1981–82 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

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1981–82 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Auburn Tigers logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record14–14 (7–11 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arena Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
  1980–81
1982–83  
1981–82 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Kentucky 135 .722228  .733
Tennessee 135 .7222010  .667
No. 13 Alabama126 .667247  .774
Ole Miss 117 .6111812  .600
LSU 117 .6111414  .500
Georgia 108 .5561912  .613
Vanderbilt 711 .3891513  .536
Auburn 711 .3891414  .500
Mississippi State 414 .222819  .296
Florida 216 .111522  .185
1982 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

The 1981–82 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1981–82 college basketball season. The team was coached by Sonny Smith, who was in his fourth season.

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The Tigers' key signee was freshman Charles Barkley from Leeds High School in Birmingham, Alabama. Other key newcomers were junior college transfers Odell Mostellar and .Earl Hayes

The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 14-14, 7–11 in SEC play. The team advanced to the second round of the 1982 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, where they lost to Kentucky. [2]

Roster

1981–82 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 12Odell Mostellar6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)185 lb(84 kg)JrChattooga High SchoolSummerville, GA
G 13Sam Fitten6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)170 lb(77 kg)FrDadeville High SchoolDadeville, AL
G 14Tim James6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)160 lb(73 kg)JrDougherty High SchoolAlbany, GA
G 21Mark Reed6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)170 lb(77 kg)FrS. Park High SchoolWinston-Salem, NC
G 22Randall Ridley5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)180 lb(82 kg)JrPiedmont High SchoolPiedmont, AL
G 23Alvin Mumphord6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)170 lb(77 kg)JrCarver High SchoolBirmingham, AL
F 24Mark Cahill6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)195 lb(88 kg)SoStone Mountain High SchoolStone Mountain, GA
F 25Bill Sawyer6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)195 lb(88 kg)SoChristopher Columbus High SchoolCoral Gables, FL
F 30Randy Price6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)175 lb(79 kg)JrAthens Bible High SchoolAthens, AL
F/C 32 Darrell Lockhart 6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)235 lb(107 kg)JrRobert E. Lee High SchoolThomaston, GA
C 33Frank Poindexter6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)195 lb(88 kg)JrEvans High SchoolOrlando, FL
F/C 34 Charles Barkley 6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)240 lb(109 kg)FrLeeds High SchoolBirmingham, AL
F 44Earl Hayes6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)230 lb(104 kg)JrMontevallo High SchoolMontevallo, AL
F 51Gary Godfrey6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)210 lb(95 kg)FrNorth Shore High SchoolNorth Palm Beach, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1981*
Mississippi College W 88–54 1–0
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum  
Auburn, Alabama
Dec 2, 1981*
Stetson W 60–59 2–0
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Dec 5, 1981*
Austin Peay W 67–56 3–0
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Dec 7, 1981*
at  Tennessee Tech W 88–61 4–0
Eblen Center  
Cookeville, Tennessee
Dec 12, 1981
at  Tennessee L 79–86 4–1
(0–1)
Stokely Athletics Center  
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 19, 1981*
at  Florida State W 77–76 5–1
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center  
Tallahassee, Florida
Dec 21, 1981*
Cal State Chico W 104–61 6–1
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Dec 29, 1981*
vs.  William & Mary
Iron Duke Classic
L 48–58 6–2
Cameron Indoor Stadium  
Durham, North Carolina
Dec 30, 1981*
at  Duke
Iron Duke Classic
L 71–72 6–3
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Jan 2, 1982
Ole Miss W 75–71 7–3
(1–1)
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Jan 6, 1982
at No. 3  Kentucky L 71–83 7–4
(1–2)
Rupp Arena  
Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 9, 1982
Florida W 80–60 8–4
(2–2)
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Jan 13, 1982
at  Vanderbilt L 68–78 8–5
(2–3)
Memorial Gymnasium  
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 16, 1982
Mississippi State W 62–49 9–5
(3–3)
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Jan 20, 1982
at  LSU L 68–69 9–6
(3–4)
Maravich Assembly Center  
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 23, 1982
Georgia W 82–74 10–6
(4–4)
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Jan 27, 1982
No. 13  Alabama L 65–67 10–7
(4–5)
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Jan 30, 1982
at  Ole Miss L 57–64 10–8
(4–6)
Tad Smith Coliseum  
Oxford, Mississippi
Feb 3, 1982
No. 9 KentuckyW 83–81 OT11–8
(5–6)
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Feb 6, 1982
at FloridaL 66–69 11–9
(5–7)
O'Connell Center  
Gainesville, Florida
Feb 10, 1982
VanderbiltL 60–71 11–10
(5–8)
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Feb 13, 1982
at Mississippi StateL 45–59 11–11
(5–9)
Humphrey Coliseum  
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 17, 1982
LSUW 82–72 12–11
(6–9)
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Feb 20, 1982
at GeorgiaL 56–57 12–12
(6–10)
Stegeman Coliseum  
Athens, Georgia
Feb 24, 1982
at No. 17 AlabamaL 72–74 12–13
(6–11)
Memorial Coliseum  
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 27, 1982
No. 19 TennesseeW 56–54 13–13
(7–11)
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
SEC Tournament
Mar 3, 1982
(8) (9) Mississippi StateW 38–36 OT14–13
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 4, 1982
(8) (1) No. 15 KentuckyL 66–89 14–14
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. sports-reference.com 1981-82 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. "1980-81 Auburn Tigers Men 's Schedule and Results".
  3. "1981-82 Men's Basketball Schedule". Auburn University Athletics . Retrieved March 7, 2023.