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1981–82 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team

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1981–82 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball
MEAC regular season champions
MEAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record19–9 (10–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Home arenaCorbett Sports Center
Seasons
1981–82 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Carolina A&T 10 2   .833 19 9   .679
Howard 9 3   .750 17 11   .607
South Carolina State 7 5   .583 10 15   .400
Florida A&M 5 7   .417 10 17   .370
Delaware State 4 8   .333 13 13   .500
Bethune–Cookman 4 8   .333 10 18   .357
Maryland Eastern Shore 3 9   .250 6 20   .231
1982 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981–82 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by third-year head coach Don Corbett, played their home games at the Corbett Sports Center as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–9, 10–2 in MEAC play to finish in first place. They were champions of the MEAC tournament, winning the championship game over Morgan State, to earn an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA tournament where they were defeated by West Virginia, 102–72, in the opening round. This marked the first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in program history and started a streak of seven consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.

Roster

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1981–82 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 25 Joe Binion 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Rochester, New York
G 34 Eric Boyd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Dec 5, 1981*
at Grambling State L 69–71  0–1
Tiger Memorial Gym 
Grambling, Louisiana
1982 MEAC tournament
Mar 6, 1982*
vs. Florida A&M
Semifinals
W 47–45  18–8
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 7, 1982*
vs. Howard
Championship game
W 79–67  19–8
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1982 NCAA tournament
Mar 11, 1982*
vs. No. 14 West Virginia
First Round
L 72–102  19–9
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "1981-82 Men's Basketball Schedule". North Carolina A&T Athletics. Retrieved June 4, 2022.