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1981–82 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1981–82 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Southeastern Conference
No. 14
No. 15
22–8 (13–5 SEC)
Joe B. Hall (10th season)
Rupp Arena

The 1981–82 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Joe B. Hall and the team finished the season with an overall record of 22–8. In the 1982 NCAA Tournament the Kentucky Wildcats were invited to participate as a #6 seed. But they were upset by Cinderella team Middle Tennessee St. 50–44.

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 28, 1981*	No. 3	Akron	W 83–64	1–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
December 5, 1981*	No. 2	Ohio State	W 78–62	2–0	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
December 8, 1981*	No. 2	No. 10 Indiana Rivalry	W 85–69	3–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
December 12, 1981*	No. 2	Kansas	W 77–74 OT	4–0	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
December 18, 1981*	No. 2	Jacksonville	W 107–91	5–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
December 19, 1981*	No. 2	Seton Hall	W 94–78	6–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
December 26, 1981*NBC	No. 2	No. 1 North Carolina	L 69–82	6–1	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
December 29, 1981*	No. 4	Notre Dame	W 34–28 OT	7–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
January 2, 1982	No. 4	Georgia	W 68–66	8–1(1–0)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
January 6, 1982	No. 3	Auburn	W 83–71	9–1(2–0)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
January 9, 1982	No. 3	Tennessee	L 66–70	9–2(2–1)	Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee
January 13, 1982	No. 6	Ole Miss	L 65–67	9–3(2–2)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
January 16, 1982	No. 6	No. 13 Alabama	W 86–69	10–3(3–2)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
January 20, 1982	No. 9	Florida	W 91–76	11–3(4–2)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
January 23, 1982	No. 9	Vanderbilt	W 67–58	12–3(5–2)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
January 25, 1982	No. 9	LSU	W 76–65	13–3(6–2)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
January 27, 1982	No. 7	Mississippi State	L 51–56	13–4(6–3)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
January 30, 1982	No. 7	Georgia	W 82–73	14–4(7–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
February 3, 1982	No. 9	Auburn	L 81–83 OT	14–5(8–3)	Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
February 6, 1982	No. 9	No. 16 Tennessee	W 77–67	15–5(9–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
February 10, 1982	No. 12	Ole Miss	W 56–49	16–5(10–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
February 13, 1982	No. 12	No. 10 Alabama	W 82–72	17–5(11–3)	Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
February 17, 1982	No. 10	Florida	W 84–78	18–5(12–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
February 20, 1982	No. 10	Vanderbilt	W 73–69	19–5(13–3)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
February 24, 1982	No. 7	Mississippi State	W 71–54	20–5(14–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
February 27, 1982	No. 7	LSU	L 78–94	20–6(14–4)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
March 4, 1982TVS	(1) No. 15	(8) Auburn Second Round	W 89–66	21–6	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
March 5, 1982TVS	(1) No. 15	(4) Ole Miss Semifinals	W 62–58	22–6	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
March 6, 1982TVS	(1) No. 15	(3) No. 18 Alabama SEC Championship	L 46–48	22–7	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
March 11, 1982	(6 ME) No. 15	(11 ME) Middle Tennessee Second round	L 44–50	22–8	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

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