1981–82 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1981–82 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball

Southwest Conference Tournament champions Southwest Conference regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 12
Record	23–6 (12–4 SWC)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (8th season)
Home arena	Barnhill Arena
Seasons← 1980–81 1982–83 →

1981–82 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 12 Arkansas †	12	–	4	.750	23	–	6	.793
Houston	11	–	5	.688	25	–	8	.758
Texas A&M	10	–	6	.625	20	–	11	.645
Baylor	9	–	7	.563	17	–	11	.607
TCU	9	–	7	.563	16	–	13	.552
Texas Tech	8	–	8	.500	17	–	11	.607
Texas	6	–	10	.375	16	–	10	.615
Rice	6	–	10	.375	15	–	15	.500
SMU	1	–	15	.063	6	–	21	.222

† 1982 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1981–82 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Sutton, serving for his eighth year. The team played its home games in Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. This team finished second in the SWC regular season standings, and lost in the semifinals of the conference tournament. In the 1982 NCAA Tournament, the Hogs were defeated by Kansas State in the round of 32.

Roster

1982–83 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	20	Darrell Walker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Arkansas–Fort Smith	Chicago, Illinois
G	21	Alvin Robertson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Crowder College	Barberton, Ohio
C	35	Joe Kleine	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Notre Dame	Slater, Missouri
C	44	Scott Hastings	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Independence High School	Independence, Kansas

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Feb 27, 1982		Texas Tech	W 67–61	21–5 (12–4)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
SWC Tournament
Mar 3, 1982*		vs. Texas Christian Semifinals	W 80–70	22–5	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Mar 4, 1982*		vs. Houston Championship game	W 84–69	23–5	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1982*	(4 MW) No. 12	vs. (5 MW) Kansas State Second round	L 64–65	23–6	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

Player	Round	Pick	NBA club
Scott Hastings	2	29	New York Knicks

"1981–82 Arkansas Razorbacks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
"1981-82 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
*ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 890–891. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
"1982 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 26, 2022.

v t e Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Venues	Schmidt Gymnasium (1923–1937) Men's Gymnasium (1937–1955) Barnhill Arena (1955–1993) Bud Walton Arena (1993–present)
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics