1981–82 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team

The 1981–82 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by third-year head coach Don Corbett, played their home games at the Corbett Sports Center as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–9, 10–2 in MEAC play to finish in first place. They were champions of the MEAC tournament, winning the championship game over Morgan State, to earn an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA tournament where they were defeated by West Virginia, 102–72, in the opening round. This marked the first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in program history and started a streak of seven consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.

1981–82 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball
MEAC regular season champions MEAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	19–9 (10–2 MEAC)
Head coach	Don Corbett (3rd season)
Home arena	Corbett Sports Center

1981–82 MEAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Carolina A&T †	10	–	2		.833			19	–	9		.679
Howard	9	–	3		.750			17	–	11		.607
South Carolina State	7	–	5		.583			10	–	15		.400
Florida A&M	5	–	7		.417			10	–	17		.370
Delaware State	4	–	8		.333			13	–	13		.500
Bethune–Cookman	4	–	8		.333			10	–	18		.357
Maryland Eastern Shore	3	–	9		.250			6	–	20		.231
† 1982 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1981–82 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 25 Joe Binion 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Rochester, New York G 34 Eric Boyd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr	Head coach Don Corbett 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 (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 5, 1981*		at Grambling State	L 69–71	0–1	Tiger Memorial Gym  Grambling, Louisiana
1982 MEAC tournament
Mar 6, 1982*		vs. Florida A&M Semifinals	W 47–45	18–8	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 7, 1982*		vs. Howard Championship game	W 79–67	19–8	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1982 NCAA tournament
Mar 11, 1982*		vs. No. 14 West Virginia First Round	L 72–102	19–9	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors

• Joe Binion – MEAC Player of the Year