1981–82 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team
American college basketball season
1981–82 Wyoming Cowboys basketball | |
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WAC champions | |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 15 |
Record | 23–7 (14–2 WAC) |
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Home arena | War Memorial Fieldhouse |
Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 20 | – | 8 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1981–82 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys, led by third-year head coach Jim Brandenburg, played their home games at War Memorial Fieldhouse in Laramie, Wyoming.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 27, 1981* | Nebraska | W 62–48 | 1–0 | War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Nov 28, 1981* | Portland | W 63–47 | 2–0 | War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Dec 4, 1981* | vs. Canisius Show-Me Classic | W 73–40 | 3–0 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri | |||||||
Dec 5, 1981* | at No. 16 Missouri Show-Me Classic | L 54–64 | 3–1 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri | |||||||
Dec 10, 1981* | at Colorado | L 73–75 | 3–2 | CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado | |||||||
Dec 18, 1981* | vs. California | L 75–77 | 3–3 | | |||||||
Dec 19, 1981* | vs. American | W 71–63 | 4–3 | | |||||||
Dec 29, 1981* | Illinois-Chicago | W 73–53 | 5–3 | War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Jan 2, 1982 | Colorado State | W 51–31 | 6–3 (1–0) | War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Jan 7, 1982 | Utah | W 75–49 | 7–3 (2–0) | War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Jan 9, 1982 | BYU | W 61–42 | 8–3 (3–0) | War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Jan 13, 1982 | at Air Force | W 54–40 | 9–3 (4–0) | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado | |||||||
Jan 15, 1982* | at UNLV | L 58–69 | 9–4 | Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada | |||||||
Jan 22, 1982 | San Diego State | W 77–64 | 10–4 (5–0) | War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Jan 23, 1982 | at BYU | W 27–25 | 11–4 (6–0) | Marriott Center Provo, Utah | |||||||
Jan 25, 1982 | Hawaii | W 87–61 | 12–4 (7–0) | War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Jan 29, 1982 | at UTEP | L 45–51 | 12–5 (7–1) | Special Events Center El Paso, Texas | |||||||
Jan 30, 1982 | at New Mexico | W 75–65 | 13–5 (8–1) | University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||
Feb 6, 1982 | at Utah | W 66–51 | 14–5 (9–1) | Special Events Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Feb 11, 1982 | New Mexico | W 56–45 | 15–5 (10–1) | War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Feb 13, 1982 | UTEP | L 37–43 | 15–6 (10–2) | War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Feb 20, 1982 | Air Force | W 59–29 | 16–6 (11–2) | War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Feb 27, 1982 | at Colorado State | W 63–57 | 17–6 (12–2) | Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado | |||||||
Mar 4, 1982 | at Hawaii | W 39–37 | 18–6 (13–2) | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
Mar 6, 1982 | at San Diego State | W 66–64 OT | 22–6 (14–2) | San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 11, 1982* | (8 W) | vs. (9 W) USC First round | W 61–58 | 23–6 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah | ||||||
Mar 13, 1982* 4:24 pm | (8 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 6 Georgetown Second round | L 43–51[2] | 23–7 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (9,546) Logan, Utah | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Mountain Time. |
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Rankings
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References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1981-82 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Georgetown, N. Carolina Gain; Hoyas Overcome Foul Trouble". The New York Times. March 14, 1982. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ "1981-82 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Wyoming Athletics. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 886–887. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.