1981–82 USC Trojans men's basketball team

1981–82 USC Trojans men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	19–9 (13–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Stan Morrison (3rd season)
Home arena	L. A. Sports Arena

1981–82 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Oregon State	16	–	2		.889			25	–	5		.833
No. 19 UCLA	14	–	4		.778			21	–	6		.778
USC	13	–	5		.722			19	–	9		.679
Washington	11	–	7		.611			19	–	10		.655
Washington State	10	–	8		.556			16	–	14		.533
California	8	–	10		.444			14	–	13		.519
Arizona State	8	–	10		.444			13	–	14		.481
Oregon	4	–	14		.222			9	–	18		.333
Arizona	4	–	14		.222			9	–	18		.333
Stanford	2	–	16		.111			7	–	20		.259
As of April 15, 1982[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981–82 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Stan Morrison, they played their home games at the L. A. Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California as members of the Pac-10 Conference. The Trojans were 13–5 in the Pac-10, finishing third behind Oregon State and UCLA. USC received a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the West region where they fell to Wyoming in the opening round.

Roster

1981–82 USC Trojans men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 11 Dwight Anderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Kentucky Dayton, OH G Ron Holmes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr     F 44 Ken Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr La Jolla La Jolla, CA F 52 Wayne Carlander 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Ocean View Huntington Beach, CA G Jon Korfas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr San Marcos Santa Barbara, California	Head coach Stan Morrison (California) 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
Non-conference regular season
Nov 27, 1981*		Loyola Marymount	W 87–75	1–0	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Nov 30, 1981*		vs. No. 1 North Carolina	L 62–73	1–1	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, North Carolina
Dec 4, 1981*		New Mexico	W 80–71	2–1	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Dec 7, 1981*		at Portland	L 67–72	2–2	Howard Hall  Portland, Oregon
Dec 12, 1981*		at Long Beach State	W 74–66	3–2	Long Beach Arena  Long Beach, California
Dec 21, 1981*		Oral Roberts	W 95–75	4–2	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Dec 23, 1981*		Richmond	W 83–78	5–2	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Dec 27, 1981*		Michigan	W 77–63	6–2	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Dec 28, 1981*		No. 7 Missouri	L 58–65	6–3	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Pac-10 regular season
Jan 2, 1982		at Washington	L 72–73	6–4 (0–1)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle, Washington
Jan 4, 1982		at Washington State	W 57–56	7–4 (1–1)	Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, Washington
Jan 9, 1982		No. 19 UCLA	W 86–71	8–4 (2–1)	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Jan 15, 1982		Arizona	W 89–67	9–4 (3–1)	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Jan 16, 1982		Arizona State	W 64–57	10–4 (4–1)	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Jan 22, 1982		at California	W 66–59	11–4 (5–1)	Harmon Gym  Berkeley, California
Jan 23, 1982		at Stanford	W 85–74	12–4 (6–1)	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, California
Jan 29, 1982		Oregon	W 107–91	13–4 (7–1)	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Jan 30, 1982		No. 8 Oregon State	L 55–72	13–5 (7–2)	L.A. Sports Arena (11,004) Los Angeles, California
Feb 5, 1982		at UCLA	L 66–69	13–6 (7–3)	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Feb 13, 1982		at Arizona	W 60–59	14–6 (8–3)	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Feb 15, 1982		at Arizona State	L 62–80	14–7 (8–4)	ASU Activity Center  Tempe, Arizona
Feb 19, 1982		Stanford	W 74–59	15–7 (9–4)	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Feb 20, 1982		California	W 75–70	16–7 (10–4)	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Feb 26, 1982		at Oregon	W 80–68	17–7 (11–4)	McArthur Court  Eugene, Oregon
Feb 27, 1982		at No. 4 Oregon State	L 36–45	17–8 (11–5)	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, Oregon
Mar 5, 1982		Washington State	W 61–56	18–8 (12–5)	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
Mar 6, 1982		Washington	W 76–70	19–8 (13–5)	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 11, 1982*	(9 W)	vs. (8 W) Wyoming First round	L 58–61	19–9	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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Rankings

See also: 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
2. "1981-82 USC Trojans Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
3. "1981-82 USC Trojans Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
4. "2019-20 USC Trojans Men's Basketball Media Guide". USC Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
5. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 886–887. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.