1981–82 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, coached by Bob Weinhauer, played in the Ivy League and had a 17–10 record (12–2 Ivy League).

1981–82 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Ivy League champions
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceIvy League
Record17–10 (12–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Home arenaThe Palestra
Seasons
1981–82 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Penn 12 2   .857 17 10   .630
Columbia 9 5   .643 16 10   .615
Princeton 9 5   .643 13 13   .500
Yale 7 7   .500 13 13   .500
Cornell 7 7   .500 10 16   .385
Harvard 6 8   .429 11 15   .423
Brown 5 9   .357 5 21   .192
Dartmouth 1 13   .071 7 19   .269
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1981–82 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 11 Paul Little 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular Season
Dec 5, 1981*
at Stanford W 71–63  3–0
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Dec 12, 1981*
Villanova L 61–75  3–1
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 17, 1981*
vs. No. 3 Louisville
Suntory Bowl
L 68–76  3–2
 
Tokyo, Japan
Dec 18, 1981*
vs. No. 20 Oregon State
Suntory Bowl
L 64–102  3–3
 
Tokyo, Japan
Ivy League regular season
Feb 9, 1982*
vs. Temple W 59–56  8–9
 
 
Mar 6, 1982
at Columbia W 45–43  17–9
(12–2)
Levien Gymnasium 
New York, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1982*
(12 E) vs. (5 E) St. John's
First round
L 56–66  17–10
Nassau Coliseum 
Uniondale, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "1981–82 Penn Quakers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.