| Sport: | basketball |
| Year: | 1981-82 |
| Team: | Kansas Jayhawks |
| Conference: | Big Eight Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 8 |
| Record: | 13 - 14 |
| Conf Record: | 4 - 10 |
| Head Coach: | Ted Owens |
| Hc Year: | 18th |
| Asst Coach1: | Bob Hill |
| Ac1 Year: | 3rd |
| Captain: | Tony Guy |
| Captain Year: | 2nd |
| Captain2: | Dave Magley |
| Arena: | Allen Fieldhouse |
The 1981–82 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.