1981–82 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the University of Evansville during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Dick Walters and they played their home games at the Roberts Municipal Stadium (Evansville)as members of the Midwestern City Conference. After winning the MCC regular season championship by two games, the Purple Aces won the MCC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA tournament. They were defeated by Marquette in the opening round.

1981–82 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
MCC Regular season champions
MCC tournament champions
1982 NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceMidwestern City Conference
Record23–6 (10–2 MCC)
Head coach
Home arenaRoberts Municipal Stadium
Seasons
← 1980–81
1982–83 →
1981–82 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Evansville 10 2   .833 23 6   .793
Oral Roberts 8 4   .667 18 12   .600
Loyola-Chicago 8 4   .667 17 12   .586
Oklahoma City 6 6   .500 14 14   .500
Detroit 6 6   .500 10 17   .370
Butler 3 9   .250 7 20   .259
Xavier 1 11   .083 8 20   .286
1982 MCC tournament winner

Roster

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1981–82 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G Brad Leaf 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Indianapolis, IN
C Richie Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Albany, Indiana
F Theren Bullock 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr
G Eric Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
C Emir Turam 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
So
C Kenny Perry 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Rockport, Indiana
F Rick McKinstry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So
G Murray Lendy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
G Jeff Embrey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
C Steve Sherwood 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr
F David Bennett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr
G Steve Sanders 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
George Petrakos
Lance Furr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1981*
Baltimore W 82–51  1–0
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Dec 5, 1981*
at Indiana State L 58–67  1–1
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
Dec 9, 1981*
Southern Illinois W 82–51  2–1
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Dec 12, 1981*
Western Kentucky W 73–70  3–1
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Dec 14, 1981*
at Valparaiso W 78–56  4–1
Hilltop Gym 
Valparaiso, Indiana
Dec 18, 1981*
vs. Cal State Fullerton W 62–51  5–1
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Dec 19, 1981*
at Pepperdine W 77–69  6–1
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Dec 22, 1981*
at Austin Peay W 72–54  7–1
Dunn Center 
Clarksville, Tennessee
Dec 29, 1981*
Tennessee Tech W 67–43  8–1
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Dec 30, 1981*
Murray State W 77–58  9–1
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Jan 2, 1982*
Missouri–St. Louis W 86–47  10–1
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Jan 6, 1982*
at Kansas L 65–72 OT 10–2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan 9, 1982
Xavier W 82–52  11–2
(1–0)
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Jan 16, 1982
at Oral Roberts W 63–62  12–2
(2–0)
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 18, 1982
at Oklahoma City L 54–75  12–3
(2–1)
Frederickson Fieldhouse 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 23, 1982
Loyola–Chicago W 84–80  13–3
(3–1)
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Jan 25, 1982
at Detroit W 86–69  14–3
(4–1)
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, Michigan
Jan 30, 1982
at Butler W 80–47  15–3
(5–1)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Feb 1, 1982
Valparaiso W 80–66  16–3
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Feb 6, 1982
at Xavier W 76–73  17–3
(6–1)
Schmidt Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 10, 1982*
at No. 3 DePaul L 58–59  17–4
Rosemont Horizon (13,137)
Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 13, 1982
Oral Roberts W 71–47  18–4
(7–1)
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Feb 15, 1982
Oklahoma City W 45–41  19–4
(8–1)
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Feb 20, 1982
at Loyola–Chicago W 79–73  20–4
(9–1)
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, Illinois
Feb 22, 1982*
Detroit L 65–69  20–5
(9–2)
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Feb 27, 1982
Butler W 68–58  21–5
(10–2)
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
MCC tournament
Mar 3, 1982*
(1) vs. (4) Oklahoma City
Quarterfinals
W 57–45  22–5
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 4, 1982*
(1) vs. (3) Loyola–Chicago
Championship game
W 81–72  23–5
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
NCAA tournament
Mar 11, 1982*
(10 MW) vs. (7 MW) Marquette
First round
L 62–67  23–6
Mabee Center (8,680)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "2019–20 Evansville Purple Aces Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved April 25, 2023.