1981–82 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 11th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1981–82 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1981–82 record19–10 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainTed Kitchel
Landon Turner
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1981–82 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Minnesota144 .778  236  .793
No. 16 Iowa126 .667  218  .724
Ohio State126 .667  2110  .677
Indiana126 .667  1910  .655
Purdue117 .611  1814  .563
Illinois108 .556  1811  .621
Michigan State612 .333  1117  .393
Michigan612 .333  720  .259
Northwestern414 .222  819  .296
Wisconsin*117 .056  423  .148
Rankings from AP Poll
*Wisconsin forfeited all games after Jan 25, 1982 due to NCAA sanctions.
Disputed record (3–15, 6–23)

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 19–10 and a conference record of 12–6, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. IU was invited to participate in the 1982 NCAA Tournament as a 5-seed; the Hoosiers advanced to the second round, but they lost to 4-seed UAB.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
11Dan DakichG6–5Fr.Merrillville, Indiana
20Jim ThomasG6–3Jr.Fort Lauderdale, Florida
21Winston MorganG/F6–5Fr.Anderson, Indiana
23Chuck FranzG6–2Jr.Clarksville, Indiana
24Randy WittmanG/F6–6Jr.Indianapolis, Indiana
25Cam CameronG6–2Jr.Terre Haute, Indiana
30Ted KitchelF6–8Jr.Galveston, Indiana
31Tony BrownG6–2Jr.Chicago, Illinois
32Landon TurnerF/C6–10Sr.Indianapolis, Indiana
33Uwe BlabC7–2Fr.Munich, Germany
42John FlowersF6–9Fr.Fort Wayne, Indiana
43Mike LaFaveF6–9So.Indianapolis, Indiana
44Rick RowrayG6–6Fr.Muncie, Indiana
54Steve BouchieF6–8Jr.Washington, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/28/1981*
No. 12 Miami (OH) W 71–64  1–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/1/1981*
No. 12 Notre Dame W 69–55  2–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/8/1981*
No. 10 at No. 2 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
L 69–85  2–1
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
12/11/1981*
No. 10 Colorado State
Indiana Classic
W 82–41  3–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/12/1981*
No. 10 Penn State
Indiana Classic
W 80–51  4–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/14/1981*
No. 10 vs. Tulane W 77–59  5–1
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, IN
12/19/1981*
No. 13 Kansas State W 58–49  6–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/28/1981*
No. 11 vs. No. 20 Villanova L 59–63  6–2
Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY
12/29/1981*
No. 11 vs. Kansas L 61–71  6–3
Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY
1/7/1982
at Michigan State L 58–65  6–4 (0–1)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
1/9/1982
at Northwestern L 61–75  6–5 (0–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
1/14/1982
Michigan W 81–51  7–5 (1–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/16/1982
Ohio State W 66–61  8–5 (2–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/21/1982
at Illinois
Rivalry
W 54–53  9–5 (3–2)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
1/23/1982
Purdue
Rivalry
W 77–55  10–5 (4–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/28/1982
at Wisconsin W 62–56  11–5 (5–2)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
1/30/1982
No. 10 Minnesota L 62–69  11–6 (5–3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/4/1982
at No. 5 Iowa L 40–62  11–7 (5–4)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/6/1982
at No. 6 Minnesota W 58–55  12–7 (6–4)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
2/11/1982
Illinois
Rivalry
W 73–60  13–7 (7–4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/13/1982
No. 5 Iowa W 73–58  14–7 (8–4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/18/1982
No. 20 Wisconsin W 88–57  15–7 (9–4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/20/1982
No. 20 at Purdue
Rivalry
L 65–76  15–8 (9–5)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
2/25/1982
at Ohio State L 65–68  15–9 (9–6)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
2/27/1982
at Michigan W 78–70  16–9 (10–6)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
3/4/1982
Northwestern W 79–49  17–9 (11–6)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
3/6/1982
Michigan State W 74–58  18–9 (12–6)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
NCAA Tournament
3/11/1982*
No. (5) vs. No. (12) Robert Morris
First Round
W 94–62  19–9 (12–6)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
3/13/1982*
No. (5) vs. No. (4) UAB
Second Round
L 70–80  19–10 (12–6)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
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