1981–82 Alcorn State Braves basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Sex:	none
Year:	1981–82
Prev Year:	1980–81
Next Year:	1982–83
Team:	Alcorn State Braves
Conference:	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Short Conf:	SWAC
Record:	22–8
Conf Record:	10–2
Hc Year:	13th
Champion:	SWAC tournament champions

The 1981–82 Alcorn State Braves basketball team represented Alcorn State University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by head coach Davey Whitney, played their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–8, 10–2 in SWAC. They won the SWAC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. The Braves fell in the first round to No. 6 seed Houston, 94–84.^[1]

Roster

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Schedule and results

^[3] |-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season

|-!colspan=9 style=| SWAC tournament|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Inside Alcorn State men’s basketball's NCAA tournament success in the early 1980s. ncaa.com . February 11, 2024.
2. Web site: 1981–82 Alcorn State Braves Roster and Stats. . April 23, 2023.
3. Web site: 1981-82 Men's Basketball Schedule . . April 23, 2023.
4. Web site: 2020-21 Multi-Sport Record Book . . April 23, 2023.