1981–82 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

1981–82 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball
Metro Conference tournament champions
Metro Conference regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen (vacated)
ConferenceMetro Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record23–4 (24-5 unadjusted) (10–2 Metro)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMid-South Coliseum
1981–82 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Memphis State 10 2   .833 23 4   .852
No. 20 Louisville 8 4   .667 23 10   .697
Tulane 8 4   .667 19 9   .679
Virginia Tech 7 5   .583 20 11   .645
Cincinnati 4 8   .333 15 12   .556
Florida State 4 8   .333 11 17   .393
Saint Louis 1 11   .083 6 21   .222
1982 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Memphis State vacated NCAA Tournament games due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (24–5)

The 1981–82 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team represented Memphis State University as a member of the Metro Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

The Tigers won Metro Conference regular season and conference tournament titles to receive an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA tournament. As No. 2 seed in the East region, Memphis State beat No. 7 seed Wake Forest to reach the Sweet Sixteen for the first of three straight seasons. The Villanova Wildcats defeated Memphis State, 70–66, in the regional semifinal. The Tigers finished with a 24–5 record (10–2 Metro), though the NCAA tournament results would later be vacated.