1981–82 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball team

1981–82 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball
TAAC tournament champions
ConferenceTrans America Athletic Conference
Record19–11 (9–7 TAAC)
Head coach
Home arenaFant–Ewing Coliseum
1981–82 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Arkansas–Little Rock124 .750198  .704
Northwestern State106 .625199  .679
Northeast Louisiana97 .5631911  .633
Centenary97 .5631712  .586
Mercer88 .5001611  .593
Georgia Southern88 .5001413  .519
Houston Baptist88 .5001314  .481
Samford610 .3751115  .423
Hardin–Simmons214 .125620  .231
1982 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981–82 Northeast Louisiana Indians men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Indians, led by first-year head coach Mike Vining, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana, as members of the Trans America Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–11, 9–7 in TAAC play to finish third in the regular season standings. They followed that success by winning the TAAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the West region. Northeast Louisiana fell to No. 6 seed Iowa in the opening round, 70–63.