1981–82 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by eleventh-year head coach Marv Harshman, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

1981–82 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record19–10 (11–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coachBob Johnson
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
Seasons
1981–82 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Oregon State 16 2   .889 25 5   .833
No. 19 UCLA 14 4   .778 21 6   .778
USC 13 5   .722 19 9   .679
Washington 11 7   .611 19 10   .655
Washington State 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
California 8 10   .444 14 13   .519
Arizona State 8 10   .444 13 14   .481
Oregon 4 14   .222 9 18   .333
Arizona 4 14   .222 9 18   .333
Stanford 2 16   .111 7 20   .259
As of April 15, 1982[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were 18–9 overall in the regular season and 11–7 in conference play, fourth in the standings.[2] The Huskies dropped their last five games of the regular season.[3] There was no conference tournament yet; it debuted five years later.

Washington played in the National Invitation Tournament and defeated BYU in the first round by three points in Provo, Utah.[4][5] In the second round in Seattle, the Huskies lost by four points to Texas A&M.[6][7][8]

Roster edit

1981–82 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 24 Steve Burks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Kansas City, Missouri
F 30 Dan Caldwell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Seattle, Washington
F 34 Alan Fields 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Yorktown, Indiana
F 22 Steve Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Kirkland, Washington
G 15 David Koehler 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Corona Del Mar, CA
C 35 Kenny Lyles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Seattle, Washington
F 31 Detlef Schrempf 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Leverkusen
F 21 Brad Watson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Seattle, Washington
G 32 Shag Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Yakima, Washington
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Postseason results edit

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
National Invitation Tournament
Wed, March 10*
6:30 pm
at BYU
First round
W 66–63  19–9
Marriott Center (15,689)
Provo, Utah
Mon, March 15*
Texas A&M
Second round
L 65–69  19–10
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (6,123)
Seattle, Washington
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References edit

  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Final major college standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 10, 1982. p. 4C.
  3. ^ "Washington draws BYU in NIT". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). UPI. March 8, 1982. p. 22.
  4. ^ Rock, Brad (March 11, 1982). "Jupiter Effect ends Y.'s season". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
  5. ^ "Huskies' comeback beats BYU, 66-63". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. March 11, 1982. p. 7C.
  6. ^ "Huskies howl". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 16, 1982. p. 1C.
  7. ^ "Aggies remove Huskies from NIT". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. March 16, 1982. p. 4C.
  8. ^ "Aggies outlast Huskies, 69-65". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). wire services. March 16, 1982. p. 17.

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