1981–82 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1981–82 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1981–82 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
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)
Head coach	Joe B. Hall (10th season);
Home arena	Rupp Arena
	Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →

1981–82 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Joe B. Hall^[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 22–8.^[3]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	5	Mike Ballenger	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Jasper, Indiana
G	10	Dirk Minniefield	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Lexington, Kentucky
G	11	Dicky Beal	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Covington, Kentucky
G	12	Bo Lanter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Versailles, Kentucky
G	20	Jim Master	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Fort Wayne, Indiana
F	24	Bret Bearup	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Centerport, New York
F/C	31	Sam Bowie	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Lebanon, Pennsylvania
G/F	32	Derrick Hord	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Bristol, Tennessee
F	34	Chuck Verderber	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Lincoln, Illinois
G/F	40	Troy McKinley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Independence, Kentucky
F	44	Charles Hurt	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Shelbyville, Kentucky
C	54	Melvin Turpin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Lexington, Kentucky

Head coach

Joe B. Hall (Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
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*	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	(1) No. 15	(8) Auburn Second Round	W 89–66	21–6	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
March 5, 1982	(1) No. 15	(4) Ole Miss Semifinals	W 62–58	22–6	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
March 6, 1982	(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 from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

References

^ sports-reference.com 1981-82 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "1981-1982 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 10, 2013.
^ "1981-1982 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 10, 2013.

[1] sports-reference.com 1981-82 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "1981-1982 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 10, 2013.

[3] "1981-1982 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 10, 2013.

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v t e Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)
Rivalries	Centre (historical) Florida Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)
Culture & lore	History under Adolph Rupp Fabulous Five Point-shaving scandal Fiddlin' Five Rupp's Runts The Season Without Celebration "The Shot" Unforgettables Untouchables Comeback Cats John Wall Dance Tweakables Pursuit of Perfection 2011 Indiana game Basketbowl Champions Classic CBS Sports Classic The Rivalry: Red v. Blue The Wildcat Scratch Blue "On, On, U of K" "Kentucky Fight" Big Blue Nation Blue blood status
People	Head coaches Honorees NBA draftees Players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics