| Sport: | basketball |
| Year: | 1981-82 |
| Team: | Temple Owls |
| Conference: | East Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ECC |
| Record: | 19 - 8 |
| Conf Record: | 11 - 0 |
| Head Coach: | Don Casey |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Arena: | McGonigle Hall |
| Tourney: | NIT |
| Tourney Result: | First Round |
The 1981–82 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the East Coast Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
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