:1981–82 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=1981–82
|team=Auburn Tigers
|image=Auburn Tigers logo.svg
|image_size=125
|conference=Southeastern Conference
|short_conf=SEC
|record=14–14
|conf_record=7–11
|head_coach=Sonny Smith
|hc_year=4th
|asst_coach1=Roger Banks
|asst_coach2=Mack McCarthy
|asst_coach3=Tevester Anderson
|stadium=Memorial Coliseum
}}
{{1981–82 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1981–82 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1981–82 college basketball season. The team was coached by Sonny Smith, who was in his fourth season.
The Tigers' key signee was freshman Charles Barkley from Leeds High School in Birmingham, Alabama. Other key newcomers were junior college transfers Odell Mostellar and .Earl Hayes
The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 14-14, 7–11 in SEC play. The team advanced to the second round of the 1982 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, where they lost to Kentucky.{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/auburn/men/1981-schedule.html | title=1980-81 Auburn Tigers Men 's Schedule and Results }}
Roster
{{CBB roster/Header|year=1981|team=Auburn Tigers|teamcolors=y|high_school=yes}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Odell|last=Mostellar|dab=|num=12|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=185|class=Jr|rs=|link=|home=Summerville, GA|high_school=Chattooga High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Sam|last=Fitten|dab=|num=13|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=170|class=Fr|rs=|link=|home=Dadeville, AL|high_school=Dadeville High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tim|last=James|dab=|num=14|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=160|class=Jr|rs=|link=|home=Albany, GA|high_school=Dougherty High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mark|last=Reed|dab=|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=170|class=Fr|rs=|link=|home=Winston-Salem, NC|high_school=S. Park High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Randall|last=Ridley|dab=|num=22|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|lbs=180|class=Jr|rs=|link=|home=Piedmont, AL|high_school=Piedmont High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Alvin|last=Mumphord|dab=|num=23|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=170|class=Jr|rs=|link=|home=Birmingham, AL|high_school=Carver High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mark|last=Cahill|dab=|num=24|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=195|class=So|rs=|link=|home=Stone Mountain, GA|high_school=Stone Mountain High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Bill|last=Sawyer|dab=|num=25|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=195|class=So|rs=|link=|home=Coral Gables, FL|high_school=Christopher Columbus High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Randy|last=Price|dab=|num=30|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=175|class=Jr|rs=|link=|home=Athens, AL|high_school=Athens Bible High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Darrell|last=Lockhart|dab=|num=32|pos=F/C|ft=6|in=9|lbs=235|class=Jr|rs=|link=y|home=Thomaston, GA|high_school=Robert E. Lee High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Frank|last=Poindexter|dab=|num=33|pos=C|ft=6|in=6|lbs=195|class=Jr|rs=|link=|home=Orlando, FL|high_school=Evans High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Charles|last=Barkley|dab=|num=34|pos=F/C|ft=6|in=6|lbs=240|class=Fr|rs=|link=y|home=Birmingham, AL|high_school=Leeds High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Earl|last=Hayes|dab=|num=44|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=230|class=Jr|rs=|link=|home=Montevallo, AL|high_school=Montevallo High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Gary|last=Godfrey|dab=|num=51|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=210|class=Fr|rs=|link=|home=North Palm Beach, FL|high_school=North Shore High School}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
|asst_coach=
- Herbert Greene
- Mack McCarthy
- Herman Williams
|roster_url=https://auburntigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1981-82?view=1
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|attend=yes}}
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Auburn Tigers}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 30, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Mississippi College Choctaws|title=Mississippi College}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Auburn, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 88–54
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 2, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Stetson Hatters|title=Stetson}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Auburn, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 60–59
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 5, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Austin Peay Governors|title=Austin Peay}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Auburn, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 67–56
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 7, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|title=Tennessee Tech}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Eblen Center
| site_cityst = Cookeville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 88–61
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 12, 1981
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tennessee
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stokely Athletics Center
| site_cityst = Knoxville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 79–86
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–1
| conference = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 19, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Florida State Seminoles|title=Florida State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 77–76
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 21, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Chico State Wildcats|title=Cal State Chico}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Auburn, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 104–61
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 29, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=William & Mary Tribe|title=William & Mary}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, North Carolina
| gamename = Iron Duke Classic
| score = 48–58
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 30, 1981
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Duke
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, North Carolina
| gamename = Iron Duke Classic
| score = 71–72
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 2, 1982
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Ole Miss Rebels|title=Ole Miss}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Auburn, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 75–71
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–3
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 6, 1982
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kentucky
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Rupp Arena
| site_cityst = Lexington, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 71–83
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–4
| conference = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 9, 1982
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Florida Gators|title=Florida}}
| site_stadium = Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Auburn, Alabama
| score = 80–60
| record = 8–4
| conference = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 13, 1982
| away = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Vanderbilt Commodores|title=Vanderbilt}}
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| score = 68–78
| record = 8–5
| conference = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 16, 1982
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Mississippi State Bulldogs|title=Mississippi State}}
| site_stadium = Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Auburn, Alabama
| score = 62–49
| record = 9–5
| conference = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 20, 1982
| away = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=LSU Tigers|title=LSU}}
| site_stadium = Maravich Assembly Center
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, Louisiana
| score = 68–69
| record = 9–6
| conference = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 23, 1982
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Georgia Bulldogs|title=Georgia}}
| site_stadium = Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Auburn, Alabama
| score = 82–74
| record = 10–6
| conference = 4–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 27, 1982
| opponent = Alabama
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Auburn, Alabama
| score = 65–67
| record = 10–7
| conference = 4–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 30, 1982
| away = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Ole Miss Rebels|title=Ole Miss}}
| site_stadium = Tad Smith Coliseum
| site_cityst = Oxford, Mississippi
| score = 57–64
| record = 10–8
| conference = 4–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 3, 1982
| opponent = Kentucky
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Auburn, Alabama
| score = 83–81
| overtime = OT
| record = 11–8
| conference = 5–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 6, 1982
| away = yes
| opponent = Florida
| site_stadium = O'Connell Center
| site_cityst = Gainesville, Florida
| score = 66–69
| record = 11–9
| conference = 5–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 10, 1982
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| site_stadium = Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Auburn, Alabama
| score = 60–71
| record = 11–10
| conference = 5–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 13, 1982
| away = yes
| opponent = Mississippi State
| site_stadium = Humphrey Coliseum
| site_cityst = Starkville, Mississippi
| score = 45–59
| record = 11–11
| conference = 5–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 17, 1982
| opponent = LSU
| site_stadium = Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Auburn, Alabama
| score = 82–72
| record = 12–11
| conference = 6–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 20, 1982
| away = yes
| opponent = Georgia
| site_stadium = Stegeman Coliseum
| site_cityst = Athens, Georgia
| score = 56–57
| record = 12–12
| conference = 6–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 24, 1982
| away = yes
| opponent = Alabama
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, Alabama
| score = 72–74
| record = 12–13
| conference = 6–11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 27, 1982
| opponent = Tennessee
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Auburn, Alabama
| score = 56–54
| record = 13–13
| conference = 7–11
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Auburn Tigers}}| 1982 SEC men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 3, 1982
| seed = 8
| opponent = Mississippi State
| oppseed = 9
| site_stadium = Rupp Arena
| site_cityst = Lexington, Kentucky
| score = 38–36
| overtime = OT
| record = 14–13
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 4, 1982
| seed = 8
| opponent = Kentucky
| opprank = 15
| oppseed = 1
| site_stadium = Rupp Arena
| site_cityst = Lexington, Kentucky
| score = 66–89
| record = 14–14
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll = AP poll
| timezone = Central Time
| region =
| regionname =
}}
{{cite web |title=1981-82 Men's Basketball Schedule |url=https://auburntigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1981-82 |publisher=Auburn University Athletics |access-date=March 7, 2023}}
References
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