1981–82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

1981–82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 10
Record24–6 (12–4 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTulsa Convention Center
1981–82 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bradley133 .8132610  .722
No. 10 Tulsa124 .750246  .800
Wichita State124 .750236  .793
New Mexico State106 .6251711  .607
Illinois State97 .5631712  .586
Drake79 .4381215  .444
Southern Illinois79 .4381116  .407
Creighton412 .250720  .259
Indiana State313 .188918  .333
West Texas State313 .1881115  .423
1982 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981–82 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1981–82 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center. Led by head coach Nolan Richardson, they finished the season 24–6 overall and 12–4 in conference play to finish second in the MVC standings. The Golden Hurricane won the MVC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Midwest region. Tulsa lost to No. 6 seed and eventual Final Four participant Houston in the round of 32.