1981–82 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball team

1981–82 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball
TAAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Trans America Athletic Conference
Record	19–11 (9–7 TAAC)
Head coach	Mike Vining (1st season)
Home arena	Fant–Ewing Coliseum

1981–82 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Arkansas–Little Rock	12	–	4		.750			19	–	8		.704
Northwestern State	10	–	6		.625			19	–	9		.679
Northeast Louisiana †	9	–	7		.563			19	–	11		.633
Centenary	9	–	7		.563			17	–	12		.586
Mercer	8	–	8		.500			16	–	11		.593
Georgia Southern	8	–	8		.500			14	–	13		.519
Houston Baptist	8	–	8		.500			13	–	14		.481
Samford	6	–	10		.375			11	–	15		.423
Hardin–Simmons	2	–	14		.125			6	–	20		.231
† 1982 TAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981–82 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Indians, led by first-year head coach Mike Vining, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana, as members of the Trans America Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–11, 9–7 in TAAC play to finish third in the regular season standings. They followed that success by winning the TAAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the West region. Northeast Louisiana fell to No. 6 seed Iowa in the opening round, 70–63.[1]

Roster

1981–82 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Donald Wilson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr	Head coach Mike Vining Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Jan 17, 1982*		at Louisiana Tech	W 76–66	8–5	Memorial Gym  Ruston, Louisiana
Feb 27, 1982		Georgia Southern	W 85–73	16–10 (9–7)	Fant-Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, Louisiana
TAAC tournament
Mar 3, 1982*		Houston Christian Quarterfinals	W 54–46	17–10	Fant-Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, Louisiana
Mar 4, 1982*		Northwestern State Semifinals	W 81–64	18–10	Fant-Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, Louisiana
Mar 5, 1982*		Centenary Championship game	W 98–85	19–10	Fant-Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, Louisiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1982*	(11 W)	vs. (6 W) No. 16 Iowa First round	L 63–70	19–11	Beasley Coliseum (9,420) Pullman, Washington
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central.

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References

1. "Iowa rallies and wins; Pittsburgh is eliminated". The New York Times. March 13, 1982. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
2. "1981–82 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
3. "Results for 1981–82". University of Louisiana at Monroe Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2023.