1981–82 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1981–82 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
1981–82 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
National Invitation Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	18–11 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lou Henson (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Tony Yates (8th season); Dick Nagy (3rd season); Bob Hull (2nd season);
MVPs	James Griffin; Perry Range;
Captains	James Griffin; Perry Range; Craig Tucker;
Home arena	Assembly Hall

1981–82 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Minnesota	14	–	4	.778	23	–	6	.793
No. 16 Iowa	12	–	6	.667	21	–	8	.724
Ohio State	12	–	6	.667	21	–	10	.677
Indiana	12	–	6	.667	19	–	10	.655
Purdue	11	–	7	.611	18	–	14	.563
Illinois	10	–	8	.556	18	–	11	.621
Michigan State	6	–	12	.333	11	–	17	.393
Michigan	6	–	12	.333	7	–	20	.259
Northwestern	4	–	14	.222	8	–	19	.296
Wisconsin*	1	–	17	.056	4	–	23	.148

Rankings from AP Poll *Wisconsin forfeited all games after Jan 25, 1982 due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (3–15, 6–23)

The 1981–82 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.