1981–82 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

{{CBB roster/Header|year=1981|team=Oregon State Beavers|teamcolors=y|high_school=}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Lester |last=Conner |num=32 |pos=G |ft=6 |in=4 |lbs=180 |class=Sr |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school= |home=Oakland, California |link=y |dab= }}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Charlie |last=Sitton |num=52 |pos=F |ft=6 |in=8 |lbs=205 |class=So |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school=McMinnville, Oregon |home= |link=y |dab= }}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=A.C. |last=Green |num=45 |pos=F |ft=6 |in=9 |lbs=215 |class=Fr |cur_rs= |rs= |high_school= |home=Portland, Oregon |link=y |dab= }}

{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=

• Ralph Miller

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:{{small|Source:}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/oregon-state/1982.html|title=1981–82 Oregon State Beavers Roster and Stats|website=Sports Reference |access-date=August 14, 2021}}

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Oregon State Beavers}}| Regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 28, 1981

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Bradley Braves|title=Bradley}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum

| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon

| gamename =

| score = 81–55

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 4, 1981

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=BYU Cougars|title=Brigham Young}}

| opprank = 15

| site_stadium = Marriott Center

| site_cityst = Provo, Utah

| gamename =

| score = 56–44

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 11, 1981

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 19

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Portland Pilots|title=Portland}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Howard Hall

| site_cityst = Portland, Oregon

| gamename =

| score = 63–68

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 12, 1981

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 19

| opponent = Pepperdine

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum

| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon

| gamename =

| score = 84–69

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 18, 1981

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 20

| opponent = Penn

| opprank =

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Tokyo, Japan

| gamename = Suntory Bowl

| score = 102–64

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 4–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 20, 1981

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 20

| opponent = Louisville

| opprank = 3

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Tokyo, Japan

| gamename = Suntory Bowl

| score = 62–56

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 5–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 26, 1981

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 16

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Portland, Oregon

| gamename = Far West Classic

| score = 88–58

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 6–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 27, 1981

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 15

| opponent = Idaho

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Portland, Oregon

| gamename = Far West Classic

| score = 49–71

| overtime =

| attend = 12,083

| record = 6–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 28, 1981

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 15

| opponent = Portland

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Portland, Oregon

| gamename = Far West Classic

| score = 61–55

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 7–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 2, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 15

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Arizona State Sun Devils|title=Arizona State}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum

| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon

| gamename =

| score = 74–43

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 8–2

| conference = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 4, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 17

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Arizona Wildcats|title=Arizona}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum

| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon

| gamename =

| score = 68–55

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 9–2

| conference = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 9, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 17

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=California Golden Bears|title=California}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Harmon Gym

| site_cityst = Berkeley, California

| gamename =

| score = 74–43

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 10–2

| conference = 3–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 11, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 15

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Stanford Cardinal|title=Stanford}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion

| site_cityst = Stanford, California

| gamename =

| score = 81–38

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 11–2

| conference = 4–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 16, 1982

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 15

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Oregon Ducks|title=Oregon}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McArthur Court

| site_cityst = Eugene, Oregon

| gamename =

| score = 76–61

| overtime =

| attend = 9,318

| record = 12–2

| conference = 5–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 22, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 12

| opponent = Washington State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum

| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon

| gamename =

| score = 64–48

| overtime =

| attend = 10,000

| record = 13–2

| conference = 6–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 23, 1982

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 12

| opponent = Washington

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum

| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon

| gamename =

| score = 63–43

| overtime =

| attend = 10,000

| record = 14–2

| conference = 7–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 29, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 8

| opponent = UCLA

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, California

| gamename =

| score = 68–74

| overtime =

| attend = 12,237

| record = 14–3

| conference = 7–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 30, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 8

| opponent = USC

| opprank =

| site_stadium = L.A. Sports Arena

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, California

| gamename =

| score = 72–55

| overtime =

| attend = 11,004

| record = 15–3

| conference = 8–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 6, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 10

| opponent = Stanford

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum

| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon

| gamename =

| score = 111–81

| overtime =

| attend = 10,000

| record = 16–3

| conference = 9–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 8, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 6

| opponent = California

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum

| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon

| gamename =

| score = 57–50

| overtime =

| attend = 10,000

| record = 17–3

| conference = 10–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 13, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 6

| opponent = Oregon

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum

| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon

| gamename =

| score = 94–51{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TfVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XOIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6222%2C3082048 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Withers |first=Bud |title=Beavers deal Ducks a ghastly defeat |date=February 14, 1982 |page=1C}}

| overtime =

| attend = 10,000

| record = 18–3

| conference = 11–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 18, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 5

| opponent = Washington

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Hec Edmundson Pavilion

| site_cityst = Seattle, Washington

| gamename =

| score = 55–44{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UvVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XOIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6332%2C4315421|work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Withers |first=Bud |title=Third title on OSU horizon? |date=February 19, 1982 |page=1D}}

| overtime =

| attend = 8,978

| record = 19–3

| conference = 12–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 20, 1982

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 5

| opponent = Washington State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Beasley Coliseum

| site_cityst = Pullman, Washington

| gamename =

| score = 40–36{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VPVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XOIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3480%2C4731050 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Withers |first=Bud |title=Beavs add another dimension in 40-36 win |date=February 21, 1982 |page=1B}}

| overtime =

| attend = 9,350

| record = 20–3

| conference = 13–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 26, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 4

| opponent = UCLA

| opprank = 20

| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum

| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon

| gamename =

| score = 72–58{{cite news |title=West Coast Basketball Roundup |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/02/27/West-Coast-Basketball-Roundup/6358383634000/ |publisher=UPI Archives |date=February 26, 1982 |access-date=August 14, 2021}}

| overtime =

| attend = 10,000

| record = 21–3

| conference = 14–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 27, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 4

| opponent = USC

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum

| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon

| gamename =

| score = 45–36

| overtime =

| attend = 10,000

| record = 22–3

| conference = 15–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 5, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 4

| opponent = Arizona

| opprank =

| site_stadium = McKale Center

| site_cityst = Tucson, Arizona

| gamename =

| score = 92–64{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DMVYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XukDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4690%2C1087814|work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Withers |first=Bud |title=Only Ralph isn't happy; OSU 92-64 |date=March 6, 1982 |page=1B}}

| overtime =

| attend = 7,430

| record = 23–3

| conference = 16–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 6, 1982

| time = 3:00 p.m.

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 4

| opponent = Arizona State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = ASU Activities Center

| site_cityst = Tempe, Arizona

| gamename =

| score = 60–68

| overtime =

| attend = 4,700

| record = 23–4

| conference = 16–2

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Oregon State Beavers}}| 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|Mar 12|Friday}}, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 4

| seed = 2W

| opponent = Bye

| opprank =

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst =

| gamename = First round

| tv =

| score =

| overtime =

| record =

| attend =

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 14, 1982

| time = 4:08 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 4

| seed = 2 W

| opponent = Pepperdine

| opprank =

| oppseed = 7 W

| site_stadium = Beasley Coliseum

| site_cityst = Pullman, Washington

| gamename = Second Round

| tv = CBS

| score = 70–51

| overtime =

| attend = 12,340

| record = 24–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|Mar 18|Thursday}}, 1982

| time = 6:10 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 4

| seed = 2 W

| opponent = Idaho

| opprank = 8

| oppseed = 3 W

| site_stadium = Marriott Center

| site_cityst = Provo, Utah

| gamename = West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen

| tv = CBS

| score = 60–42

| overtime =

| attend = 15,237

| record = 25–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 20, 1982

| time = 11:55 a.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 4

| seed = 2 W

| opponent = Georgetown

| opprank = 6

| oppseed = 1 W

| site_stadium = Marriott Center

| site_cityst = Provo, Utah

| gamename = West Regional final – Elite Eight

| tv = CBS

| score = 45–69

| overtime =

| attend = 14,986

| record = 25–5

}}

{{CBB schedule end

| rank =

| poll = AP Poll

| timezone = Pacific

| region = W

| regionname = West

| notes =

}}

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