# 1981–82 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented the Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific 10 Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by twelfth-year head coach Ralph Miller and played their home games on campus at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon.
Oregon State finished the regular season at 23–4 (16–2 Pac-10), won a third consecutive conference title (by two games), and were ranked fourth in both polls. Despite dropping the regular season finale at Arizona State, they did not drop in the rankings, and were seeded second in the West region of the NCAA tournament.
The Beavers received an opening round bye, defeated Pepperdine in Pullman, and third-seeded Idaho in the Sweet Sixteen at Provo. In the regional final (Elite Eight), Oregon State lost 45–69 to eventual national runner-up Georgetown, and finished at 25–5.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 28, 1981* | | Bradley | W 81–55 | 1–0 | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Dec 4, 1981* | | at No. 15 Brigham Young | W 56–44 | 2–0 | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Dec 11, 1981* | No. 19 | at Portland | L 63–68 | 2–1 | Howard Hall Portland, Oregon |
| Dec 12, 1981* | No. 19 | Pepperdine | W 84–69 | 3–1 | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Dec 18, 1981* | No. 20 | vs. Penn Suntory Bowl | W 102–64 | 4–1 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Dec 20, 1981* | No. 20 | vs. No. 3 Louisville Suntory Bowl | W 62–56 | 5–1 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Dec 26, 1981* | No. 16 | vs. Pittsburgh Far West Classic | W 88–58 | 6–1 | Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon |
| Dec 27, 1981* 7:00 p.m. | No. 15 | vs. Idaho Far West Classic | L 49–71 | 6–2 | Memorial Coliseum (12,083) Portland, Oregon |
| Dec 28, 1981* | No. 15 | at Portland Far West Classic | W 61–55 | 7–2 | Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon |
| Jan 2, 1982 | No. 15 | Arizona State | W 74–43 | 8–2 (1–0) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Jan 4, 1982 | No. 17 | Arizona | W 68–55 | 9–2 (2–0) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Jan 9, 1982 | No. 17 | at California | W 74–43 | 10–2 (3–0) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California |
| Jan 11, 1982 | No. 15 | at Stanford | W 81–38 | 11–2 (4–0) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Jan 16, 1982 8:00 p.m. | No. 15 | at Oregon | W 76–61 | 12–2 (5–0) | McArthur Court (9,318) Eugene, Oregon |
| Jan 22, 1982 | No. 12 | Washington State | W 64–48 | 13–2 (6–0) | Gill Coliseum (10,000) Corvallis, Oregon |
| Jan 23, 1982 7:30 p.m. | No. 12 | Washington | W 63–43 | 14–2 (7–0) | Gill Coliseum (10,000) Corvallis, Oregon |
| Jan 29, 1982 | No. 8 | at UCLA | L 68–74 | 14–3 (7–1) | Pauley Pavilion (12,237) Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 30, 1982 | No. 8 | at USC | W 72–55 | 15–3 (8–1) | L.A. Sports Arena (11,004) Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 6, 1982 | No. 10 | Stanford | W 111–81 | 16–3 (9–1) | Gill Coliseum (10,000) Corvallis, Oregon |
| Feb 8, 1982 | No. 6 | California | W 57–50 | 17–3 (10–1) | Gill Coliseum (10,000) Corvallis, Oregon |
| Feb 13, 1982 | No. 6 | Oregon | W 94–51 | 18–3 (11–1) | Gill Coliseum (10,000) Corvallis, Oregon |
| Feb 18, 1982 | No. 5 | Washington | W 55–44 | 19–3 (12–1) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (8,978) Seattle, Washington |
| Feb 20, 1982 7:30 p.m. | No. 5 | at Washington State | W 40–36 | 20–3 (13–1) | Beasley Coliseum (9,350) Pullman, Washington |
| Feb 26, 1982 | No. 4 | No. 20 UCLA | W 72–58 | 21–3 (14–1) | Gill Coliseum (10,000) Corvallis, Oregon |
| Feb 27, 1982 | No. 4 | USC | W 45–36 | 22–3 (15–1) | Gill Coliseum (10,000) Corvallis, Oregon |
| Mar 5, 1982 | No. 4 | at Arizona | W 92–64 | 23–3 (16–1) | McKale Center (7,430) Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar 6, 1982 3:00 p.m. | No. 4 | at Arizona State | L 60–68 | 23–4 (16–2) | ASU Activities Center (4,700) Tempe, Arizona |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1982 | (2W) No. 4 | Bye First round | | | |
| Mar 14, 1982* 4:08 p.m., CBS | (2 W) No. 4 | vs. (7 W) Pepperdine Second Round | W 70–51 | 24–4 | Beasley Coliseum (12,340) Pullman, Washington |
| Mar 18, 1982* 6:10 p.m., CBS | (2 W) No. 4 | vs. (3 W) No. 8 Idaho West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 60–42 | 25–4 | Marriott Center (15,237) Provo, Utah |
| Mar 20, 1982* 11:55 a.m., CBS | (2 W) No. 4 | vs. (1 W) No. 6 Georgetown West Regional final – Elite Eight | L 45–69 | 25–5 | Marriott Center (14,986) Provo, Utah |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Pacific. ||||||
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## Awards and honors

* Lester Conner – Pac-10 Player of the Year

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 14 | Lester Conner | Golden State Warriors |