1981–82 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1981–82 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, First round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 15
1981–82 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	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]

References[]

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

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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics