1981–82 Alcorn State Braves basketball team

1981–82 Alcorn State Braves basketball
1981–82 Alcorn State Braves basketball
SWAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	22–8 (10–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Davey Whitney (13th season);
Home arena	Physical Education Complex
	Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →

1981–82 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alcorn State †	10	–	2	.833	22	–	8	.733
Jackson State	10	–	2	.833	19	–	9	.679
Texas Southern	8	–	4	.667	21	–	8	.724
Grambling State	6	–	6	.500	12	–	17	.414
Mississippi Valley State	4	–	8	.333	6	–	20	.231
Southern	3	–	9	.250	7	–	18	.280
Prairie View A&M	1	–	11	.083	2	–	23	.080

† 1982 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981–82 Alcorn State Braves basketball team represented Alcorn State University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by head coach Davey Whitney, played their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–8, 10–2 in SWAC. They won the SWAC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. The Braves fell in the first round to No. 6 seed Houston, 94–84.^[1]

Roster

1981–82 Alcorn State Braves men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G		Michael Phelps	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Vicksburg	Vicksburg, Mississippi

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1981*		at No. 16 Missouri	L 51–82	0–1	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Mar 1, 1982*		at North Texas	L 77–83	19–7	Super Pit Denton, Texas
SWAC tournament
Mar 4, 1982*		vs. Prairie View Quarterfinals	W 102–69	20–7	F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mar 5, 1982*		vs. Texas Southern Semifinals	W 85–82	21–7	F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mar 6, 1982*		vs. Jackson State Championship game	W 87–77	22–7	F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 11, 1982*	(11 MW)	vs. (6 MW) Houston First round	L 84–94	22–8	Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

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