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]
1981–82 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball | |
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TAAC tournament champions | |
Conference | Trans America Athletic Conference |
Record | 19–11 (9–7 TAAC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Fant–Ewing Coliseum |
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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 |
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "Iowa rallies and wins; Pittsburgh is eliminated". The New York Times. March 13, 1982. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "1981–82 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Results for 1981–82". University of Louisiana at Monroe Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2023.