1981–82 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Digger Phelps and was ranked in the Associated Press poll for the entirety of the season. The Fighting Irish finished the regular season with a record of 10–17.

1981–82 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
1981–82 record10–17
Head coach
CaptainMike Mitchell (1st year)
Home arenaJoyce Center
1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 DePaul    262  .929
Marquette    239  .719
Dayton    219  .700
New Orleans    188  .692
UNLV    2010  .667
Cleveland State    1710  .630
Southeastern Louisiana    1611  .593
Southern Mississippi    1511  .577
Penn State    1512  .556
Tennessee State    1312  .520
Eastern Illinois    1413  .519
Green Bay    1413  .519
Illinois-Chicago    1413  .519
Western Illinois    1413  .519
Charleston Southern    1313  .500
South Carolina    1415  .483
UNC Wilmington    1314  .481
Northern Iowa    1215  .444
Stetson    1215  .444
Campbell    1116  .407
Notre Dame    1017  .370
U.S. International    918  .333
Valparaiso    918  .333
Texas-San Antonio    819  .296
Nicholls State    620  .231
Texas-Rio Grande Valley    520  .200
Utica    422  .154
Georgia State    423  .148
As of [1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Guard Mike Mitchell was the team's captain and leading scorer, averaging 6.4 points per game.

Roster

1981–82 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 25 Marc Kelly 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) Sr La Crescenta, California
G 15 Mike Mitchell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) Sr San Bruno, California
G 23 John Paxson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Kettering, Ohio
G 33 Tom Sluby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Washington, DC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 28
St. Joseph (IN) W 82–52  1–0
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 1
at Indiana L 55–69  1–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
December 5
UCLA L 49–75  1–2
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 7
Murray State L 54–56  1–3
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 12
Northern Illinois L 65–70  1–4
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 22
Valparaiso W 75–60  2–4
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 29
at Kentucky L 28–34 OT 2–5
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
January 2
at Missouri L 70–92  2–6
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
January 4
at La Salle L 61–66  2–7
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 6
vs. No. 2 Virginia L 54–87  2–8
Capital Centre 
Landover, Maryland
January 12
vs. San Francisco L 55–57  2–9
Oakland Coliseum 
Oakland, California
January 16
Davidson W 59–45  3–9
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 19
Villanova L 46–48  3–10
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 23
Maryland W 55–51  4–10
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 25
No. 8 Idaho W 50–48  5–10
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 27
Maine W 79–55  6–10
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 30
Marquette L 62–70  6–11
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 2
San Francisco W 75–66  7–11
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 7
at UCLA L 47–48  7–12
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
February 13
North Carolina State L 42–62  7–13
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 18
vs. Seton Hall L 58–71  7–14
Izod Center 
East Rutherford, NJ
February 20
at South Carolina W 59–55  8–14
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 23
Fordham L 50–65  8–15
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 27
DePaul L 69–81  8–16
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
March 2
Northern Iowa W 86–56  9–16
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
March 6
at Dayton W 86–56  9–17
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
March 7
vs. Michigan W 53–52  10–17
Silverdome 
Pontiac, Michigan
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

[2][3]

Players selected in NBA drafts

YearRoundPickPlayerNBA Club
1983119John PaxsonSan Antonio Spurs
1983598Tim AndreeChicago Bulls
19839202Bill VarnerMilwaukee Bucks
1984241Tom SlubyDallas Mavericks

[4]

References

  1. "1981-82 Independent Season Summary".
  2. "1981-82 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  3. "2018_19_MBB_Media_Guide_season" (PDF). Notre Dame Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  4. "Notre Dame draft history at basketball-reference.com". Retrieved March 3, 2019.


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