# 1981–82 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

The 1981–82 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in the 1981–82 college basketball season. This was head coach Paul Webb's 7th season at Old Dominion. The Monarchs competed in the ECAC South Conference and played their home games at the ODU Fieldhouse. They finished the season 18–12, 5–4 in ECAC South play to finish in third place during the regular season. They won the ECAC South tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 10 seed in the East Region where they were beaten by 7 seed Wake Forest in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 23, 1981* | | Belgrade-Yugoslavia | W 88–76 | | Norfolk Scope (6,066) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1981* | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 84–57 | 1–0 | Norfolk Scope (5,746) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Dec 3, 1981* | | Norfolk State | W 76–61 | 2–0 | Norfolk Scope (8,900) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Dec 5, 1981* | | at Rhode Island | W 62–56 | 3–0 | Keaney Gymnasium (4,695) Kingston, Rhode Island |
| Dec 9, 1981* | | Marquette | L 70–75 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | Norfolk Scope (7,259) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Dec 12, 1981* | | at Virginia Tech | L 72–100 | 3–2 | Cassell Coliseum (9,850) Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Dec 19, 1981* | | at Dayton | L 77–78 $^{OT}$ | 3–3 | UD Arena (9,240) Dayton, Ohio |
| Dec 22, 1981* | | at VCU | L 55–61 | 3–4 | Richmond Coliseum (3,700) Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 4, 1982* | | Howard | W 93–65 | 4–4 | Norfolk Scope (3,952) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 8, 1982* | | Colgate ODU Classic | W 70–47 | 5–4 | Norfolk Scope (4,145) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 9, 1982* | | Wagner ODU Classic | W 72–61 | 6–4 | Norfolk Scope (5,543) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 13, 1982* | | at VMI | W 88–51 | 7–4 | Cameron Hall (700) Lexington, Virginia |
| Jan 16, 1982* | | No. 4 DePaul | L 60–70 | 7–5 | Norfolk Scope (10,253) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 20, 1982 | | at James Madison Rivalry | L 48–60 | 7–6 (0–1) | JMU Convocation Center (5,100) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| Jan 23, 1982 | | at William & Mary | L 59–60 $^{OT}$ | 7–7 (0–2) | Kaplan Arena (7,000) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Jan 25, 1982* | | Duquesne | L 75–79 | 7–8 | Norfolk Scope (5,510) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 27, 1982 | | George Mason | W 71–63 | 8–8 (1–2) | Norfolk Scope (3,719) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 30, 1982* | | VCU | W 61–58 | 9–8 | Norfolk Scope (6,607) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 1, 1982* | | Boston University | W 71–61 | 10–8 | Norfolk Scope (5,897) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 3, 1982 | | Richmond | W 80–57 | 11–8 (2–2) | Norfolk Scope (5,789) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 6, 1982* | | at Saint Joseph's | L 63–69 | 11–9 | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (4,834) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 10, 1982 | | at East Carolina | W 80–73 | 12–9 (3–2) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (2,750) Greenville, North Carolina |
| Feb 13, 1982 | | Navy | W 81–55 | 13–9 (4–2) | Norfolk Scope (6,599) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 17, 1982 | | William & Mary | W 66–45 | 14–9 (5–2) | Norfolk Scope (6,586) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 20, 1982* | | at Stetson | W 68–66 | 15–9 | Edmunds Center (3,510) DeLand, Florida |
| Feb 22, 1982 | | at Richmond | L 62–63 | 15–10 (5–3) | Robins Center (4,527) Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 27, 1982 | | James Madison Rivalry | L 41–43 | 15–11 (5–4) | Norfolk Scope (6,680) Norfolk, Virginia |
| ECAC South tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 1982* | (3) | (6) George Mason Quarterfinals | W 70–62 | 16–11 | Norfolk Scope (4,500) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Mar 5, 1982* | (3) | vs. (2) Richmond Semifinals | W 77–69 | 17–11 | Norfolk Scope (5,500) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Mar 6, 1982* | (3) | (1) James Madison Championship game | W 58–57 | 18–11 | Norfolk Scope (7,500) Norfolk, Virginia |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1982* | (10 E) | vs. (7 E) No. 18 Wake Forest First round | L 57–74 | 18–12 | Charlotte Coliseum (11,220) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||