1981–82 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1981–82 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball

Big Ten Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 7
Record	23–6 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim Dutcher
Assistant coach	Jimmy Williams
Home arena	Williams Arena
Seasons← 1980–811982–83 →

1981–82 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Minnesota	14	–	4	.778	23	–	6	.793
No. 16 Iowa	12	–	6	.667	21	–	8	.724
Ohio State	12	–	6	.667	21	–	10	.677
Indiana	12	–	6	.667	19	–	10	.655
Purdue	11	–	7	.611	18	–	14	.563
Illinois	10	–	8	.556	18	–	11	.621
Michigan State	6	–	12	.333	11	–	17	.393
Michigan	6	–	12	.333	7	–	20	.259
Northwestern	4	–	14	.222	8	–	19	.296
Wisconsin*	1	–	17	.056	4	–	23	.148

Rankings from AP Poll *Wisconsin forfeited all games after Jan 25, 1982 due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (3–15, 6–23)

The 1981–82 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Jim Dutcher, the Gophers won the Big Ten title with a conference record of 14–4, and finished with an overall record of 23–6.

Roster

1981–82 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F/C	20	Jim Petersen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	St. Louis Park, Minnesota
G	32	Trent Tucker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr
C	45	Randy Breuer	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Lake City, Minnesota

Head coach

Jim Dutcher (Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 30, 1981*	No. 10	San Francisco State	W 88–69	1–0	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 2, 1981*	No. 10	Dayton	W 90–74	2–0	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 4, 1981*	No. 10	at Loyola-Chicago	W 61–60	3–0	Alumni Gym Chicago, Illinois
Dec 8, 1981*	No. 8	Drake	W 80–55	4–0	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 19, 1981*	No. 8	at Marquette	W 76–54	5–0	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 21, 1981*	No. 8	at Kansas State	L 52–62	5–1	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 28, 1981*	No. 9	Army Pillsbury Classic	W 79–37	6–1	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 29, 1981*	No. 9	Arizona Pillsbury Classic	W 91–62	7–1	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 2, 1982*	No. 9	Long Beach State	W 75–67	8–1	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Big Ten Conference Regular season
Jan 7, 1982	No. 6	at Ohio State	L 47–49	8–2 (0–1)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Jan 9, 1982	No. 6	at Michigan State	W 64–58	9–2 (1–1)	Jenison Field House East Lansing, Michigan
Jan 14, 1982	No. 11	No. 5 Iowa	W 61–56	10–2 (2–1)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 16, 1982	No. 11	Michigan	W 67–58	11–2 (3–1)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 21, 1982	No. 5	at Wisconsin	W 78–57	12–2 (4–1)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 23, 1982	No. 5	Illinois	L 57–64	12–3 (4–2)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 28, 1982	No. 10	at Northwestern	W 61–53	13–3 (5–2)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
Jan 30, 1982	No. 10	at Indiana	W 69–62	14–3 (6–2)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 4, 1982	No. 6	Purdue	W 73–50	15–3 (7–2)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 6, 1982	No. 6	Indiana	L 55–58	15–4 (7–3)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 11, 1982	No. 9	Wisconsin	W 71–60	16–4 (8–3)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 13, 1982	No. 9	at Purdue	W 53–52	17–4 (9–3)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 18, 1982	No. 8	Northwestern	W 76–66	18–4 (10–3)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 20, 1982	No. 8	at Illinois	L 65–77	18–5 (10–4)	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
Feb 25, 1982	No. 13	at Michigan	W 61–50	19–5 (11–4)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
Feb 27, 1982	No. 13	at No. 11 Iowa	W 57–55	20–5 (12–4)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 4, 1982	No. 7	Michigan State	W 54–51	21–5 (13–4)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 6, 1982	No. 7	Ohio State	W 87–75	22–5 (14–4)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1982*	(2 ME) No. 7	vs. (10 ME) Chattanooga Second Round	W 62–61	23–5	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 18, 1982*	(2 ME) No. 7	vs. (3 ME) No. 20 Louisville Mideast Regional semifinal	L 61–67	23–6	Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast.

Rankings

Main article: 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Team players in the 1982 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	6	Trent Tucker	New York Knicks

References

"1981-82 Minnesota Golden Gophers Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 18, 2019.
Kirkpatrick, Curry (March 8, 1982). "It Wasn't A Fond Farewell". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
"Minnesota Takes Big 10 Title". New York Times. March 7, 1982. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
"ALA.-BIRMINGHAM OUSTS VIRGINIA; GEORGETOWN GAINS; CAVALIERS LOSE BY 68-66-GOPHERS BOW TO LOUISVILLE". New York Times. March 19, 1982. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
"2020-21 Minnesota Golden Gophers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
"1982 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 7, 2021.

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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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