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1981–82 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

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1981–82 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record15–12
Head coach
Assistant coachPerry Clark (4th season)
Home arenaRec Hall
Seasons
1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 DePaul   26 2   .929
Marquette   23 9   .719
Dayton   21 9   .700
New Orleans   18 8   .692
UNLV   20 10   .667
Cleveland State   17 10   .630
Southeastern Louisiana   16 11   .593
Southern Mississippi   15 11   .577
Penn State   15 12   .556
Tennessee State   13 12   .520
Eastern Illinois   14 13   .519
Green Bay   14 13   .519
Illinois-Chicago   14 13   .519
Western Illinois   14 13   .519
Charleston Southern   13 13   .500
South Carolina   14 15   .483
UNC Wilmington   13 14   .481
Northern Iowa   12 15   .444
Stetson   12 15   .444
Campbell   11 16   .407
Notre Dame   10 17   .370
U.S. International   9 18   .333
Valparaiso   9 18   .333
Texas-San Antonio   8 19   .296
Nicholls State   6 20   .231
Texas-Rio Grande Valley   5 20   .200
Utica   4 22   .154
Georgia State   4 23   .148
As of [1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981–82 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represented the Pennsylvania State University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 4th-year head coach Dick Harter, and played their home games at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 28
Bloomsburg W 49–48  1–0
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
November 30
Rider W 70–54  2–0
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 2
Indiana State W 60–50  3–0
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 5
at Charlotte L 78–88  3–1
 
Charlotte, NC
December 8
vs. Lafayette W 63–62  4–1
 
 
December 11
vs. SMU W 65–53  5–1
 
 
December 12
at No. 10 Indiana
Indiana Classic
L 51–80  5–2
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
December 19
vs. No. 14 Alabama L 74–88  5–3
 
 
December 21
Nebraska W 60–58  6–3
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
December 28
vs. No. 1 North Carolina
Cable Car Classic
L 50–56 OT 6–4
Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, California
December 29
vs. TCU W 54–49  7–4
 
 
January 2
at No. 8 DePaul L 60–86  7–5
Rosemont Horizon (12,321)
Rosemont, Illinois
January 9
Philadelphia Textile W 84–68  8–5
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 13
South Florida W 63–56  9–5
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 16
Pittsburgh W 52–46  10–5
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 18
at West Virginia L 68–75  10–6
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
January 23
at Penn L 44–58  10–7
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 25
Syracuse L 68–69  10–8
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 27
Temple W 53–50  11–8
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 1
Bradley L 42–59  11–9
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 6
at Navy W 62–54 OT 12–9
Halsey Field House 
 
February 9
at Duquesne W 74–69  13–9
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 15
South Carolina W 62–60  14–9
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 17
at Niagara L 80–92  14–10
Niagara Falls Convention Center 
 
February 20
No. 12 Memphis State L 46–52  14–11
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 22
Westminster W 64–50  15–11
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
March 2
Cleveland State L 61–66  15–12
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "1981-82 Independent Season Summary".
  2. ^ "1981–82 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.