1981–82 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Jim Dutcher, the Gophers won the Big Ten title with a conference record of 14–4, and finished with an overall record of 23–6.

1981–82 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
Record23–6 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachJimmy Williams
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
1982–83 →
1981–82 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Minnesota 14 4   .778 23 6   .793
No. 16 Iowa 12 6   .667 21 8   .724
Ohio State 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Indiana 12 6   .667 19 10   .655
Purdue 11 7   .611 18 14   .563
Illinois 10 8   .556 18 11   .621
Michigan State 6 12   .333 11 17   .393
Michigan 6 12   .333 7 20   .259
Northwestern 4 14   .222 8 19   .296
Wisconsin* 1 17   .056 4 23   .148
Rankings from AP Poll
*Wisconsin forfeited all games after Jan 25, 1982 due to NCAA sanctions.
Disputed record (3–15, 6–23)

Roster

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1981–82 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F/C 20 Jim Petersen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So St. Louis Park, Minnesota
G 32 Trent Tucker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr  
C 45 Randy Breuer 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Lake City, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 30, 1981*
No. 10 San Francisco State W 88–69  1–0
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 2, 1981*
No. 10 Dayton W 90–74  2–0
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 4, 1981*
No. 10 at Loyola-Chicago W 61–60  3–0
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, Illinois
Dec 8, 1981*
No. 8 Drake W 80–55  4–0
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 19, 1981*
No. 8 at Marquette W 76–54  5–0
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 21, 1981*
No. 8 at Kansas State L 52–62  5–1
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 28, 1981*
No. 9 Army
Pillsbury Classic
W 79–37  6–1
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 29, 1981*
No. 9 Arizona
Pillsbury Classic
W 91–62  7–1
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 2, 1982*
No. 9 Long Beach State W 75–67  8–1
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Big Ten Conference Regular season
Jan 7, 1982
No. 6 at Ohio State L 47–49  8–2
(0–1)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 9, 1982
No. 6 at Michigan State W 64–58  9–2
(1–1)
Jenison Field House 
East Lansing, Michigan
Jan 14, 1982
No. 11 No. 5 Iowa W 61–56  10–2
(2–1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 16, 1982
No. 11 Michigan W 67–58  11–2
(3–1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 21, 1982
No. 5 at Wisconsin W 78–57  12–2
(4–1)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 23, 1982
No. 5 Illinois L 57–64  12–3
(4–2)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 28, 1982
No. 10 at Northwestern W 61–53  13–3
(5–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
Jan 30, 1982
No. 10 at Indiana W 69–62  14–3
(6–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 4, 1982
No. 6 Purdue W 73–50  15–3
(7–2)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 6, 1982
No. 6 Indiana L 55–58  15–4
(7–3)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 11, 1982
No. 9 Wisconsin W 71–60  16–4
(8–3)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 13, 1982
No. 9 at Purdue W 53–52  17–4
(9–3)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 18, 1982
No. 8 Northwestern W 76–66  18–4
(10–3)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 20, 1982
No. 8 at Illinois L 65–77  18–5
(10–4)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
Feb 25, 1982
No. 13 at Michigan W 61–50  19–5
(11–4)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Feb 27, 1982
No. 13 at No. 11 Iowa W 57–55 3OT[2] 20–5
(12–4)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 4, 1982
No. 7 Michigan State W 54–51  21–5
(13–4)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 6, 1982
No. 7 Ohio State W 87–75[3]  22–5
(14–4)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1982*
(2 ME) No. 7 vs. (10 ME) Chattanooga
Second Round
W 62–61  23–5
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 18, 1982*
(2 ME) No. 7 vs. (3 ME) No. 20 Louisville
Mideast Regional semifinal
L 61–67[4]  23–6
Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.

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Rankings

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Team players in the 1982 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 6 Trent Tucker New York Knicks

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References

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  1. ^ "1981-82 Minnesota Golden Gophers Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  2. ^ Kirkpatrick, Curry (March 8, 1982). "It Wasn't A Fond Farewell". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Minnesota Takes Big 10 Title". New York Times. March 7, 1982. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "ALA.-BIRMINGHAM OUSTS VIRGINIA; GEORGETOWN GAINS; CAVALIERS LOSE BY 68-66-GOPHERS BOW TO LOUISVILLE". New York Times. March 19, 1982. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "2020-21 Minnesota Golden Gophers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "1982 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 7, 2021.