Jump to content

1981–82 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1981–82 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball
TAAC tournament champions
ConferenceTrans America Athletic Conference
Record19–11 (9–7 TAAC)
Head coach
Home arenaFant–Ewing Coliseum
Seasons
1981–82 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arkansas–Little Rock 12 4   .750 19 8   .704
Northwestern State 10 6   .625 19 9   .679
Northeast Louisiana 9 7   .563 19 11   .633
Centenary 9 7   .563 17 12   .586
Mercer 8 8   .500 16 11   .593
Georgia Southern 8 8   .500 14 13   .519
Houston Baptist 8 8   .500 13 14   .481
Samford 6 10   .375 11 15   .423
Hardin–Simmons 2 14   .125 6 20   .231
1982 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981–82 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Indians, led by first-year head coach Mike Vining, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana, as members of the Trans America Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–11, 9–7 in TAAC play to finish third in the regular season standings. They followed that success by winning the TAAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the West region. Northeast Louisiana fell to No. 6 seed Iowa in the opening round, 70–63.[1]

Roster

[edit]
1981–82 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F Donald Wilson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

[2]

Schedule and results

[edit]
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Jan 17, 1982*
at Louisiana Tech W 76–66  8–5
Memorial Gym 
Ruston, Louisiana
Feb 27, 1982
Georgia Southern W 85–73  16–10
(9–7)
Fant-Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, Louisiana
TAAC tournament
Mar 3, 1982*
Houston Christian
Quarterfinals
W 54–46  17–10
Fant-Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, Louisiana
Mar 4, 1982*
Northwestern State
Semifinals
W 81–64  18–10
Fant-Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, Louisiana
Mar 5, 1982*
Centenary
Championship game
W 98–85  19–10
Fant-Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, Louisiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1982*
(11 W) vs. (6 W) No. 16 Iowa
First round
L 63–70  19–11
Beasley Coliseum (9,420)
Pullman, Washington
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Central.

[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Iowa rallies and wins; Pittsburgh is eliminated". The New York Times. March 13, 1982. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "1981–82 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  3. ^ "Results for 1981–82". University of Louisiana at Monroe Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2023.