The 1981–82 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the

University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The university is composed of seventeen undergraduate and graduate schools and colle ...

in the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Roy Chipman, the Panthers finished with a record of 20–10. They received an automatic bid to the

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where they lost in the first round to Pepperdine. This was Pitt's last season in the Eastern 8 Conference. They moved to the

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next season.

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Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball seasons

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