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1981–82 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

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1981–82 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
Record23–8 (10–4 Big Eight)
Head coach
Assistant coachLon Kruger (3rd season)
Home arenaAhearn Field House
Seasons
1981–82 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Missouri 12 2   .857 27 4   .871
Kansas State 10 4   .714 23 8   .742
Oklahoma 8 6   .571 22 11   .667
Nebraska 7 7   .500 16 12   .571
Oklahoma State 7 7   .500 15 12   .556
Iowa State 5 9   .357 10 17   .370
Kansas 4 10   .286 13 14   .481
Colorado 3 11   .214 11 16   .407
1982 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1981–82 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 1981-82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

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1981–82 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 12 Tim Jankovich 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Manhattan, Kansas
F 45 Ed Nealy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Sr Bonner Springs, Kansas
F 52 Randy Reed 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr St. Louis, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
November 28*
Northern Iowa W 86–50  1–0
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
November 30*
Stewart B.C. W 91–44  2–0
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
December 3*
Auburn-Montgomery W 83–46  3–0
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
December 5*
at Illinois L 49–55  3–1
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
December 9*
Arizona W 63–55  4–1
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
December 12*
Wisconsin-Parkside W 83–63  5–1
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
December 19*
at Indiana L 49–58  5–2
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
December 21*
No. 8 Minnesota W 62–52  6–2
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
December 30*
Southern Illinois W 82–53  7–2
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
January 4*
UNLV W 82–65  8–2
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
January 6*
Marquette W 70–65  9–2
Ahearn Field House (11,010)
Manhattan, Kansas
January 9*
Western Illinois W 67–57  10–2
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
January 13
7:40 pm, KSHB
Iowa State W 75–55  11–2
(1—0)
Ahearn Field House (11,220)
Manhattan, Kansas
January 16
at Colorado W 78–68  12–2
(2—0)
CU Events/Conference Center 
Boulder, Colorado
January 20
Oklahoma W 47–42  13–2
(3—0)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
January 23
No. 18 Kansas
Sunflower Showdown
W 70–53  14–2
(4—0)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
January 27
at Oklahoma State L 53–56  14–3
(4—1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
January 30
No. 14 No. 1 Missouri L 58–59  14–4
(4—2)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
February 3
at Nebraska W 75–64  15–4
(5—2)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
February 6
Colorado W 65–58  16–4
(6—2)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
February 10
at Oklahoma L 58–68  16–5
(6—3)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
February 13
7:35 pm
at Iowa State W 58–49  17–5
(7—3)
Hilton Coliseum (10,134)
Ames, Iowa
February 17
Oklahoma State L 62–72  17–6
(7—4)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
February 20
No. 18 at Kansas
Sunflower Showdown
W 63–53  18–6
(8—4)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
February 24
at No. 5 Missouri W 57–56  19–6
(9—4)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
February 27
Nebraska W 67–50  20–6
(10—4)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Big 8 Tournament
March 2
(2) No. 17 (7) Kansas
Quarterfinals
W 74–62  21–6
(10—4)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
March 5
(2) No. 17 vs. (3) Oklahoma
Semifinals
L 62–68  21–7
(10—4)
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
March 12
(5 MW) vs. Northern Illinois
First Round
W 77–68[3]  22–7
(10—4)
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, Texas
March 14*
(5 MW) vs. (4 MW) No. 12 Arkansas
Second Round
W 65–64  23–7
(10—4)
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, Texas
March 19*
(5 MW) vs. (8 MW) Boston College
Sweet Sixteen
L 65–69  23–8
(10—4)
St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1981-82 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1981-82 Men's Basketball Roster". Kansas State University Athletics. February 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Boston College Defeats San Francisco". The New York Times. March 13, 1982. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "1981-82 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". CBBRef. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "1981-82 K-State Schedule". K-State Basketball. K-State Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2021.