1981–82 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

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1981–82 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
Pac-10 champions
ConferencePac-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record25–5 (16–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
MVPLester Conner, G[1]
Home arenaGill Coliseum
Seasons
← 1980–81
1982–83 →
1981–82 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Oregon State 16 – 2   .889 25 – 5   .833
No. 19 UCLA 14 – 4   .778 21 – 6   .778
USC 13 – 5   .722 19 – 9   .679
Washington 11 – 7   .611 19 – 10   .655
Washington State 10 – 8   .556 16 – 14   .533
California 8 – 10   .444 14 – 13   .519
Arizona State 8 – 10   .444 13 – 14   .481
Oregon 4 – 14   .222 9 – 18   .333
Arizona 4 – 14   .222 9 – 18   .333
Stanford 2 – 16   .111 7 – 20   .259
As of April 15, 1982[2]
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1981–82 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented the Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific 10 Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by twelfth-year head coach Ralph Miller and played their home games on campus at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon.

Oregon State finished the regular season at 23–4 (16–2 Pac-10), won a third consecutive conference title (by two games),[3] and were ranked fourth in both polls.[4] Despite dropping the regular season finale at Arizona State,[5] they did not drop in the rankings,[4] and were seeded second in the West region of the NCAA tournament.[6]

The Beavers received an opening round bye, defeated Pepperdine in Pullman,[7][8] and third-seeded Idaho in the Sweet Sixteen at Provo.[9][10][11] In the regional final (Elite Eight), Oregon State lost 45–69 to eventual national runner-up Georgetown,[12][13] and finished at 25–5.[12]

Roster[edit]

1981–82 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 32 Lester Conner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Oakland, California
F 52 Charlie Sitton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So McMinnville, Oregon
F 45 A.C. Green 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Portland, Oregon
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
Source:[14]

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1981*
 Bradley W 81–55  1–0
 Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Dec 4, 1981*
 at No. 15 Brigham Young W 56–44  2–0
 Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Dec 11, 1981*
 No. 19 at Portland L 63–68  2–1
 Howard Hall 
Portland, Oregon
Dec 12, 1981*
 No. 19 Pepperdine W 84–69  3–1
 Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Dec 18, 1981*
 No. 20 vs. Penn
Suntory Bowl 		W 102–64  4–1
  
Tokyo, Japan
Dec 20, 1981*
 No. 20 vs. No. 3 Louisville
Suntory Bowl 		W 62–56  5–1
  
Tokyo, Japan
Dec 26, 1981*
 No. 16 vs. Pittsburgh
Far West Classic 		W 88–58  6–1
 Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, Oregon
Dec 27, 1981*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 15 vs. Idaho
Far West Classic 		L 49–71  6–2
 Memorial Coliseum (12,083)
Portland, Oregon
Dec 28, 1981*
 No. 15 at Portland
Far West Classic 		W 61–55  7–2
 Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, Oregon
Jan 2, 1982
 No. 15 Arizona State W 74–43  8–2
(1–0) 		Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Jan 4, 1982
 No. 17 Arizona W 68–55  9–2
(2–0) 		Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Jan 9, 1982
 No. 17 at California W 74–43  10–2
(3–0) 		Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 11, 1982
 No. 15 at Stanford W 81–38  11–2
(4–0) 		Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan 16, 1982
8:00 p.m. 		No. 15 at Oregon W 76–61  12–2
(5–0) 		McArthur Court (9,318)
Eugene, Oregon
Jan 22, 1982
 No. 12 Washington State W 64–48  13–2
(6–0) 		Gill Coliseum (10,000)
Corvallis, Oregon
Jan 23, 1982
7:30 p.m. 		No. 12 Washington W 63–43  14–2
(7–0) 		Gill Coliseum (10,000)
Corvallis, Oregon
Jan 29, 1982
 No. 8 at UCLA L 68–74  14–3
(7–1) 		Pauley Pavilion (12,237)
Los Angeles, California
Jan 30, 1982
 No. 8 at USC W 72–55  15–3
(8–1) 		L.A. Sports Arena (11,004)
Los Angeles, California
Feb 6, 1982
 No. 10 Stanford W 111–81  16–3
(9–1) 		Gill Coliseum (10,000)
Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 8, 1982
 No. 6 California W 57–50  17–3
(10–1) 		Gill Coliseum (10,000)
Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 13, 1982
 No. 6 Oregon W 94–51[15]  18–3
(11–1) 		Gill Coliseum (10,000)
Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 18, 1982
 No. 5 Washington W 55–44[16]  19–3
(12–1) 		Hec Edmundson Pavilion (8,978)
Seattle, Washington
Feb 20, 1982
7:30 p.m. 		No. 5 at Washington State W 40–36[17]  20–3
(13–1) 		Beasley Coliseum (9,350)
Pullman, Washington
Feb 26, 1982
 No. 4 No. 20 UCLA W 72–58[18]  21–3
(14–1) 		Gill Coliseum (10,000)
Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 27, 1982
 No. 4 USC W 45–36[3]  22–3
(15–1) 		Gill Coliseum (10,000)
Corvallis, Oregon
Mar 5, 1982
 No. 4 at Arizona W 92–64[19]  23–3
(16–1) 		McKale Center (7,430)
Tucson, Arizona
Mar 6, 1982
3:00 p.m. 		No. 4 at Arizona State L 60–68[5]  23–4
(16–2) 		ASU Activities Center (4,700)
Tempe, Arizona
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1982
 (2W) No. 4 Bye
First round 		 
 
Mar 14, 1982*
4:08 p.m., CBS 		(2 W) No. 4 vs. (7 W) Pepperdine
Second Round 		W 70–51[8]  24–4
 Beasley Coliseum (12,340)
Pullman, Washington
Mar 18, 1982*
6:10 p.m., CBS 		(2 W) No. 4 vs. (3 W) No. 8 Idaho
West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 		W 60–42[11]  25–4
 Marriott Center (15,237)
Provo, Utah
Mar 20, 1982*
11:55 a.m., CBS 		(2 W) No. 4 vs. (1 W) No. 6 Georgetown
West Regional final – Elite Eight 		L 45–69[13]  25–5
 Marriott Center (14,986)
Provo, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Pacific.
Source:[20][21]

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors[edit]

NBA draft[edit]

Main article: 1982 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 14 Lester Conner Golden State Warriors

[22]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Conner wins MVP at Beavers' banquet". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 9, 1982. p. 2C.
  2. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Withers, Bud (February 28, 1982). "OSU claims 3rd straight Pac-10 title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  4. ^ a b "Heels, Tech lead polls into tourney". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. March 9, 1982. p. 2C.
  5. ^ a b Withers, Bud (March 7, 1982). "Is Beaver defeat a sign of the future?". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  6. ^ Withers, Bud (March 8, 1982). "Beavers draw a team they've beaten". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  7. ^ Withers, Bud (March 15, 1982). "Beavers tear up the 'El Foldo' label". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  8. ^ a b "Oregon State, Idaho Advance". The New York Times. March 15, 1982. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  9. ^ Withers, Bud (March 18, 1982). "Beavers, Vandals: pair of clones". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  10. ^ Withers, Bud (March 19, 1982). "A surgical job – by George!". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  11. ^ a b "ALA.-BIRMINGHAM OUSTS VIRGINIA; GEORGETOWN GAINS; FRESNO STATE FALLS, 58-40-OREGON STATE ROUTS IDAHO". The New York Times. March 19, 1982. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  12. ^ a b Withers, Bud (March 21, 1982). "Hoyas dam OSU trip, 69-45". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  13. ^ a b "Georgetown, Louisville In Final Four; Hoyas Better Oregon State by 69-45". The New York Times. March 21, 1982. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  14. ^ "1981–82 Oregon State Beavers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  15. ^ Withers, Bud (February 14, 1982). "Beavers deal Ducks a ghastly defeat". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  16. ^ Withers, Bud (February 19, 1982). "Third title on OSU horizon?". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
  17. ^ Withers, Bud (February 21, 1982). "Beavs add another dimension in 40-36 win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  18. ^ "West Coast Basketball Roundup". UPI Archives. February 26, 1982. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  19. ^ Withers, Bud (March 6, 1982). "Only Ralph isn't happy; OSU 92-64". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  20. ^ "2020-21 Oregon State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  21. ^ "1981–82 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  22. ^ "1982 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
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