1981–82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1981–82 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center. Led by head coach Nolan Richardson, they finished the season 24–6 overall and 12–4 in conference play to finish second in the MVC standings. The Golden Hurricane won the MVC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Midwest region. Tulsa lost to No. 6 seed and eventual Final Four participant Houston in the round of 32.^[2]

1981–82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
MVC tournament champion
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 10
Record	24–6 (12–4 MVC)
Head coach	Nolan Richardson (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Scott Edgar (2nd season) Andy Stoglin
Home arena	Tulsa Convention Center
Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →

1981–82 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bradley	13	–	3		.813			26	–	10		.722
No. 10 Tulsa †	12	–	4		.750			24	–	6		.800
Wichita State	12	–	4		.750			23	–	6		.793
New Mexico State	10	–	6		.625			17	–	11		.607
Illinois State	9	–	7		.563			17	–	12		.586
Drake	7	–	9		.438			12	–	15		.444
Southern Illinois	7	–	9		.438			11	–	16		.407
Creighton	4	–	12		.250			7	–	20		.259
Indiana State	3	–	13		.188			9	–	18		.333
West Texas State	3	–	13		.188			11	–	15		.423
† 1982 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

1981–82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 12 Mike Anderson — — Sr Birmingham, Alabama G 20 Steve Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Kansas City, Missouri G 24 Ricky Ross 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So   G 25 Paul Pressey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Richmond, Virginia	Head coach Nolan Richardson Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1981*	No. 11	U.S. International	W 89–62	1–0	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 3, 1981*	No. 9	at No. 1 North Carolina	L 70–78	1–1	Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 5, 1981*	No. 11	St. Mary's (TX)	W 57–43	2–1	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 8, 1981*	No. 14	at Oklahoma State	W 93–82	3–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 11, 1981*	No. 14	Texas Christian	W 72–62	4–1	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 12, 1981*	No. 14	Oral Roberts	W 80–63	5–1	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 19, 1981*	No. 12	Central Florida	W 69–58	6–1	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 22, 1981*	No. 14	Florida Southern	W 94–68	7–1	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 2, 1982*	No. 13	Oklahoma	W 98–96	8–1	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 4, 1982	No. 13	Creighton	W 80–55	9–1 (1–0)	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 9, 1982	No. 10	at New Mexico State	L 66–74	9–2 (1–1)	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 11, 1982	No. 10	at West Texas State	W 98–84	10–2 (2–1)	WT Fieldhouse  Canyon, Texas
Jan 14, 1982	No. 18	Drake	W 71–54	11–2 (3–1)	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 16, 1982	No. 18	No. 16 Wichita State	W 99–88	12–2 (4–1)	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 21, 1982	No. 18	at Southern Illinois	W 77–74	13–2 (5–1)	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 23, 1982	No. 10	at Indiana State	L 59–60	13–3 (5–2)	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, Indiana
Jan 28, 1982	No. 16	West Texas State	W 68–61	14–3 (6–2)	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 30, 1982	No. 16	New Mexico State	W 76–72	15–3 (7–2)	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 6, 1982	No. 11	at Wichita State	W 80–75	16–3 (8–2)	Levitt Arena  Wichita, Kansas
Feb 16, 1982	No. 7	Illinois State	W 78–67	17–3 (9–2)	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 13, 1982	No. 7	at Creighton	W 70–63	18–3 (10–2)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 15, 1982	No. 6	at Drake	L 55–56	18–4 (10–3)	Veterans Memorial Auditorium  Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 20, 1982	No. 8	Indiana State	W 77–64	19–4 (11–3)	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 22, 1982	No. 8	Southern Illinois	W 85–67	20–4 (12–3)	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 25, 1982*	No. 8	Oral Roberts	W 91–70	21–4	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 27, 1982	No. 8	at Bradley	L 79–82 ^OT	21–5 (12–4)	Robertson Memorial Field House  Peoria, Illinois
MVC Tournament
Mar 5, 1982*	No. 10	Creighton Quarterfinals	W 106–81	22–5	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 6, 1982*	No. 10	New Mexico State Semifinals	W 85–61	23–5	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 7, 1982*	No. 10	Illinois State Championship game	W 90–77	24–5	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1982*	(3 MW) No. 10	vs. (6 MW) Houston Second round	L 74–78	24–6	Mabee Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. All times are in Central.

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Rankings

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

NBA Draft

Main article: 1982 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
1	20	Paul Pressey	Milwaukee Bucks

References

1. sports-reference.com 1981-82 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
2. "MISSOURI ADVANCES; TULSA LOSES, 78-74". The New York Times. March 14, 1982. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
3. "1981-82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
4. "1981-82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
5. "2021-22 Tulsa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Tulsa Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2022.