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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] In the 1982 NCAA Tournament the Kentucky Wildcats were invited to participate as a #6 seed. But they were upset by Cinderella team Middle Tennessee St. 50–44.

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 15
Record22–8 (13–5 SEC)
Quick facts Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball, SEC Regular Season Co-Champions ...
1981–82 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 15
Record22–8 (13–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaRupp Arena
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1981–82 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Kentucky13–5 .72222–8  .733
Tennessee13–5 .72220–10  .667
No. 13 Alabama †12–6 .66724–7  .774
Ole Miss11–7 .61118–12  .600
LSU11–7 .61114–14  .500
Georgia10–8 .55619–12  .613
Vanderbilt7–11 .38915–13  .536
Auburn7–11 .38914–14  .500
Mississippi State4–14 .2228–19  .296
Florida2–16 .1115–22  .185
† 1982 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1981–82 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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 Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) Fr Centerport, New York
F/C 31 Sam Bowie Injured Current redshirt 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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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*
NBC		 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
TVS		 (1) No. 15 (8) Auburn
Second Round		 W 89–66  21–6
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
March 5, 1982
TVS		 (1) No. 15 (4) Ole Miss
Semifinals		 W 62–58  22–6
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
March 6, 1982
TVS		 (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.
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