1981–82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

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1981–82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
Tulsa Golden Hurricane logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Second round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 10
1981–82 record24–6 (12–4 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTulsa Convention Center
Seasons
← 1980–81
1982–83 →
1981–82 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bradley 13 – 3   .813 26 – 10   .722
No. 10 Tulsa † 12 – 4   .750 24 – 6   .800
Wichita State 12 – 4   .750 23 – 6   .793
New Mexico State 10 – 6   .625 17 – 11   .607
Illinois State 9 – 7   .563 17 – 12   .586
Drake 7 – 9   .438 12 – 15   .444
Southern Illinois 7 – 9   .438 11 – 16   .407
Creighton 4 – 12   .250 7 – 20   .259
Indiana State 3 – 13   .188 9 – 18   .333
West Texas State 3 – 13   .188 11 – 15   .423
† 1982 MVC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1981–82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1981–82 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center. Led by head coach Nolan Richardson, they finished the season 24–6 overall and 12–4 in conference play to finish second in the MVC standings. The Golden Hurricane won the MVC Tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Midwest region. Tulsa lost to No. 6 seed and eventual Final Four participant Houston in the round of 32.[2]

Roster[]

1981–82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 12 Mike Anderson
—
—
 Sr Birmingham, Alabama
G 20 Steve Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Kansas City, Missouri
G 24 Ricky Ross 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 So  
G 25 Paul Pressey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Richmond, Virginia
Head coach

Nolan Richardson

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

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Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 28, 1981*
 No. 11 U.S. International W 89–62  1–0
 Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 3, 1981*
 No. 9 at No. 1 North Carolina L 70–78  1–1
 Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 5, 1981*
 No. 11 St. Mary's (TX) W 57–43  2–1
 Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 8, 1981*
 No. 14 at Oklahoma State W 93–82  3–1
 Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 11, 1981*
 No. 14 Texas Christian W 72–62  4–1
 Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 12, 1981*
 No. 14 Oral Roberts W 80–63  5–1
 Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 19, 1981*
 No. 12 Central Florida W 69–58  6–1
 Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 22, 1981*
 No. 14 Florida Southern W 94–68  7–1
 Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 2, 1982*
 No. 13 Oklahoma W 98–96  8–1
 Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 4, 1982
 No. 13 Creighton W 80–55  9–1
(1–0) 		Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 9, 1982
 No. 10 at New Mexico State L 66–74  9–2
(1–1) 		Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 11, 1982
 No. 10 at West Texas State W 98–84  10–2
(2–1) 		 
Canyon, Texas
Jan 14, 1982
 No. 18 Drake W 71–54  11–2
(3–1) 		Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 16, 1982
 No. 18 No. 16 Wichita State W 99–88  12–2
(4–1) 		Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 21, 1982
 No. 18 at Southern Illinois W 77–74  13–2
(5–1) 		SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 23, 1982
 No. 10 at Indiana State L 59–60  13–3
(5–2) 		Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
Jan 28, 1982
 No. 16 West Texas State W 68–61  14–3
(6–2) 		Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 30, 1982
 No. 16 New Mexico State W 76–72  15–3
(7–2) 		Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 6, 1982
 No. 11 at Wichita State W 80–75  16–3
(8–2) 		Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
Feb 16, 1982
 No. 7 Illinois State W 78–67  17–3
(9–2) 		Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 13, 1982
 No. 7 at Creighton W 70–63  18–3
(10–2) 		Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 15, 1982
 No. 6 at Drake L 55–56  18–4
(10–3) 		Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 20, 1982
 No. 8 Indiana State W 77–64  19–4
(11–3) 		Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 22, 1982
 No. 8 Southern Illinois W 85–67  20–4
(12–3) 		Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 25, 1982*
 No. 8 Oral Roberts W 91–70  21–4
 Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 27, 1982
 No. 8 at Bradley L 79–82 OT 21–5
(12–4) 		Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, Illinois
MVC Tournament
Mar 5, 1982*
 No. 10 Creighton
Quarterfinals 		W 106–81  22–5
 Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 6, 1982*
 No. 10 New Mexico State
Semifinals 		W 85–61  23–5
 Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 7, 1982*
 No. 10 Illinois State
Championship game 		W 90–77  24–5
 Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1982*
 (3 MW) No. 10 vs. (6 MW) Houston
Second round 		L 74–78  24–6
 Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast.
All times are in Central.

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Rankings[]

Main article: 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

NBA Draft[]

Main article: 1982 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Team
1 20 Paul Pressey Milwaukee Bucks

References[]

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1981-82 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "MISSOURI ADVANCES; TULSA LOSES, 78-74". The New York Times. March 14, 1982. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "1981-82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "1981-82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "2021-22 Tulsa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Tulsa Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
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