1981–82 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1981–82 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by third-year head coach Don Corbett, played their home games at the Corbett Sports Center as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–9, 10–2 in MEAC play to finish in first place. They were champions of the MEAC tournament, winning the championship game over Morgan State, to earn an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA tournament where they were defeated by West Virginia, 102–72, in the opening round. This marked the first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in program history and started a streak of seven consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.
- Don Corbett (3rd season)
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MEAC regular season champions MEAC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 19–9 (10–2 MEAC) |
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| Home arena | Corbett Sports Center |
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| North Carolina A&T † | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 10 | – | 15 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 6 | – | 20 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1982 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Dec 5, 1981* |
at Grambling State | L 69–71 | 0–1 |
Tiger Memorial Gym Grambling, Louisiana | |||||||
| 1982 MEAC tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 6, 1982* |
vs. Florida A&M Semifinals |
W 47–45 | 18–8 |
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |||||||
| Mar 7, 1982* |
vs. Howard Championship game |
W 79–67 | 19–8 |
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |||||||
| 1982 NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 11, 1982* |
vs. No. 14 West Virginia First Round |
L 72–102 | 19–9 |
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Awards and honors
- Joe Binion – MEAC Player of the Year