The 1981–82 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the

1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 27, 1981, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on Marc ...

. The Blue Raiders, led by third-year head coach Stan Simpson, played their home games at the Murphy Center in

Murfreesboro, Tennessee Murfreesboro is a city in and county seat of Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 152,769 according to the 2020 census, up from 108,755 residents certified in 2010. Murfreesboro is located in the Nashville metropol ...

, and were members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 22–8, 12–4 in OVC play to finish third in the regular season standings. In the OVC tournament, they defeated Murray State, Tennessee Tech, and Youngstown State to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 11 seed in the Mideast region, they upset No. 6 seed Kentucky, 50–44, in the opening round before losing to No. 3 seed, and eventual Final Four participant, Louisville, 81–56.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Awards and honors

* Jerry Beck OVC Player of the Year (2x)

References

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