1981–82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

{{Infobox college sports team season

|year=1981–82

|team=Tulsa Golden Hurricane

|sport=Basketball

|image=Tulsa Golden Hurricane logo.svg

|conference=Missouri Valley Conference

|division=

|short_conf=MVC

|CoachRank=11

|APRank=10

|record=24–6

|conf_record=12–4

|head_coach=Nolan Richardson

|hc_year=2nd

|asst_coach1=Scott Edgar

|ac1_year=2nd

|asst_coach2=Andy Stoglin

|ac2_year=

|asst_coach3=

|ac3_year=

|stadium=Tulsa Convention Center

|champion=MVC tournament champion

|tourney=NCAA tournament

|tourney_result=Second round

}}

{{1981–82 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings}}

The 1981–82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1981–82 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center. Led by head coach Nolan Richardson, they finished the season 24–6 overall and 12–4 in conference play to finish second in the MVC standings. The Golden Hurricane won the MVC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Midwest region. Tulsa lost to No. 6 seed and eventual Final Four participant Houston in the round of 32.{{cite news |title=MISSOURI ADVANCES; TULSA LOSES, 78-74 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/14/sports/missouri-advances-tulsa-loses-78-74.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 14, 1982 |access-date=January 26, 2022}}

Roster

{{CBB roster/Header|year=1981|team=Tulsa Golden Hurricane|teamcolors=y}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mike |last=Anderson|num=12|pos=G|ft=|in=|lbs=|class=Sr|link=y|dab=basketball, born 1959|rs=|home=Birmingham, Alabama}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Steve|last=Harris|num=20|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=190|class=Fr|link=y|dab=basketball|rs=|home=Kansas City, Missouri}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ricky|last=Ross|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=7|lbs=|class=So|link=|dab=|rs=|home= }}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Paul|last=Pressey|num=25|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=180|class=Sr|link=y|dab=|rs=|home=Richmond, Virginia}}

{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=Nolan Richardson

|asst_coach=

}}

{{cite web |title=1981-82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats |website=Sports Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/tulsa/1982.html |access-date=January 26, 2022}}

Schedule and results

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Tulsa Golden Hurricane}}| Regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 28, 1981

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 11

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=United States International Gulls |title=U.S. International}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center

| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma

| gamename =

| score = 89–62

| overtime =

| attend = 8,473

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 3, 1981

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 9

| opponent = North Carolina

| opprank = 1

| site_stadium = Carmichael Auditorium

| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, North Carolina

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN

| score = 70–78

| overtime =

| attend = 10,000

| record = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 5, 1981

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 11

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=St. Mary's Rattlers |title=St. Mary's (TX)}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center

| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma

| gamename =

| score = 57–43

| overtime =

| attend = 8,288

| record = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 8, 1981

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 14

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=none|team=Oklahoma State Cowboys|title=Oklahoma State}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Gallagher-Iba Arena

| site_cityst = Stillwater, Oklahoma

| gamename =

| tv = KTUL-TV

| score = 93–82

| overtime =

| attend = 7,000

| record = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 11, 1981

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 14

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=TCU Horned Frogs|title=Texas Christian}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center

| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma

| gamename =

| tv = Cable

| score = 72–62

| overtime =

| attend = 8,074

| record = 4–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 12, 1981

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 14

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Oral Roberts Golden Eagles|title=Oral Roberts}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center

| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma

| gamename =

| tv = Cable

| score = 80–63

| overtime =

| attend = 8,249

| record = 5–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 19, 1981

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 12

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Central Florida Golden Knights|title=Central Florida}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center

| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma

| gamename =

| score = 69–58

| overtime =

| attend = 7,905

| record = 6–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 22, 1981

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 14

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Florida Southern Moccasins|title=Florida Southern}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center

| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma

| gamename =

| score = 94–68

| overtime =

| attend = 7,851

| record = 7–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 2, 1982

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 13

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Oklahoma Sooners|title=Oklahoma}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center

| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma

| gamename =

| tv = Cable

| score = 98–96

| overtime =

| attend = 8,804

| record = 8–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 4, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 13

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Creighton Bluejays|title=Creighton}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center

| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma

| gamename =

| score = 80–55

| overtime =

| attend = 8,871

| record = 9–1

| conference = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 9, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 10

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=New Mexico State Aggies|title=New Mexico State}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Pan American Center

| site_cityst = Las Cruces, New Mexico

| gamename =

| tv = MVC-TV

| score = 66–74

| overtime =

| attend = 10,848

| record = 9–2

| conference = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 11, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 10

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=West Texas State Buffaloes |title=West Texas State}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = WT Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Canyon, Texas

| gamename =

| tv = Cable

| score = 98–84

| overtime =

| attend = 4,029

| record = 10–2

| conference = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 14, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 18

| opponent = Drake

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center

| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma

| gamename =

| tv = Cable

| score = 71–54

| overtime =

| attend = 8,764

| record = 11–2

| conference = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 16, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 18

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Wichita State Shockers|title=Wichita State}}

| opprank = 16

| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center

| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma

| gamename =

| tv = CBS

| score = 99–88

| overtime =

| attend = 9,119

| record = 12–2

| conference = 4–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 21, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 18

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Southern Illinois Salukis|title=Southern Illinois}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = SIU Arena

| site_cityst = Carbondale, Illinois

| gamename =

| tv = Cable

| score = 77–74

| overtime =

| attend = 7,400

| record = 13–2

| conference = 5–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 23, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 10

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Indiana State Sycamores|title=Indiana State}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Hulman Center

| site_cityst = Terre Haute, Indiana

| gamename =

| tv = Cable

| score = 59–60

| overtime =

| attend = 5,124

| record = 13–3

| conference = 5–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 28, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 16

| opponent = West Texas State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center

| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma

| gamename =

| score = 68–61

| overtime =

| attend = 8,759

| record = 14–3

| conference = 6–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 30, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 16

| opponent = New Mexico State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center

| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma

| gamename =

| tv = KJRH

| score = 76–72

| overtime =

| attend = 9,119

| record = 15–3

| conference = 7–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 6, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 11

| opponent = Wichita State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Levitt Arena

| site_cityst = Wichita, Kansas

| gamename =

| tv = MVC-TV

| score = 80–75

| overtime =

| attend = 10,666

| record = 16–3

| conference = 8–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 16, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 7

| opponent = Illinois State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center

| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma

| gamename =

| score = 78–67

| overtime =

| attend = 9,119

| record = 17–3

| conference = 9–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 13, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 7

| opponent = Creighton

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Omaha Civic Auditorium

| site_cityst = Omaha, Nebraska

| gamename =

| tv = Cable

| score = 70–63

| overtime =

| attend = 6,293

| record = 18–3

| conference = 10–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 15, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 6

| opponent = Drake

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Veterans Memorial Auditorium

| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa

| gamename =

| tv = Cable

| score = 55–56

| overtime =

| attend = 7,790

| record = 18–4

| conference = 10–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 20, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 8

| opponent = Indiana State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center

| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma

| gamename =

| tv = MVC-TV

| score = 77–64

| overtime =

| attend = 9,119

| record = 19–4

| conference = 11–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 22, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 8

| opponent = Southern Illinois

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center

| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma

| gamename =

| score = 85–67

| overtime =

| attend = 8,924

| record = 20–4

| conference = 12–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 25, 1982

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 8

| opponent = Oral Roberts

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center

| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma

| gamename =

| tv = KJRH

| score = 91–70

| overtime =

| attend = 9,119

| record = 21–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 27, 1982

| time =

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 8

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

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Robertson Memorial Field House

| site_cityst = Peoria, Illinois

| gamename =

| tv = NBC

| score = 79–82

| overtime = OT

| attend = 7,300

| record = 21–5

| conference = 12–4

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Tulsa Golden Hurricane}}| MVC Tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 5, 1982

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 10

| opponent = Creighton

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center

| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| tv = Cable

| score = 106–81

| overtime =

| attend = 7,932

| record = 22–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 6, 1982

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 10

| opponent = New Mexico State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center

| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma

| gamename = Semifinals

| tv = Cable

| score = 85–61

| overtime =

| attend = 9,119

| record = 23–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 7, 1982

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 10

| opponent = Illinois State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center

| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma

| gamename = Championship game

| tv = NBC

| score = 90–77

| overtime =

| attend = 9,119

| record = 24–5

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Tulsa Golden Hurricane}}| NCAA Tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 13, 1982

| time =

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 10

| seed = 3 MW

| opponent = Houston

| opprank =

| oppseed = 6 MW

| site_stadium = Mabee Center

| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma

| gamename = Second round

| tv = CBS

| score = 74–78

| overtime =

| attend = 10,775

| record = 24–6

}}

{{CBB schedule end

| rank =

| poll = AP

| timezone = Central

| region = ME

| regionname = Mideast

| notes =

}}

{{cite web |title=1981-82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results |website=Sports Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/tulsa/1982-schedule.html |access-date=January 26, 2022}}{{cite web |title=2021-22 Tulsa Men's Basketball Media Guide |url=https://tulsahurricane.com/documents/2021/11/9//TU_MBB21_22_MG_Web_Final.pdf?id=32142 |publisher=Tulsa Athletics |access-date=January 26, 2022}}

{{cite web |url=https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1982_719_University%20of%20Tulsa.pdf|title=1981-1982 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball stats|website= NCAA Career Statistics}}

Rankings

NBA draft

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Tulsa Golden Hurricane| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Team }}

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| 1

| 20

| Paul Pressey

| Milwaukee Bucks

References

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