1981–82 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

1981–82 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
1981–82 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Eastern 8 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round, L 88–99 vs. Pepperdine
Conference	Eastern 8
Record	20–10 (8–6 Eastern 8)
Head coach	Roy Chipman (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Reggie Warford (2nd season); Seth Greenberg (2nd season); Dave Progar (2nd season);
Home arena	Fitzgerald Field House; (Capacity: 4,122)
	Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →

1981–82 Eastern 8 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 West Virginia	13	–	1	.929	27	–	4	.871
Rutgers	9	–	5	.643	20	–	10	.667
Pittsburgh †	8	–	6	.571	20	–	10	.667
St. Bonaventure	7	–	7	.500	14	–	14	.500
George Washington	7	–	7	.500	13	–	14	.481
Duquesne	5	–	9	.357	11	–	16	.407
Rhode Island	4	–	10	.286	10	–	17	.370
UMass	3	–	11	.214	7	–	20	.259

† 1982 Eastern 8 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981–82 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh 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.^[1] They received an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they lost in the first round to Pepperdine. This was Pitt's last season in the Eastern 8 Conference. They moved to the Big East Conference next season.^[2]

References

^ "1981-82 Pitt Panthers Schedule and Results".
^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (November 19, 1981). "Pitt to Join Big East, Shuns New League". The New York Times.

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[1] "1981-82 Pitt Panthers Schedule and Results".

[2] White, Gordon S. Jr. (November 19, 1981). "Pitt to Join Big East, Shuns New League". The New York Times.

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v t e Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Venues	Motor Square Garden (1905–1912) Duquesne Gardens (1905–1912) Trees Gym (1912–1925) Pitt Pavilion (1925–1951) Fitzgerald Field House (1951–2002) Civic Arena (alternate; 1984–2002) Petersen Events Center (2002–present)
Rivalries	Duquesne West Virginia
Culture & lore	Oakland Zoo "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song" Gambling scandal
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics