1981–82 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Digger Phelps. The Fighting Irish finished the regular season with a record of 10–17.

1981–82 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–17
Head coach
Assistant coachPete Gillen (2nd season)
CaptainMike Mitchell (1st year)
Home arenaJoyce Center
Seasons
1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 DePaul   26 2   .929
Marquette   23 9   .719
Dayton   21 9   .700
New Orleans   18 8   .692
UNLV   20 10   .667
Cleveland State   17 10   .630
Southeastern Louisiana   16 11   .593
Southern Mississippi   15 11   .577
Penn State   15 12   .556
Tennessee State   13 12   .520
Eastern Illinois   14 13   .519
Green Bay   14 13   .519
Illinois-Chicago   14 13   .519
Western Illinois   14 13   .519
Charleston Southern   13 13   .500
South Carolina   14 15   .483
UNC Wilmington   13 14   .481
Northern Iowa   12 15   .444
Stetson   12 15   .444
Campbell   11 16   .407
Notre Dame   10 17   .370
U.S. International   9 18   .333
Valparaiso   9 18   .333
Texas-San Antonio   8 19   .296
Nicholls State   6 20   .231
Texas-Rio Grande Valley   5 20   .200
Utica   4 22   .154
Georgia State   4 23   .148
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Rankings from AP Poll

Guard Mike Mitchell was the team's captain and leading scorer, averaging 6.4 points per game.

Roster

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1981–82 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 25 Marc Kelly 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr La Crescenta, California
G 15 Mike Mitchell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr San Bruno, California
G 23 John Paxson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Kettering, Ohio
G 33 Tom Sluby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Washington, DC
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
November 28
St. Joseph (IN) W 82–52  1–0
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 1
at No. 12 Indiana L 55–69  1–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
December 5
No. 8 UCLA L 49–75  1–2
Joyce Center (11,345)
Notre Dame, IN
December 7
Murray State L 54–56  1–3
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 12
Northern Illinois L 65–70  1–4
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 22
Valparaiso W 75–60  2–4
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 29
at No. 4 Kentucky L 28–34 OT 2–5
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
January 2
at No. 7 Missouri L 70–92  2–6
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
January 4
at La Salle L 61–66  2–7
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 6
vs. No. 2 Virginia L 54–87  2–8
Capital Centre (17,422)
Landover, Maryland
January 12
vs. No. 7 San Francisco L 55–57  2–9
Oakland Coliseum 
Oakland, California
January 16
Davidson W 59–45  3–9
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 19
Villanova L 46–48  3–10
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 23
Maryland W 55–51  4–10
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 25
8:00 pm, USA
No. 11 Idaho W 50–48 OT 5–10
Joyce Center (11,345)
Notre Dame, IN
January 27
Maine W 79–55  6–10
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 30
Marquette L 62–70  6–11
Joyce Center (11,345)
Notre Dame, IN
February 2
No. 7 San Francisco W 75–66  7–11
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 7
at UCLA L 47–48  7–12
Pauley Pavilion (10,244)
Los Angeles, California
February 13
North Carolina State L 42–62  7–13
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 18
vs. Seton Hall L 58–71  7–14
Izod Center 
East Rutherford, NJ
February 20
at South Carolina W 59–55  8–14
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 23
Fordham L 50–65  8–15
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 27
No. 3 DePaul L 69–81  8–16
Joyce Center (11,345)
Notre Dame, IN
March 2
Northern Iowa W 86–56  9–16
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
March 6
at Dayton W 86–56  9–17
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
March 7
vs. Michigan W 53–52  10–17
Silverdome 
Pontiac, Michigan
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Players selected in NBA drafts

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Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
1983 1 19 John Paxson San Antonio Spurs
1983 5 98 Tim Andree Chicago Bulls
1983 9 202 Bill Varner Milwaukee Bucks
1984 2 41 Tom Sluby Dallas Mavericks

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References

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  1. ^ "1981-82 Independent Season Summary".
  2. ^ "1981-82 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "2018_19_MBB_Media_Guide_season" (PDF). Notre Dame Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "Notre Dame draft history at basketball-reference.com". Retrieved March 3, 2019.