1981–82 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

1981–82 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
1981–82 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	14–14 (7–11 SEC)
Head coach	Sonny Smith (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Roger Banks; Mack McCarthy; Tevester Anderson;
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →

1981–82 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 Kentucky	13	–	5	.722	22	–	8	.733
Tennessee	13	–	5	.722	20	–	10	.667
No. 13 Alabama †	12	–	6	.667	24	–	7	.774
Ole Miss	11	–	7	.611	18	–	12	.600
LSU	11	–	7	.611	14	–	14	.500
Georgia	10	–	8	.556	19	–	12	.613
Vanderbilt	7	–	11	.389	15	–	13	.536
Auburn	7	–	11	.389	14	–	14	.500
Mississippi State	4	–	14	.222	8	–	19	.296
Florida	2	–	16	.111	5	–	22	.185

† 1982 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1981–82 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1981–82 college basketball season. The team was coached by Sonny Smith, who was in his fourth season.

The Tigers' key signee was freshman Charles Barkley from Leeds High School in Birmingham, Alabama. Other key newcomers were junior college transfers Odell Mostellar and .Earl Hayes

The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 14-14, 7–11 in SEC play. The team advanced to the second round of the 1982 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, where they lost to Kentucky.^[2]

Roster

1981–82 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	12	Odell Mostellar	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Chattooga High School	Summerville, GA
G	13	Sam Fitten	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Dadeville High School	Dadeville, AL
G	14	Tim James	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Dougherty High School	Albany, GA
G	21	Mark Reed	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	S. Park High School	Winston-Salem, NC
G	22	Randall Ridley	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Piedmont High School	Piedmont, AL
G	23	Alvin Mumphord	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Carver High School	Birmingham, AL
F	24	Mark Cahill	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Stone Mountain High School	Stone Mountain, GA
F	25	Bill Sawyer	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Christopher Columbus High School	Coral Gables, FL
F	30	Randy Price	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Athens Bible High School	Athens, AL
F/C	32	Darrell Lockhart	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Robert E. Lee High School	Thomaston, GA
C	33	Frank Poindexter	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Evans High School	Orlando, FL
F/C	34	Charles Barkley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Leeds High School	Birmingham, AL
F	44	Earl Hayes	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Montevallo High School	Montevallo, AL
F	51	Gary Godfrey	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	North Shore High School	North Palm Beach, FL

Head coach

Sonny Smith

Assistant coach(es)

Herbert Greene
Mack McCarthy
Herman Williams

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1981*	Mississippi College	W 88–54	1–0	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Dec 2, 1981*	Stetson	W 60–59	2–0	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Dec 5, 1981*	Austin Peay	W 67–56	3–0	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Dec 7, 1981*	at Tennessee Tech	W 88–61	4–0	Cookeville, Tennessee
Dec 12, 1981	at Tennessee	L 79–86	4–1 (0–1)	Stokely Athletics Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 19, 1981*	at Florida State	W 77–76	5–1	Tallahassee, Florida
Dec 21, 1981*	Cal State Chico	W 104–61	6–1	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Dec 29, 1981*	vs. William & Mary Iron Duke Classic	L 48–58	6–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Dec 30, 1981*	at Duke Iron Duke Classic	L 71–72	6–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Jan 2, 1982	Ole Miss	W 75–71	7–3 (1–1)	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Jan 6, 1982	at Kentucky	L 71–83	7–4 (1–2)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1981-82 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "1980-81 Auburn Tigers Men 's Schedule and Results".
^ "1981-82 Men's Basketball Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved March 7, 2023.

[1] sports-reference.com 1981-82 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "1980-81 Auburn Tigers Men 's Schedule and Results".

[3] "1981-82 Men's Basketball Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved March 7, 2023.

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