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1981–82 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Southwestern Louisiana as an NCAA Independent during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by 6th-year head coach Bobby Paschal, played their home games at Blackham Coliseum in Lafayette, Louisiana. After winning the conference regular season and tournament titles, SW Louisiana received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 8 seed in the East region, SW Louisiana was defeated by Tennessee in the opening round, 61–57.

1981–82 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
Great Alaska Shootout champions
Southland regular season and tournament champions
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record24–8 (8–2 Southland)
Head coach
Home arenaBlackham Coliseum
Seasons
1981–82 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
SW Louisiana † 8 – 2   .800 24 – 8   .750
Lamar 7 – 3   .700 22 – 7   .759
Texas-Arlington 6 – 4   .600 16 – 12   .571
McNeese State 4 – 6   .400 14 – 15   .483
Arkansas State 3 – 7   .300 15 – 11   .577
Louisiana Tech 2 – 8   .200 11 – 16   .407
North Texas State 0 – 0   – 15 – 12   .556
† 1982 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

Roster edit

1981–82 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F Graylin Warner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 So
F Dion Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 So
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1981*
 vs. No. 5 Georgetown
Great Alaska Shootout 		W 70–61  1–0
 Buckner Fieldhouse (3,600)
Fort Richardson, Alaska
Nov 28, 1981*
 vs. Washington State
Great Alaska Shootout 		W 72–59  2–0
 Buckner Fieldhouse (3,600)
Fort Richardson, Alaska
Nov 29, 1981*
 vs. Marquette
Great Alaska Shootout 		W 81–64  3–0
 Buckner Fieldhouse (3,600)
Fort Richardson, Alaska
Dec 3, 1981*
 Siena Heights W 103–67  4–0
 Blackham Coliseum 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 5, 1981*
 Southern Miss W 66–64  5–0
 Blackham Coliseum 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 8, 1981*
 Louisiana College W 91–59  6–0
 Blackham Coliseum 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 11, 1981*
 No. 18 Pacific
Bayou Classic 		W 67–61  7–0
 Blackham Coliseum 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 12, 1981*
 No. 18 Fresno State
Bayou Classic 		W 57–51[3]  8–0
 Blackham Coliseum 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 14, 1981*
 No. 15 New Orleans L 65–70  8–1
 Blackham Coliseum 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 19, 1981*
 No. 15 at Memphis State L 70–82  8–2
 Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 2, 1982*
 Northeast Louisiana W 82–69  9–2
 Blackham Coliseum 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 5, 1982*
 Buffalo W 99–57  10–2
 Blackham Coliseum 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 9, 1982*
 at Marquette L 67–80  10–3
 MECCA Arena (11,052)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 12, 1982*
 Texas–Pan American W 113–89  11–3
 Blackham Coliseum 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 16, 1982*
 at New Orleans W 70–68  12–3
  
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 18, 1982*
 at Stetson L 69–77  12–4
 Edmunds Center 
DeLand, Florida
Jan 21, 1982
 Louisiana Tech W 65–55  13–4
(1–0) 		Blackham Coliseum 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 23, 1982*
 Stetson W 72–54  14–4
 Blackham Coliseum 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 25, 1982
 at Louisiana Tech W 71–51  15–4
(2–0) 		 
Ruston, Louisiana
Jan 30, 1982
 Texas–Arlington W 96–82  16–4
(3–0) 		Blackham Coliseum 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Feb 1, 1982
 at Lamar L 75–82  16–5
(3–1) 		 
Beaumont, Texas
Feb 3, 1982*
 at Texas–Pan American W 75–72  17–5
  
Edinburg, Texas
Feb 6, 1982
 McNeese State W 85–84  18–5
(4–1) 		Blackham Coliseum 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Feb 8, 1982
 at Arkansas State W 62–54  19–5
(5–1) 		 
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Feb 13, 1982
 at Texas–Arlington L 74–84  19–6
(5–2) 		 
Arlington, Texas
Feb 15, 1982*
 at Southern Miss L 75–84  19–7
 Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 20, 1982
 Lamar W 63–59  20–7
(6–2) 		Blackham Coliseum 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Feb 22, 1982
 at McNeese State W 81–77  21–7
(7–2) 		Lake Charles Civic Center 
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Feb 25, 1982
 Arkansas State W 81–70  22–7
(8–2) 		Blackham Coliseum 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Southland Tournament
Mar 6, 1982*
 (1) (4) McNeese State
Semifinals 		W 105–69  23–7
 Blackham Coliseum 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Mar 7, 1982*
 (1) (3) Texas–Arlington
Championship game 		W 81–75  24–7
 Blackham Coliseum 
Lafayette, Louisiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1982*
 (8 ME) vs. (9 ME) Tennessee
First round 		L 57–61  24–8
 Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[4][5]

Rankings edit

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

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References edit

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball 2018-19" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 105. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "1981–82 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "There's No Cagin' the Cajuns". Sports Illustrated. December 21, 1981. Retrieved April 12, 2023. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  4. ^ "Men's Basketball All-Time Records". University of Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "1981-82 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  6. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 888–889. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
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