1981–82 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

1981–82 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
1981–82 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
Great Alaska Shootout champions; Southland regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	24–8 (8–2 Southland)
Head coach	Bobby Paschal (5th season);
Home arena	Blackham Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →

1981–82 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
SW Louisiana †	8	–	2	.800	24	–	8	.750
Lamar	7	–	3	.700	22	–	7	.759
Texas-Arlington	6	–	4	.600	16	–	12	.571
McNeese State	4	–	6	.400	14	–	15	.483
Arkansas State	3	–	7	.300	15	–	11	.577
Louisiana Tech	2	–	8	.200	11	–	16	.407
North Texas State	0	–	0	–	15	–	12	.556

† 1982 Southland tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 1981–82 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Southwestern Louisiana as an NCAA Independent during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by 6th-year head coach Bobby Paschal, played their home games at Blackham Coliseum in Lafayette, Louisiana. After winning the conference regular season and tournament titles, SW Louisiana received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 8 seed in the East region, SW Louisiana was defeated by Tennessee in the opening round, 61–57.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F		Graylin Warner	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So
F		Dion Brown	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So

Head coach

Bobby Paschal (Stetson)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1981*		vs. No. 5 Georgetown Great Alaska Shootout	W 70–61	1–0	Buckner Fieldhouse (3,600) Fort Richardson, Alaska
Nov 28, 1981*		vs. Washington State Great Alaska Shootout	W 72–59	2–0	Buckner Fieldhouse (3,600) Fort Richardson, Alaska
Nov 29, 1981*		vs. Marquette Great Alaska Shootout	W 81–64	3–0	Buckner Fieldhouse (3,600) Fort Richardson, Alaska
Dec 3, 1981*		Siena Heights	W 103–67	4–0	Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 5, 1981*		Southern Miss	W 66–64	5–0	Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 8, 1981*		Louisiana College	W 91–59	6–0	Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 11, 1981*	No. 18	Pacific Bayou Classic	W 67–61	7–0	Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 12, 1981*	No. 18	Fresno State Bayou Classic	W 57–51^[3]	8–0	Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 14, 1981*	No. 15	New Orleans	L 65–70	8–1	Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 19, 1981*	No. 15	at Memphis State	L 70–82	8–2	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 2, 1982*		Northeast Louisiana	W 82–69	9–2	Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 5, 1982*		Buffalo	W 99–57	10–2	Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 9, 1982*		at Marquette	L 67–80	10–3	MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 12, 1982*		Texas–Pan American	W 113–89	11–3	Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 16, 1982*		at New Orleans	W 70–68	12–3	New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 18, 1982*		at Stetson	L 69–77	12–4	Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida
Jan 21, 1982		Louisiana Tech	W 65–55	13–4 (1–0)	Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 23, 1982*		Stetson	W 72–54	14–4	Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 25, 1982		at Louisiana Tech	W 71–51	15–4 (2–0)	Ruston, Louisiana
Jan 30, 1982		Texas–Arlington	W 96–82	16–4 (3–0)	Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana
Feb 1, 1982		at Lamar	L 75–82	16–5 (3–1)	Beaumont, Texas
Feb 3, 1982*		at Texas–Pan American	W 75–72	17–5	Edinburg, Texas
Feb 6, 1982		McNeese State	W 85–84	18–5 (4–1)	Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana
Feb 8, 1982		at Arkansas State	W 62–54	19–5 (5–1)	Jonesboro, Arkansas
Feb 13, 1982		at Texas–Arlington	L 74–84	19–6 (5–2)	Arlington, Texas
Feb 15, 1982*		at Southern Miss	L 75–84	19–7	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 20, 1982		Lamar	W 63–59	20–7 (6–2)	Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana
Feb 22, 1982		at McNeese State	W 81–77	21–7 (7–2)	Lake Charles Civic Center Lake Charles, Louisiana
Feb 25, 1982		Arkansas State	W 81–70	22–7 (8–2)	Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana
Southland Tournament
Mar 6, 1982*	(1)	(4) McNeese State Semifinals	W 105–69	23–7	Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana
Mar 7, 1982*	(1)	(3) Texas–Arlington Championship game	W 81–75	24–7	Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1982*	(8 ME)	vs. (9 ME) Tennessee First round	L 57–61	24–8	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[4]^[5]

Rankings

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References

^ "Men's Basketball 2018-19" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 105. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
^ "1981–82 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
^ "There's No Cagin' the Cajuns". Sports Illustrated. December 21, 1981. Retrieved April 12, 2023. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
^ "Men's Basketball All-Time Records". University of Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
^ "1981-82 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 888–889. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[1] "Men's Basketball 2018-19" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 105. Retrieved April 16, 2022.

[2] "1981–82 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

[3] "There's No Cagin' the Cajuns". Sports Illustrated. December 21, 1981. Retrieved April 12, 2023. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[4] "Men's Basketball All-Time Records". University of Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

[5] "1981-82 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved April 12, 2023.

[ESPN-6] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 888–889. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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