| Year: | 1982 |
| Conference: | Midwestern City Conference |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 7 |
| Arena: | Mabee Center |
| City: | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Champions: | Evansville |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Dick Walters |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Brad Leaf |
| Mvpteam: | Evansville |
The 1982 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the Horizon League men's basketball tournament) was held March 2–4 at Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[1]
Evansville defeated in the championship game, 81–72, to win their first MCC/Horizon League men's basketball tournament.
The Purple Aces received an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA tournament as the #10 seed in the Midwest region.
All seven conference members participated in the tournament and were seeded based on regular season conference records. The top seed (Evansville) was given a bye into the semifinal round while the remaining six teams were placed into the initial quarterfinal round.