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1981–82 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball
1981–82 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball
Metro Conference tournament champions; Metro Conference regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen (vacated)
Conference	Metro Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
Record	23–4 (24-5 unadjusted) (10–2 Metro)
Head coach	Dana Kirk (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Larry Finch (2nd season); Lee Fowler;
Home arena	Mid-South Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →

1981–82 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Memphis State †	10	–	2	.833	23	–	4	.852
No. 20 Louisville	8	–	4	.667	23	–	10	.697
Tulane	8	–	4	.667	19	–	9	.679
Virginia Tech	7	–	5	.583	20	–	11	.645
Cincinnati	4	–	8	.333	15	–	12	.556
Florida State	4	–	8	.333	11	–	17	.393
Saint Louis	1	–	11	.083	6	–	21	.222

† 1982 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1] *Memphis State vacated NCAA Tournament games due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (24–5)

The 1981–82 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team represented Memphis State University as a member of the Metro Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.^[2]

The Tigers won Metro Conference regular season and conference tournament titles to receive an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA tournament. As No. 2 seed in the East region, Memphis State beat No. 7 seed Wake Forest to reach the Sweet Sixteen for the first of three straight seasons. The Villanova Wildcats defeated Memphis State, 70–66, in the regional semifinal. The Tigers finished with a 24–5 record (10–2 Metro), though the NCAA tournament results would later be vacated.

Roster

1981–82 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	11	Ricky McCoy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Memphis, Tennessee
F	22	Bobby Parks	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Grand Junction, Tennessee
F	24	Keith Lee	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	West Memphis, Arkansas
G	32	Phillip Haynes	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Memphis, Tennessee
F	45	Willie Becton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Memphis, Tennessee

Head coach

Dana Kirk

Assistant coach(es)

Larry Finch (Memphis)
Lee Fowler (Vanderbilt)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1981*		at East Tennessee State	L 62–67	0–1	Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee
Dec 5, 1981*		West Alabama	W 60–40	1–1	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 7, 1981*		at Mississippi State	L 47–48	1–2	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 12, 1981*		Indiana State	W 101–89	2–2	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 19, 1981*		No. 15 Southwestern Louisiana	W 82–70	3–2	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 22, 1981*		Brown	W 106–96	4–2	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 29, 1981*		Ole Miss	W 61–55	5–2	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 27, 1982*		Marquette	W 77–70	13–3	Mid-South Coliseum (11,200) Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 20, 1982*	No. 12	at Penn State	W 52–46	19–3	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
Feb 22, 1982	No. 10	at Louisville	L 61–65	19–4 (8–2)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 25, 1982	No. 10	Tulane	W 64–62	20–4 (9–2)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 27, 1982	No. 10	Saint Louis	W 94–72	21–4 (10–2)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Metro Conference tournament
Mar 5, 1982*	No. 13	Virginia Tech Semifinals	W 71–70	22–4	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 6, 1982*	No. 13	Louisville Championship game	W 73–62	23–4	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1982*	(2 E) No. 9	vs. (7 E) No. 18 Wake Forest Second round	W 56–55^[3]	24–4	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 19, 1982*	(2 E) No. 9	vs. (3 E) Villanova East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 66–70 ^OT	24–5	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest region. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	14	12	10	13	9
Coaches	Not released		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	13	13	11	9

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1981-82 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ "1981-82 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
^ "Georgetown, N. Carolina Gain; Memphis State Tops Wake Forest". The New York Times. March 14, 1982. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
^ "2019–20 Memphis Tigers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 892–893. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[1] sports-reference.com 1981-82 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary

[sports-reference-2] "1981-82 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.

[3] "Georgetown, N. Carolina Gain; Memphis State Tops Wake Forest". The New York Times. March 14, 1982. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[4] "2019–20 Memphis Tigers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved January 23, 2022.

[ESPN-5] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 892–893. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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