1981–82 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team


The 1981–82 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 1981-82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1981–82 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
1981–82 record238 (104 Big Eight)
Head coach
Home arenaAhearn Field House
1981–82 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Missouri122 .857274  .871
Kansas State104 .714238  .742
Oklahoma86 .5712211  .667
Nebraska77 .5001612  .571
Oklahoma State77 .5001512  .556
Iowa State59 .3571017  .370
Kansas410 .2861314  .481
Colorado311 .2141116  .407
1982 Big Eight Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1981–82 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 45 Ed Nealy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)238 lb (108 kg) Sr Bonner Springs, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    November 28*
    Northern Iowa W 86–50  1–0
    Ahearn Field House 
    Manhattan, Kansas
    November 30*
    Stewart B.C. W 91–44  2–0
    Ahearn Field House 
    Manhattan, Kansas
    December 3*
    Auburn-Montgomery W 83–46  3–0
    Ahearn Field House 
    Manhattan, Kansas
    December 5*
    at Illinois L 49–55  3–1
    Assembly Hall 
    Champaign, Illinois
    December 9*
    Arizona W 63–55  4–1
    Ahearn Field House 
    Manhattan, Kansas
    December 12*
    Wisconsin-Parkside W 83–63  5–1
    Ahearn Field House 
    Manhattan, Kansas
    December 19*
    at Indiana L 49–58  5–2
    Assembly Hall 
    Bloomington, Indiana
    December 21*
    Minnesota W 62–52  6–2
    Ahearn Field House 
    Manhattan, Kansas
    December 30*
    Southern Illinois W 82–53  7–2
    Ahearn Field House 
    Manhattan, Kansas
    January 4*
    UNLV W 82–65  8–2
    Ahearn Field House 
    Manhattan, Kansas
    January 6*
    Marquette W 70–65  9–2
    Ahearn Field House 
    Manhattan, Kansas
    January 9*
    Western Illinois W 67–57  10–2
    Ahearn Field House 
    Manhattan, Kansas
    January 13
    Iowa State W 75–55  11–2
    (1—0)
    Ahearn Field House 
    Manhattan, Kansas
    January 16
    at Colorado W 78–68  12–2
    (2—0)
    Coors Events/Conference Center 
    Boulder, Colorado
    January 20
    Oklahoma W 47–42  13–2
    (3—0)
    Ahearn Field House 
    Manhattan, Kansas
    January 23
    Kansas W 70–53  14–2
    (4—0)
    Ahearn Field House 
    Manhattan, Kansas
    January 27
    at Oklahoma State L 53–56  14–3
    (4—1)
    Gallagher-Iba Arena 
    Stillwater, Oklahoma
    January 30
    No. 1 Missouri L 58–59  14–4
    (4—2)
    Ahearn Field House 
    Manhattan, Kansas
    February 3
    at Nebraska W 75–64  15–4
    (5—2)
    Bob Devaney Sports Center 
    Lincoln, Nebraska
    February 6
    Colorado W 65–58  16–4
    (6—2)
    Ahearn Field House 
    Manhattan, Kansas
    February 10
    at Oklahoma L 58–68  16–5
    (6—3)
    Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    February 13
    at Iowa State W 58–49  17–5
    (7—3)
    Hilton Coliseum 
    Ames, Iowa
    February 17
    Oklahoma State L 62–72  18–5
    (7—4)
    Ahearn Field House 
    Manhattan, Kansas
    February 20
    at Kansas W 63–53  19–5
    (8—4)
    Allen Fieldhouse 
    Lawrence, Kansas
    February 24
    at No. 5 Missouri W 57–56  20–5
    (9—4)
    Hearnes Center 
    Columbia, Missouri
    February 27
    Nebraska W 67–50  21–5
    (10—4)
    Ahearn Field House 
    Manhattan, Kansas
    Big 8 Tournament
    March 2
    Kansas W 74–62  22–5
    (10—4)
    Ahearn Field House 
    Manhattan, Kansas
    March 5
    vs. Oklahoma L 62–68  22–6
    (10—4)
    Ahearn Field House 
    Manhattan, Kansas
    NCAA Tournament
    March 12
    vs. Northern Illinois
    First Round
    W 77–68  23–6
    (10—4)
    Reunion Arena 
    Dallas, Texas
    March 14
    vs. Arkansas
    Second Round
    W 65–64  24–6
    (10—4)
    Reunion Arena 
    Dallas, Texas
    March 19
    vs. Boston College
    Sweet Sixteen
    L 65–69  24–7
    (10—4)
    St. Louis Arena 
    St. Louis, Missouri
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

    Source[2][3]

    References

    1. sports-reference.com 1981-82 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
    2. "1981-82 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". CBBRef. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
    3. "1981-82 K-State Schedule". K-State Basketball. K-State Athletics. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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