1981–82 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

1981–82 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1982 Big Eight Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Missouri Tigers men's basketball
1981–82 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Big Eight Tournament Champions; Big Eight Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
1981–82 record	27–4 (12–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Norm Stewart (15th season)
Home arena	Hearnes Center

The 1981–82 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers won the Big Eight regular season and tournament titles, reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, and finished with an overall record of 27–4 (12–2 Big Eight).

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Big Eight Conference Tournament
Mar 2, 1982*	No. 5	Colorado Big Eight Tournament Quarterfinal	W 72–60	24–3	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
Mar 3, 1982*	No. 5	vs. Nebraska Big Eight Tournament Semifinal	W 58–53	25–3	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
Mar 4, 1982*	No. 5	vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Tournament Championship	W 68–63	26–3	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1982*	(2 MW) No. 5	vs. (7 MW) Marquette	W 73–69	27–3	Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
Mar 19, 1982*	(2 MW) No. 5	vs. (6 MW) Houston	L 78–79	27–4	The Checkerdome St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central.

Rankings

Awards

Ricky Frazier – Big Eight Player of the Year

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References

sports-reference.com 1981-82 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2019-Mar-29.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1981-82 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[2] 2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2019-Mar-29.

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]

Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Venues	Rothwell Gymnasium (1906–1929) Brewer Fieldhouse (1929–1972) Hearnes Center (1972–2004) Mizzou Arena (2004–present)
Rivalries	Illinois Kansas
Culture & lore	The Antlers Truman the Tiger
People	Head coaches Retired jerseys All-Americans Statistical leaders
Seasons	1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Premo-Porretta national championships in bold