| 1981–82Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball | |
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SEC Regular Season Co-Champions | |
NCAA tournament, First round | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 14 |
| AP | No. 15 |
| Record | 22–8 (13–5 SEC) |
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| Home arena | Rupp Arena |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15Kentucky | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13Alabama † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †1982 SEC tournament winner Rankings fromAP Poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The1981–82 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team representedUniversity of Kentucky in the1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach wasJoe B. Hall[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 22–8.[3] In the 1982 NCAA Tournament the Kentucky Wildcats were invited to participate as a #6 seed. But they were upset by Cinderella team Middle Tennessee St. 50–44.
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| November 28, 1981* | No. 3 | Akron | W 83–64 | 1–0 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| December 5, 1981* | No. 2 | Ohio State | W 78–62 | 2–0 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio | ||||||
| December 8, 1981* | No. 2 | No. 10 Indiana Rivalry | W 85–69 | 3–0 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| December 12, 1981* | No. 2 | Kansas | W 77–74 OT | 4–0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas | ||||||
| December 18, 1981* | No. 2 | Jacksonville | W 107–91 | 5–0 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| December 19, 1981* | No. 2 | Seton Hall | W 94–78 | 6–0 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| December 26, 1981* NBC | No. 2 | No. 1 North Carolina | L 69–82 | 6–1 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||
| December 29, 1981* | No. 4 | Notre Dame | W 34–28 OT | 7–1 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| January 2, 1982 | No. 4 | Georgia | W 68–66 | 8–1 (1–0) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | ||||||
| January 6, 1982 | No. 3 | Auburn | W 83–71 | 9–1 (2–0) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| January 9, 1982 | No. 3 | Tennessee | L 66–70 | 9–2 (2–1) | Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
| January 13, 1982 | No. 6 | Ole Miss | L 65–67 | 9–3 (2–2) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi | ||||||
| January 16, 1982 | No. 6 | No. 13 Alabama | W 86–69 | 10–3 (3–2) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| January 20, 1982 | No. 9 | Florida | W 91–76 | 11–3 (4–2) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida | ||||||
| January 23, 1982 | No. 9 | Vanderbilt | W 67–58 | 12–3 (5–2) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| January 25, 1982 | No. 9 | LSU | W 76–65 | 13–3 (6–2) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| January 27, 1982 | No. 7 | Mississippi State | L 51–56 | 13–4 (6–3) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | ||||||
| January 30, 1982 | No. 7 | Georgia | W 82–73 | 14–4 (7–3) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| February 3, 1982 | No. 9 | Auburn | L 81–83 OT | 14–5 (8–3) | Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama | ||||||
| February 6, 1982 | No. 9 | No. 16 Tennessee | W 77–67 | 15–5 (9–3) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| February 10, 1982 | No. 12 | Ole Miss | W 56–49 | 16–5 (10–3) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| February 13, 1982 | No. 12 | No. 10 Alabama | W 82–72 | 17–5 (11–3) | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama | ||||||
| February 17, 1982 | No. 10 | Florida | W 84–78 | 18–5 (12–3) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| February 20, 1982 | No. 10 | Vanderbilt | W 73–69 | 19–5 (13–3) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
| February 24, 1982 | No. 7 | Mississippi State | W 71–54 | 20–5 (14–3) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| February 27, 1982 | No. 7 | LSU | L 78–94 | 20–6 (14–4) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
| SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 4, 1982 TVS | (1)No. 15 | (8) Auburn Second Round | W 89–66 | 21–6 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| March 5, 1982 TVS | (1)No. 15 | (4) Ole Miss Semifinals | W 62–58 | 22–6 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| March 6, 1982 TVS | (1)No. 15 | (3) No. 18 Alabama SEC Championship | L 46–48 | 22–7 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11, 1982 | (6 ME)No. 15 | (11 ME) Middle Tennessee Second round | L 44–50 | 22–8 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. | |||||||||||