1981–82 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

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1981–82 San Francisco Dons men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Athletic Conference
Record25–6 (11–3 WCAC)
Head coach
  • Peter Barry
Home arenaWar Memorial Gymnasium
Seasons
1982–83 →
1981–82 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Pepperdine 14 0   1.000 22 7   .759
San Francisco 11 3   .786 26 5   .839
Portland 9 5   .643 17 10   .630
Santa Clara 7 7   .500 16 11   .593
Gonzaga 7 7   .500 15 12   .556
San Diego 4 10   .286 11 15   .423
Saint Mary's 3 11   .214 11 16   .407
Loyola Marymount 1 13   .071 3 24   .111
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981–82 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco as a member of the West Coast Athletic Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons finished the season with a 25–6 record (11–3 WCAC) and received a bid to the NCAA Tournament as No. 9 seed in the Midwest region.

Roster[edit]

1981–82 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G Quintin Dailey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Baltimore, Maryland
Ken McAlister 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Oakland, California
C 34 Wallace Bryant 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Gary, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 28, 1981*
No. 16 Georgia W 92–84  1–0
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 4, 1981*
No. 14 vs. California W 72–64  2–0
 
 
Dec, 1981*
San Francisco State W 94–67  3–0
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec, 1981*
Southern Utah State W 78–66  4–0
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec, 1981*
Chico State W 105–69  5–0
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 18, 1981*
Rice W 85–69  6–0
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 19, 1981*
Iona W 88–81  7–0
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 22, 1981*
New Orleans W 86–83  8–0
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 23, 1981*
Colgate W 65–62  9–0
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 27, 1981*
vs. Bradley W 87–82  10–0
 
 
Dec 28, 1981*
vs. Rice L 66–78  10–1
 
 
Dec 29, 1981*
No. 6 vs. No. 2 Wichita State W 84–74  11–1
 
 
Jan 5, 1982*
San Jose State W 78–66  12–1
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Jan 9, 1982*
at South Carolina W 72–71  13–1
 
 
Jan 12, 1982*
No. 7 vs. Notre Dame W 57–55  14–1
Oakland Coliseum 
Oakland, California
WCAC Regular season
Jan 15, 1982
at Pepperdine L 91–102  14–2
(0–1)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Feb 2, 1982*
No. 7 at Notre Dame L 66–75  19–3
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 26, 1982
No. 16 Loyola Marymount W 96–73  24–4
(10–2)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Feb 28, 1982
No. 16 Pepperdine L 100–106  24–5
(10–3)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Mar 3, 1982
Santa Clara W 91–83  25–5
(11–3)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1982*
(9 MW) vs. (8 MW) Boston College
First round
L 66–70[1]  25–6
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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Rankings[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Boston College Defeats San Francisco". The New York Times. March 13, 1982. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "1981-82 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2023.