1981–82 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

1981–82 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
1981–82 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	13–14 (8–8 MAC)
Head coach	Danny Nee (2nd season);
Home arena	Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →

1981–82 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Ball State	12	–	4	.750	17	–	11	.607
Bowling Green	10	–	6	.625	18	–	11	.621
Northern Illinois †	9	–	7	.563	16	–	14	.533
Eastern Michigan	8	–	8	.500	15	–	12	.556
Western Michigan	8	–	8	.500	15	–	14	.517
Ohio	8	–	8	.500	13	–	14	.481
Miami	8	–	8	.500	11	–	16	.407
Toledo	7	–	9	.438	15	–	11	.577
Kent State	6	–	10	.375	10	–	16	.385
Central Michigan	4	–	12	.250	10	–	16	.385

† 1982 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981–82 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1981–82. The team was coached by Danny Nee in his second season at Ohio.^[1] They played their home games at Convocation Center.^[2] The Bobcats finished with a record of 13–14 and sixth in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 8–8.^[3]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/28/1981*	at East Carolina	L 54–72	0–1
11/30/1981*	at UNC Wilmington	W 66–62	1–1
12/2/1981*	at Marquette	L 45–49	1–2	MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI
12/4/1981*	Green Bay	W 68–57	2–2
12/5/1981*	Illinois-Chicago	L 55–63	2–3
12/19/1981*	at Maryland	L 64–90	2–4
1/2/1982*	Capital	W 70–41	3–4
1/6/1982	Bowling Green	L 65–68 ^OT	3–5 (0–1)
1/9/1982	at Eastern Michigan	L 57–62	3–6 (0–2)
1/13/1982	Toledo	W 69–67	4–6 (1–2)
1/16/1982	at Northern Illinois	W 69–67 ^OT	5–6 (2–2)
1/18/1982*	Loyola (MD)	W 77–63	6–6
1/20/1982	Ball State	W 68–67	7–6 (3–2)
1/23/1982	at Miami (OH)	W 64–62	8-6 (4–2)
1/25/1982*	Radford	W 70–54	9-6
1/27/1982	Western Michigan	L 47–49	9–7 (4–3)
1/30/1982	at Kent State	L 67–83	9–8 (4–4)
2/3/1982	at Central Michigan	W 72–67	10–8 (5–4)
2/6/1982	Eastern Michigan	W 72–54	11–8 (6–4)
2/10/1982	at Toledo	L 64–74	11–9 (6–5)
2/13/1982	Northern Illinois	L 68–70	11–10 (6–6)
2/15/1982*	at No. 3 DePaul	L 61–83	11–11	Allstate Arena (13,180) Rosemont, IL
2/17/1982	at Ball State	L 49–59	11–12 (6–7)
2/20/1982	Miami (OH)	W 78–54	12–12 (7–7)
2/24/1982	at Western Michigan	L 53–60	12–13 (7–8)
2/27/1982	Kent State	W 71–59	13–13 (8–8)
MAC Tournament
3/2/1982	at Northern Illinois	L 68–70 ^OT	13–14 (8–9)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[4]^[3]

Statistics

Team statistics

Final 1981–82 statistics

Record	Ohio	OPP
Scoring	1731	1746
Scoring Average	64.11	64.67
Field goals – Att	684–1469	658–1450
Free throws – Att	363–531	430–618
Rebounds	930	901
Assists	370	387
Turnovers	425	387
Steals
Blocked Shots	97	58

Source^[5]

Statistics

Team statistics

"Final 1980–81 Statistics"

Record	Ohio	OPP
Scoring	1758	2005
Scoring Average	65.11	74.26
Field goals – Att	710–1619	768–1597
Free throws – Att	338–507	469–653
Rebounds	978	979
Assists
Turnovers
Steals
Blocked Shots

Source^[6]

Player statistics

			Minutes		Scoring		Total FGs			Free-Throws			Rebounds
Player	GP	GS	Tot	Avg	Pts	Avg	FG	FGA	Pct	FT	FTA	Pct	Tot	Avg	A	PF	TO	Stl	Blk
Tim Woodson	26	-	887	34.1	349	13.4	143	305	0.469	63	85	0.741	167	6.4	30	68	54	17	3
Kirk Lehman	27	-	936	34.7	324	12.0	118	255	0.463	88	112	0.786	53	2.0	103	79	70	29	0
Eric Hilton	27	-	783	29.0	253	9.4	94	193	0.487	65	95	0.684	68	2.5	79	51	78	28	3
John Devereaux	27	-	692	25.6	227	8.4	97	229	0.424	33	52	0.635	181	6.7	22	89	42	15	30
Jim Zalenka	27	-	562	20.8	176	6.5	75	194	0.387	26	41	0.634	74	2.7	18	78	30	22	2
Nate Cole	27	-	600	22.2	173	6.4	73	170	0.429	27	59	0.458	140	5.2	23	93	56	22	1
Sean Carlson	26	-	524	20.2	129	5.0	53	126	0.421	23	40	0.575	96	3.7	25	73	29	3	16
Mick Isgrigg	24	-	264	11.0	78	3.3	37	97	0.381	4	8	0.500	33	1.4	9	12	18	6	1
Willie Stevenson	16	-	75	4.7	20	1.3	9	22	0.409	2	4	0.500	3	0.2	6	12	13	3	0
James Towns	15	-	91	6.1	17	1.1	7	18	0.389	3	5	0.600	8	0.5	7	18	12	0	1
Dennis Dylewski	9	-		0.0	6	0.7	2	6	0.333	2	2	1.000	4	0.4
Steve Becvar	2	-	14	7.0	4	2.0	1	2	0.500	2	3	0.667	4	2.0	2	1	1	1	0
Dave Mathews	2	-		0.0	2	1.0	1	2	0.500	0	1	0.000	4	2.0
Total	27	-	-	-	1758	65.1	710	1619	0.439	338	507	0.667	978	36.2	0	584	0	0	0
Opponents	27	-	-	-	2005	74.3	768	1597	0.481	469	653	0.718	979	36.3		530

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	Avg	Average per game
FG	Field-goals made	FGA	Field-goal attempts	Off	Offensive rebounds
Def	Defensive rebounds	A	Assists	TO	Turnovers
Blk	Blocks	Stl	Steals	High	Team high

Source^[6]

References

^ "Danny Nee". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
^ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "1981-82 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
^ "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.
^ "1981-82 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.
^ ^a ^b "1980-81 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.

[1] "Danny Nee". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 11, 2022.

[2] "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved February 11, 2022.

[SR-3] "1981-82 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 11, 2022.

[4] "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.

[5] "1981-82 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.

[stats-6] "1980-81 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.

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