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1981–82 Temple Owls men's basketball team

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1981–82 Temple Owls men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceEast Coast Conference
Record19–8 (11–0 ECC)
Head coach
Home arenaMcGonigle Hall
Seasons
1982–83 →
1981–82 ECC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Temple 11 0   1.000 19 8   .704
Saint Joseph's 10 1   .909 25 5   .833
American 8 3   .727 21 9   .700
La Salle 7 4   .636 16 13   .552
Drexel 7 4   .636 19 11   .633
Hofstra 4 7   .364 12 16   .429
West
West Chester 8 8   .500 13 14   .481
Rider 7 9   .438 11 16   .407
Lafayette 7 9   .438 12 15   .444
Delaware 6 10   .375 9 17   .346
Bucknell 3 13   .188 7 20   .259
Lehigh 3 13   .188 9 17   .346
1982 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1981–82 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the East Coast Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

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1981–82 Temple Owls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 43 Terence Stansbury 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Newark, Delaware
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 28, 1981
West Chester W 65–53  1–0
(1–0)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 1, 1981*
Utica W 60–43  2–0
(1–0)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 3, 1981
at Lehigh W 60–43  3–0
(2–0)
Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dec 5, 1981*
Fordham W 64–63  4–0
(2–0)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 9, 1981*
South Carolina W 54–51  5–0
(2–0)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 12, 1981
Rider W 88–72  6–0
(3–0)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 19, 1981*
vs. Villanova W 52–48  7–0
(3–0)
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 23, 1981*
at St. John's L 61–68  7–1
(3–0)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
Dec 29, 1981*
vs. Florida W 85–81  8–1
(3–0)
 
 
Dec 29, 1981*
at San Diego State L 64–75  8–2
(3–0)
San Diego Sports Arena 
San Diego, California
Jan 4, 1982*
Pittsburgh L 59–60  8–3
(3–0)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 6, 1982
at Bucknell W 80–54  9–3
(4–0)
Davis Gym 
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Jan 9, 1982*
Navy W 80–64  10–3
(4–0)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 13, 1982
Delaware W 73–49  11–3
(5–0)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 16, 1982
at Hofstra W 61–58  12–3
(6–0)
Physical Fitness Center 
Hempstead, NY
Jan 19, 1982*
at Marist W 61–58  13–3
(6–0)
McCann Field House 
Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan 23, 1982
vs. Saint Joseph's W 82–77  14–3
(7–0)
 
 
Jan 27, 1982*
at Penn State[1] L 50–53  14–4
(7–0)
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
Feb 3, 1982*
vs. Maine W 77–57  15–4
(7–0)
 
 
Feb 6, 1982
at Drexel W 64–44  16–4
(8–0)
Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 9, 1982*
vs. Penn L 56–59  16–5
(8–0)
 
 
Feb 13, 1982*
at William & Mary L 59–68  16–6
(8–0)
William & Mary Hall 
 
Feb 16, 1982
Lafayette W 76–66  17–6
(9–0)
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 20, 1982
vs. La Salle W 86–72  18–6
(10–0)
 
 
Feb 26, 1982
at American W 67–62  19–6
(11–0)
Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall 
 
ECC Tournament
Mar 6, 1982
(1) (9) Drexel
Quarterfinals
L 55–61  19–7
(11–0)
McGonigle Hall (1,600)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NIT Tournament
Mar 12, 1982*
at Georgia
First Round
L 60–73  19–8
(11–0)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ Kowalski, Pete (January 28, 1982). "Lions Cut Down Turnovers, Owls". Centre Daily Times. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "1981-82 Temple Owls Schedule and Results". CBBRef. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 5 November 2023.