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1981–82 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

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1981–82 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
SEC Regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Record20–10 (13–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaStokely Athletic Center
Seasons
1981–82 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Kentucky 13 5   .722 22 8   .733
Tennessee 13 5   .722 20 10   .667
No. 13 Alabama 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 from AP Poll[1]

The 1981–82 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1981–82 college basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Don DeVoe, the team played their home games at the Stokely Athletic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Volunteers finished with a record of 20–10 (13–5 SEC, T-1st) and received an at-large bid to the 1982 NCAA tournament as the 9 seed in the Mideast region. After an opening round win over Southwestern Louisiana, Tennessee was defeated by No. 1 seed Virginia for the second straight season.[2]

This was the fourth of five straight seasons of NCAA Tournament basketball for the Tennessee men's program. Junior Dale Ellis was named the SEC Player of the Year – an award he would take home the next season as well.

Roster

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1981–82 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Tyrone Beaman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So Niagara Falls, New York
G 12 Ed Littleton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr Paris, Tennessee
F 14 Dale Ellis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Marietta, Georgia
G 21 Michael Brooks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Memphis, Tennessee
G 22 Jerald Hyatt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Knoxville, Tennessee
G 23 Myron Carter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Madison, Tennessee
C 24 Walter Evans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr Morristown, Tennessee
F 25 Seth McDonald 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So Tullahoma, Tennessee
G 30 Gary Carter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr Johnson City, Tennessee
F 31 Kevin Woods 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr Baltimore, Maryland
F 32 Kirk Naler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr Gadsden, Alabama
C 33 Dan Federmann 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
So Cincinnati, Ohio
F 40 Willie Burton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Millen, Georgia
F 53 Steve Ray 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr Collinsville, Illinois
F/C 54 Randy Bates 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Old Hickory, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1981*
at Purdue L 68–82  0–1
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 8, 1981*
at Colorado W 64–63  1–1
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, Colorado
Dec 12, 1981
Auburn W 86–79  2–1
(1–0)
Stokely Athletics Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 20, 1982
No. 20 at Mississippi State W 54–44  12–3
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 23, 1982
No. 20 LSU W 77–67  13–3
Stokely Athletics Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC tournament
Mar 4, 1982*
 TVS
vs. Vanderbilt
Quarterfinals
W 57–54  19–8
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 5, 1982*
 TVS
vs. No. 18 Alabama
Semifinals
L 50–56  19–9
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1982*
(9 ME) vs. (8 ME) Southwestern Louisiana
First round
W 61–57  20–9
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 14, 1982*
(9 ME) vs. (1 ME) No. 3 Virginia
Second round
L 51–54[2]  20–10
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1981-82 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ a b "Virginia Wins, 54-51, As Tennessee Fades Out". The Washington Post. March 15, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "1981-82 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "1981-82 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  6. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 932–933. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.