# 1981–82 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represented the Long Beach State University in the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. the 49ers Led by fourth year head coach Tex Winter and they finished season with a record of 12-16, 7-7.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| Nov 30, 1981* | | Weber State | W 75–67 | 1–0 | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California |
| Dec 4, 1981* | | vs. Vanderbilt | L 70–72 | 1–1 | |
| Dec 5, 1981* | | vs. New Mexico State | W 85–70 | 2–1 | |
| Dec 8, 1981* | | No. 4 Wichita State | L 71–94 | 2–2 | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California |
| Dec 12, 1981* | | USC | L 66–74 | 2–3 | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California |
| Dec 21, 1981* | | Texas Tech | L 71–83 | 2–4 | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California |
| Dec 22, 1981* | | at San Diego State | L 84–92 | 2–5 | San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California |
| Dec 28, 1981* | | at Idaho State | L 72–79 | 2–6 | Holt Arena Pocatello, Idaho |
| Dec 30, 1981* | | at Boise State | W 85–73 | 3–6 | Bronco Gymnasium Boise, Idaho |
| Jan 2, 1982* | | at No. 9 Minnesota | L 67–75 | 3–7 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Jan 9, 1982* | | Pepperdine | W 80–78 | 4–7 | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California |
| PCAA regular season ||||||
| Jan 14, 1982 | | UC Santa Barbara | L 59–71 | 4–8 (0–1) | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California |
| Jan 16, 1982 | | Cal State Fullerton | W 59–56 | 5–8 (1–1) | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California |
| Jan 21, 1982 | | at Utah State | L 82–90 | 5–9 (1–2) | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah |
| Jan 23, 1982 | | at Pacific | L 58–60 | 5–10 (1–3) | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California |
| Jan 28, 1982 | | UC Irvine | L 68–78 | 5–11 (1–4) | Long Beach Arena (5,396) Long Beach, California |
| Jan 30, 1982 | | at UC Irvine | L 59–71 | 5–12 (1–5) | Crawford Hall (5,479) Irvine, California |
| Jan 31, 1982* | | at UNLV | L 61–97 | 5–13 (1–5) | Las Vegas Convention Center Winchester, Nevada |
| Feb 4, 1982 | | No. 17 Fresno State | W 45–42 $^{OT}$ | 6–13 (2–5) | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California |
| Feb 6, 1982 | | San Jose State | W 47–45 | 7–13 (3–5) | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California |
| Feb 11, 1982 | | at No. 18 Fresno State | L 45–54 | 7–14 (3–6) | Selland Arena Fresno, California |
| Feb 13, 1982 | | at San Jose State | W 57–56 | 8–14 (4–6) | San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California |
| Feb 19, 1982 | | Utah State | W 73–54 | 9–14 (5–6) | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California |
| Feb 20, 1982 | | Pacific | W 83–69 | 10–14 (6–6) | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California |
| Feb 25, 1982 | | at UC Santa Barbara | W 79–76 | 11–14 (7–6) | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California |
| Feb 27, 1982 | | Cal State Fullerton | L 76–77 | 11–15 (7–7) | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California |
| PCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 1982 | (5) | vs. (4) San Jose State First round | W 71–68 | 12–15 (7–7) | Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California |
| Mar 5, 1982 | (5) | vs. (1) No. 12 Fresno State Semifinals | L 55–76 | 12–16 (7–7) | Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 3 | 48 | Craig Hodges | San Diego Clippers |
| 4 | 81 | Dino Gregory | Washington Bullets |