The 1981–82 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the

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during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by second year head coach Bill Mulligan and played their home games at the Crawford Hall. They were members of the

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. They finished the season 23–7 and 10–4 in PCAA play.

Previous season

Under first year coach Bill Mulligan, the 1979–80 Anteaters archived their first winning season as a division 1 program with a record of 17–10 and was 3rd in conference play with a record of 9–5. The anteaters averaged 86.4 points per game and led the country in scoring.

Off-season

Incoming transfers

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1981 recruiting class

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Roster

Schedule

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Awards and honors

* Kevin Magee **AP First Team All-American **USBWA First Team All-American **NABC Second Team All-American **PCAA Player of the Year **PCAA First Team All-Conference *Ben McDonald **PCAA Second Team All-Conference Source:

Team players drafted into the NBA

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References

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