	–	6		.667			21	–	10		.677
Indiana	12	–	6		.667			19	–	10		.655
Purdue	11	–	7		.611			18	–	14		.563
Illinois	10	–	8		.556			18	–	11		.621
Michigan State	6	–	12		.333			11	–	17		.393
Michigan	6	–	12		.333			7	–	20		.259
Northwestern	4	–	14		.222			8	–	19		.296
Wisconsin*	1	–	17		.056			4	–	23		.148
Rankings from AP Poll *Wisconsin forfeited all games after Jan 25, 1982 due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (3–15, 6–23)

The 1981–82 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by head coach Lute Olson, coaching in his 8th season at the school, and played their home games on campus at the Iowa Field House in Iowa City. They were 20–7 in the regular season and 12–6 in Big Ten play.

In mid-February, Iowa was 18–2 and ranked fifth in the AP poll,[1] but then dropped five of their final seven games. In the last three games of the regular season, all losses, two went to overtime and the third was by a point.

The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the sixth-seed in the West Regional. In the opening round at Pullman, Washington, Iowa defeated Northeast Louisiana by seven,[2][3][4] but fell 69–67 in overtime to local favorite and #3 seed Idaho in the Round of 32,[5][6][7] and finished at 21–8 overall.

Roster

1981–82 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 15 Steve Carfino 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So Los Angeles, California G 24 Bob Hansen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr Des Moines, Iowa G 25 Todd Berkenpas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr Mapleton, Iowa G 30 Kenny Arnold 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr Chicago, Illinois F 32 Jerry Dennard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Jr Chowchilla, California F 34 Craig Anderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So Madison, Wisconsin F 40 Kevin Boyle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr Chicago, Illinois F/C 41 Greg Stokes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Fr Hamilton, Ohio C 42 Michael Payne 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — Fr Quincy, Illinois F 44 Mark Gannon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr Iowa City, Iowa G   Waymond King 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — So Kansas City, Missouri	Head coach Lute Olson (Augsburg) Assistant coach(es) Jim Rosborough (Iowa) Ken Burmeister (St. Mary's (TX)) Scott Thompson (Iowa) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule/results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/28/1981*	No. 9	Northern Illinois	W 84–66 [8]	1–0	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, IA
11/30/1981*	No. 9	Nebraska-Omaha	W 71–58 [9]	2–0	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, IA
12/5/1981*	No. 6	at Marquette	W 79–68 ^OT[10]	3–0	U.S. Cellular Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI
12/8/1981*	No. 6	at Iowa State Rivalry	W 79–68 [11]	4–0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
12/12/1981*	No. 6	Northern Iowa	W 84–53 [12]	5–0	Iowa Field House (13,365) Iowa City, IA
12/18/1981*	No. 6	vs. Clemson Kettle Classic	W 80–68 [13]	6–0	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, TX
12/19/1981*	No. 6	at Houston Kettle Classic	L 52–62 [14]	6–1	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, TX
12/30/1981*	No. 10	Drake Rivalry	W 60–49	7–1	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, IA
1/2/1982*	No. 10	at South Carolina	W 57–47	8–1	Carolina Coliseum  Columbia, SC
Big Ten Regular Season
1/7/1982	No. 7	Purdue	W 62–40	9–1 (1–0)	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, IA
1/9/1982	No. 7	Illinois	W 56–50	10–1 (2–0)	Iowa Field House (13,365) Iowa City, IA
1/14/1982	No. 5	at No. 11 Minnesota	L 56–61	10–2 (2–1)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
1/16/1982	No. 5	at Wisconsin	W 78–62	11–2 (3–1)	Wisconsin Field House  Madison, WI
1/21/1982	No. 6	at Northwestern	W 49–48 [15]	12–2 (4–1)	Welsh-Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
1/23/1982	No. 6	Michigan	W 56–38 [16]	13–2 (5–1)	Iowa Field House (13,365) Iowa City, IA
1/28/1982	No. 6	at Michigan State	W 57–56 [17]	14–2 (6–1)	Jenison Fieldhouse  East Lansing, MI
1/30/1982	No. 6	Ohio State	W 76–66	15–2 (7–1)	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, IA
2/4/1982	No. 5	Indiana	W 62–40 [18]	16–2 (8–1)	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, IA
2/6/1982	No. 5	at Ohio State	W 69–65	17–2 (9–1)	St. John Arena  Columbus, OH
2/11/1982	No. 5	Northwestern	W 62–49 [19]	18–2 (10–1)	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, IA
2/13/1982	No. 5	at Indiana	L 58–73 [20]	18–3 (10–2)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
2/18/1982	No. 7	Michigan State	W 59–53 [21]	19–3 (11–2)	Iowa Field House (13,365) Iowa City, IA
2/20/1982	No. 7	at Michigan	L 58–68 [22]	19–4 (11–3)	Crisler Arena (11,052) Ann Arbor, MI
2/25/1982	No. 11	Wisconsin	W 79–55 [23]	20–4 (12–3)	Iowa Field House (13,365) Iowa City, IA
2/27/1982	No. 11	No. 13 Minnesota	L 55–57 ^3OT[24][25]	20–5 (12–4)	Iowa Field House (13,365) Iowa City, IA
3/4/1982	No. 11	at Illinois	L 67–73 ^OT[26]	20–6 (12–5)	Assembly Hall (16,413) Champaign, IL
3/6/1982	No. 11	at Purdue	L 65–66	20–7 (12–6)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
NCAA Tournament
3/12/1982*	(6W) No. 16	vs. (11W) Northeast Louisiana First Round	W 70–63 [2][3][4]	21–7	Beasley Coliseum (9,420) Pullman, WA
3/14/1982*	(6W) No. 16	vs. (3W) No. 8 Idaho Second Round	L 67–69 ^OT[5][6][7]	21–8	Beasley Coliseum (12,340) Pullman, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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

References

1. "Top 20". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. February 9, 1982. p. 1C.
2. "Iowa rallies and wins; Pittsburgh is eliminated". The New York Times. March 13, 1982. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
3. Van Sickel, Charlie (March 13, 1982). "Bring on Idaho, OSU!". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 17.
4. Killen, John (March 13, 1982). "Iowa, Pepperdine dodge bullets in NCAA". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
5. Missildine, Harry (March 15, 1982). "Idaho: next stop, Provo". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 15.
6. Van Sickel, Charlie (March 15, 1982). "UI Vandals: Sweet 16 and..." Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. 15.
7. Killen, John (March 15, 1982). "Kellerman's last shot paves way to Provo". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
8. "Frosh lead Iowa cagers past Huskies" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 30, 1981. p. 14. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
9. "Hawkeyes win over Mavericks unimpressive" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 1, 1981. p. 10. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
10. "Hawks work overtime to top Warriors" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 7, 1981. p. 18. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
11. "Iowa breezes past Cyclones in 79-68 win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 9, 1981. p. 14. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
12. "Fifth-rated Hawks claw UNI, 84-53" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 14, 1981. p. 14. Retrieved February 2, 2016.^[permanent dead link‍]
13. "Boyle keeps Iowa hot in Kettle". Chicago Tribune. December 19, 1981. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
14. "Houston 62, Iowa 52". The New York Times. December 20, 1981. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
15. "Hawks nip almost "purrfect" Wildcats" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 22, 1982. p. 16. Retrieved March 13, 2017.^[permanent dead link‍]
16. "Wolves fall; Big Ten lead to Hawkeyes" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 25, 1982. p. 14. Retrieved March 13, 2017.^[permanent dead link‍]
17. "Cool, steady Hawks edge Spartans" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. January 29, 1982. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 5, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
18. "Hawks beat Indiana with ease, 62-40" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 5, 1982. p. 14. Retrieved March 13, 2017.^[permanent dead link‍]
19. "Hawks continue jinx over 'Cats" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 12, 1982. p. 18. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
20. "Indiana back in title chase after victory" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 15, 1982. p. 14. Retrieved March 13, 2017.^[permanent dead link‍]
21. "Iowa free throws doom Spartans" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 19, 1982. p. 16. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
22. "Turnovers to blame in Hawks' third loss" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 22, 1982. p. 14. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
23. "Iowa scoring avalanche buries Badgers" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 26, 1982. p. 16. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
24. "A heartbreaking defeat for the Hawks" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 1, 1982. p. 1. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
25. Kirkpatrick, Curry (March 8, 1982). "It Wasn't A Fond Farewell". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
26. "Hawks fall out of first; lost to Illini" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 5, 1982. p. 14. Retrieved March 13, 2017.

External links

• Sports Reference – 1981–82 Iowa Hawkeyes basketball season