1981–82 Temple Owls men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the East Coast Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1981–82 Temple Owls men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	East Coast Conference
Record	19–8 (11–0 ECC)
Head coach	Don Casey (9th season)
Home arena	McGonigle Hall

1981–82 ECC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Temple	11	–	0		1.000			19	–	8		.704
Saint Joseph's †	10	–	1		.909			25	–	5		.833
American	8	–	3		.727			21	–	9		.700
La Salle	7	–	4		.636			16	–	13		.552
Drexel	7	–	4		.636			19	–	11		.633
Hofstra	4	–	7		.364			12	–	16		.429
West
West Chester	8	–	8		.500			13	–	14		.481
Rider	7	–	9		.438			11	–	16		.407
Lafayette	7	–	9		.438			12	–	15		.444
Delaware	6	–	10		.375			9	–	17		.346
Bucknell	3	–	13		.188			7	–	20		.259
Lehigh	3	–	13		.188			9	–	17		.346
† 1982 ECC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1981–82 Temple Owls men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 43 Terence Stansbury 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Newark, Delaware	Head coach Don Casey Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 28, 1981		West Chester	W 65–53	1–0 (1–0)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 1, 1981*		Utica	W 60–43	2–0 (1–0)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 3, 1981		at Lehigh	W 60–43	3–0 (2–0)	Stabler Arena  Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dec 5, 1981*		Fordham	W 64–63	4–0 (2–0)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 9, 1981*		South Carolina	W 54–51	5–0 (2–0)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 12, 1981		Rider	W 88–72	6–0 (3–0)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 19, 1981*		vs. Villanova	W 52–48	7–0 (3–0)	Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 23, 1981*		at St. John's	L 61–68	7–1 (3–0)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
Dec 29, 1981*		vs. Florida	W 85–81	8–1 (3–0)
Dec 29, 1981*		at San Diego State	L 64–75	8–2 (3–0)	San Diego Sports Arena  San Diego, California
Jan 4, 1982*		Pittsburgh	L 59–60	8–3 (3–0)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 6, 1982		at Bucknell	W 80–54	9–3 (4–0)	Davis Gym  Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Jan 9, 1982*		Navy	W 80–64	10–3 (4–0)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 13, 1982		Delaware	W 73–49	11–3 (5–0)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 16, 1982		at Hofstra	W 61–58	12–3 (6–0)	Physical Fitness Center  Hempstead, NY
Jan 19, 1982*		at Marist	W 61–58	13–3 (6–0)	McCann Field House  Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan 23, 1982		vs. Saint Joseph's	W 82–77	14–3 (7–0)
Jan 27, 1982*		at Penn State	L 50–53	14–4 (7–0)	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
Feb 3, 1982*		vs. Maine	W 77–57	15–4 (7–0)
Feb 6, 1982		at Drexel	W 64–44	16–4 (8–0)	Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 9, 1982*		vs. Penn	L 56–59	16–5 (8–0)
Feb 13, 1982*		at William & Mary	L 59–68	16–6 (8–0)	William & Mary Hall
Feb 16, 1982		Lafayette	W 76–66	17–6 (9–0)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 20, 1982		vs. La Salle	W 86–72	18–6 (10–0)
Feb 26, 1982		at American	W 67–62	19–6 (11–0)	Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall
ECC Tournament
Mar 6, 1982	(1)	(9) Drexel Quarterfinals	L 55–61	19–7 (11–0)	McGonigle Hall (1,600) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NIT Tournament
Mar 12, 1982*		at Georgia First Round	L 60–73	19–8 (11–0)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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