1981–82 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Digger Phelps and was ranked in the Associated Press poll for the entirety of the season. The Fighting Irish finished the regular season with a record of 10–17.

1981–82 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
1981–82 record10–17
Head coachDigger Phelps (11th season)
CaptainMike Mitchell (1st year)
Home arenaJoyce Center

Guard Mike Mitchell was the team's captain and leading scorer, averaging 6.4 points per game.

Roster

1981–82 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 25 Marc Kelly 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) Sr La Crescenta, California
G 15 Mike Mitchell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) Sr San Bruno, California
G 23 John Paxson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Kettering, Ohio
G 33 Tom Sluby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Washington, DC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 28
St. Joseph (IN) W 82–52  1–0
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 1
at Indiana L 55–69  1–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
December 5
UCLA L 49–75  1–2
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 7
Murray State L 54–56  1–3
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 12
Northern Illinois L 65–70  1–4
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 22
Valparaiso W 75–60  2–4
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 29
at Kentucky L 28–34 OT 2–5
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
January 2
at Missouri L 70–92  2–6
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
January 4
at La Salle L 61–66  2–7
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 6
vs. No. 2 Virginia L 54–87  2–8
Capital Centre 
Landover, Maryland
January 12
vs. San Francisco L 55–57  2–9
Oakland Coliseum 
Oakland, California
January 16
Davidson W 59–45  3–9
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 19
Villanova L 46–48  3–10
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 23
Maryland W 55–51  4–10
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 25
No. 8 Idaho W 50–48  5–10
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 27
Maine W 79–55  6–10
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 30
Marquette L 62–70  6–11
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 2
San Francisco W 75–66  7–11
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 7
at UCLA L 47–48  7–12
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
February 13
North Carolina State L 42–62  7–13
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 18
vs. Seton Hall L 58–71  7–14
Izod Center 
East Rutherford, NJ
February 20
at South Carolina W 59–55  8–14
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 23
Fordham L 50–65  8–15
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 27
DePaul L 69–81  8–16
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
March 2
Northern Iowa W 86–56  9–16
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
March 6
at Dayton W 86–56  9–17
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
March 7
vs. Michigan W 53–52  10–17
Silverdome 
Pontiac, Michigan
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

[1][2]

Players selected in NBA drafts

YearRoundPickPlayerNBA Club
1983119John PaxsonSan Antonio Spurs
1983598Tim AndreeChicago Bulls
19839202Bill VarnerMilwaukee Bucks
1984241Tom SlubyDallas Mavericks

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References

  1. "1981-82 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  2. "2018_19_MBB_Media_Guide_season" (PDF). Notre Dame Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  3. "Notre Dame draft history at basketball-reference.com". Retrieved March 3, 2019.


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