1981–82 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

1981–82 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
1981–82 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
National Invitation Tournament, Second round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	16–13 (7–7 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Boeheim (6th season);
Assistant coach	Bernie Fine (6th season)
Home arena	Carrier Dome
	Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →

1981–82 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Villanova	11	–	3	.786	24	–	8	.750
No. 6 Georgetown†	10	–	4	.714	30	–	7	.811
St. John's	9	–	5	.643	21	–	9	.700
Boston College	8	–	6	.571	22	–	10	.688
Syracuse	7	–	7	.500	16	–	13	.552
Connecticut	7	–	7	.500	17	–	11	.607
Providence	2	–	12	.143	10	–	17	.370
Seton Hall	2	–	12	.143	11	–	16	.407

† 1982 Big East tournament winner As of March 29, 1982^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981–82 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 1981–82 NCAA men's basketball season. They finished with an overall record of 16–13 (7–7 Big East). Syracuse were invited to the 1982 National Invitation Tournament. They won their first round match up vs Saint Peter's but lost to Bradley 95–81.

Roster

G Tony Bruin
F/C Andre Hawkins
F Sean Kerins
F Chris Lewis
F Ron Payton
G Calvin Perry
F Leo Rautins
F Erich Santifer
G Sonny Spera
C. Timberlake
F Gene Waldron
Greg Watson
F/C Peter Wynne

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1981-82 Big East Conference Season Summary
^ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Mar-29.
^ "Orange routed by BC". Press and Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, New York. February 23, 1982. p. 23. Retrieved January 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

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

[2] College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Mar-29.

[3] "Orange routed by BC". Press and Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, New York. February 23, 1982. p. 23. Retrieved January 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

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v t e Syracuse Orange men's basketball
Venues	Archbold Gymnasium (1908–1947; 1952–1955) State Fair Coliseum (1947–1951) Onondaga County War Memorial (1951–1952; 1955–1962) Manley Field House (1962–1980) JMA Wireless Dome (1980–present) Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center (practice)
Rivalries	UConn
Culture & lore	"McNamara's Band" Otto the Orange Scandal 6-overtime game Syracuse Sports Network
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics