| Sport: | Basketball |
| Sex: | none |
| Year: | 1981–82 |
| Prev Year: | 1980–81 |
| Next Year: | 1982–83 |
| Team: | Wyoming Cowboys |
| Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | WAC |
| Coachrank: | 15 |
| Record: | 23–7 |
| Conf Record: | 14–2 |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Champion: | WAC champions |
| Tourney Result: | Second round |
The 1981–82 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys, led by third-year head coach Jim Brandenburg, played their home games at War Memorial Fieldhouse in Laramie, Wyoming.
|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular Season|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament[1]
See main article: 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. [2]