1981–82 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

{{Infobox NCAA team season

|sport=Basketball

|year=1981-82

|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons

|image=Wake Forest University Athletic logo.svg

|image_size=100

|conference=Atlantic Coast Conference

|short_conf=ACC

|record=21–9

|conf_record=9–5

|head_coach=Carl Tacy

|hc_year=10th

|asst_coach1=

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|arena=Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum

|tourney=NCAA tournament

|tourney_result=Second round

}}

The 1981–82 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Carl Tacy, the team finished the season with an overall record of 21–9 (9–5 ACC) and received a bid to the NCAA tournament.

Roster

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Delaney|last=Rudd|num=15|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=175|class=Fr|link=y|home=Hollister, North Carolina}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Guy|last=Morgan|num=35 |pos=G|ft=6|in=8|lbs=|class=Sr|link=y|dab=basketball|home=Virginia Beach, Virginia }}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jim|last=Johnstone|num=54 |pos=F|ft=6|in=11|lbs=|class=Sr|link=y|dab=basketball|home= }}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Anthony |last=Teachey |num=55|pos=C|ft=6|in=9|lbs=210|class=So|link=y|home=Goldsboro, North Carolina}}

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|head_coach=

Carl Tacy ({{college|Davis & Elkins}})

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{{cite web|url=https://godeacs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1981-82 |title=1981-82 Men's Basketball Roster |access-date=March 5, 2023}}

Schedule and results

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Wake Forest Demon Deacons}}| Regular Season

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| date = Nov 28, 1981

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| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Richmond Spiders|title=Richmond}}

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| site_stadium = Robins Center

| site_cityst = Richmond, Virginia

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| score = 61–64

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| record = 0–1

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 12, 1981

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| opponent = Marquette

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| site_stadium = MECCA Arena

| site_cityst = Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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| score = 68–65

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| attend = 11,052

| record = 3–1

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 28, 1981

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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=none|team=LSU Tigers|title=LSU}}

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| site_cityst = New Orleans, Louisiana

| gamename = Sugar Bowl Tournament

| score = 64–70

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| record = 5–2

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 29, 1981

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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1981|sex=men|team=Purdue Boilermakers|title=Purdue}}

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| site_cityst = New Orleans, Louisiana

| gamename = Sugar Bowl Tournament

| score = 76–68

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| record = 6–2

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| date = Feb 27, 1982

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| opponent = NC State

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| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum

| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina

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| score = 50–46

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| record = 19–7

| conference = 9–5

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Wake Forest Demon Deacons}}| ACC tournament

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| date = Mar 5, 1982

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| nonconf = yes

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| neutral = yes

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| opponent = Duke

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| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum

| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| score = 88–53

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| record = 20–7

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 6, 1982

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| opponent = Virginia

| opprank = 3

| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum

| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina

| gamename = Semifinals

| score = 49–51

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| record = 20–8

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Wake Forest Demon Deacons}}| NCAA tournament

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| date = Mar 11, 1982

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| nonconf = yes

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| neutral = yes

| rank = 18

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| opponent = Old Dominion

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| site_stadium = Charlotte Coliseum

| site_cityst = Charlotte, North Carolina

| gamename = First round

| score = 74–57

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| record = 21–8

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 13, 1982

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| nonconf = yes

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| neutral = yes

| rank = 18

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| opponent = Memphis State

| opprank = 9

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| site_stadium = Charlotte Coliseum

| site_cityst = Charlotte, North Carolina

| gamename = Second round

| score = 55–56{{cite news |title=Georgetown, N. Carolina Gain; Memphis State Tops Wake Forest |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/14/sports/georgetown-n-carolina-gain-memphis-state-tops-wake-forest.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 14, 1982 |access-date=March 6, 2023}}

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| record = 21–9

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