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
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bradley 13 3   .813 26 10   .722
No. 10 Tulsa 12 4   .750 24 6   .800
Wichita State 12 4   .750 23 6   .793
New Mexico State 10 6   .625 17 11   .607
Illinois State 9 7   .563 17 12   .586
Drake 7 9   .438 12 15   .444
Southern Illinois 7 9   .438 11 16   .407
Creighton 4 12   .250 7 20   .259
Indiana State 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
West Texas State 3 13   .188 11 15   .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.