# 1981–82 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 11th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 19–10 and a conference record of 12–6, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. IU was invited to participate in the 1982 NCAA Tournament as a 5-seed; the Hoosiers advanced to the second round, but they lost to 4-seed UAB.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 11 | Dan Dakich | G | 6–5 | Fr. | Merrillville, Indiana |
| 20 | Jim Thomas | G | 6–3 | Jr. | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 21 | Winston Morgan | G/F | 6–5 | Fr. | Anderson, Indiana |
| 23 | Chuck Franz | G | 6–2 | Jr. | Clarksville, Indiana |
| 24 | Randy Wittman | G/F | 6–6 | Jr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 25 | Cam Cameron | G | 6–2 | Jr. | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| 30 | Ted Kitchel | F | 6–8 | Jr. | Galveston, Indiana |
| 31 | Tony Brown | G | 6–2 | Jr. | Chicago, Illinois |
| 32 | Landon Turner | F/C | 6–10 | Sr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 33 | Uwe Blab | C | 7–2 | Fr. | Munich, Germany |
| 42 | John Flowers | F | 6–9 | Fr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 43 | Mike LaFave | F | 6–9 | So. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 44 | Rick Rowray | G | 6–6 | Fr. | Muncie, Indiana |
| 54 | Steve Bouchie | F | 6–8 | Jr. | Washington, Indiana |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/28/1981* | No. 12 | Miami (OH) | W 71–64 | 1–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/1/1981* | No. 12 | Notre Dame | W 69–55 | 2–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/8/1981* | No. 10 | at No. 2 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry | L 69–85 | 2–1 | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |
| 12/11/1981* | No. 10 | Colorado State Indiana Classic | W 82–41 | 3–1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/12/1981* | No. 10 | Penn State Indiana Classic | W 80–51 | 4–1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/14/1981* | No. 10 | vs. Tulane | W 77–59 | 5–1 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/19/1981* | No. 13 | Kansas State | W 58–49 | 6–1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/28/1981* | No. 11 | vs. No. 20 Villanova ECAC Holiday Festival | L 59–63 | 6–2 | Madison Square Garden New York City, NY |
| 12/29/1981* | No. 11 | vs. Kansas | L 61–71 | 6–3 | Madison Square Garden New York City, NY |
| 1/7/1982 | | at Michigan State | L 58–65 | 6–4 (0–1) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| 1/9/1982 | | at Northwestern | L 61–75 | 6–5 (0–2) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 1/14/1982 | | Michigan | W 81–51 | 7–5 (1–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/16/1982 | | Ohio State | W 66–61 | 8–5 (2–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/21/1982 | | at Illinois Rivalry | W 54–53 | 9–5 (3–2) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| 1/23/1982 | | Purdue Rivalry | W 77–55 | 10–5 (4–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/28/1982 | | at Wisconsin | W 62–56 | 11–5 (5–2) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| 1/30/1982 | | No. 10 Minnesota | L 62–69 | 11–6 (5–3) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/4/1982 | | at No. 5 Iowa | L 40–62 | 11–7 (5–4) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 2/6/1982 | | at No. 6 Minnesota | W 58–55 | 12–7 (6–4) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 2/11/1982 | | Illinois Rivalry | W 73–60 | 13–7 (7–4) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/13/1982 | | No. 5 Iowa | W 73–58 | 14–7 (8–4) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/18/1982 | No. 20 | Wisconsin | W 88–57 | 15–7 (9–4) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/20/1982 | No. 20 | at Purdue Rivalry | L 65–76 | 15–8 (9–5) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| 2/25/1982 | | at Ohio State | L 65–68 | 15–9 (9–6) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| 2/27/1982 | | at Michigan | W 78–70 | 16–9 (10–6) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| 3/4/1982 | | Northwestern | W 79–49 | 17–9 (11–6) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 3/6/1982 | | Michigan State | W 74–58 | 18–9 (12–6) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/11/1982* | (5) | vs. (12) Robert Morris First Round | W 94–62 | 19–9 (12–6) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| 3/13/1982* | (5) | vs. (4) UAB Second Round | L 70–80 | 19–10 (12–6) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||