1981-82 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall27-40.871
Conference15-10.938
StreakL1
Home14-0
Away9-3
Neutral4-1
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27 (Fri) | TBA | Neutral | Middle Tennessee State | Nashville, Tenn. | W 62-54 | |
| Nov 28 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Tennessee State | Nashville, Tenn. | W 85-57 | |
| Dec 5 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Mississippi State | Starkville, Miss. | L 57-69 | |
| Dec 11 (Fri) | TBA | Home | Tennessee Temple | Maclellan Gym | W 85-68 | |
| Dec 14 (Mon) | TBA | Home | Appalachian State | Maclellan Gym | W 52-42 | |
| Dec 18 (Fri) | TBA | Home | Samford | Maclellan Gym | W 88-46 | |
| Dec 19 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Charleston Southern | Maclellan Gym | W 88-70 | |
| Dec 28 (Mon) | TBA | Away | Tennessee-Martin | Martin, Tenn. | W 48-42 | |
| Dec 30 (Wed) | TBA | Away | UAB | Birmingham, Ala. | L 50-76 | |
| Jan 2 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Tennessee Wesleyan | Maclellan Gym | W 92-52 | |
| Jan 5 (Tue) | TBA | Away | Appalachian State | Boone, N.C. | W 81-63 | |
| Jan 9 (Sat) | TBA | Home | The Citadel | Maclellan Gym | W 79-72 | |
| Jan 11 (Mon) | TBA | Home | Davidson | Maclellan Gym | W 71-55 | |
| Jan 16 (Sat) | TBA | Away | East Tennessee State | Johnson City, Tenn. | W 78-73 | |
| Jan 19 (Tue) | TBA | Away | Furman | Greenville, S.C. | W 89-72 | |
| Jan 23 (Sat) | TBA | Home | VMI | Maclellan Gym | W 81-61 | |
| Jan 25 (Mon) | TBA | Away | The Citadel | Charleston, S.C. | W 83-65 | |
| Jan 27 (Wed) | TBA | Home | Furman | Maclellan Gym | W 74-58 | |
| Jan 30 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Davidson | Davidson, N.C. | W 66-59 | |
| Feb 2 (Tue) | TBA | Home | Alabama-Huntsville | Maclellan Gym | W 54-47 | |
| Feb 3 (Wed) | TBA | Away | Western Carolina | Cullowhee, N.C. | L 56-60 | |
| Feb 6 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Marshall | Huntington, W.Va. | W 83-68 | |
| Feb 8 (Mon) | TBA | Away | VMI | Lexington, Va. | W 80-50 | |
| Feb 13 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Western Carolina | Maclellan Gym | W 85-61 | |
| Feb 15 (Mon) | TBA | Home | East Tennessee State | Maclellan Gym | W 71-60 | |
| Feb 22 (Mon) | TBA | Home | Marshall | Maclellan Gym | W 100-82 | |
| Feb 27 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Appalachian State | Maclellan Gym | Southern Conference Tournament | W 62-53 |
| Mar 6 (Sat) | TBA | Neutral | East Tennessee State | Charleston, W.Va. | Southern Conference Tournament | W 70-65 |
| Mar 7 (Sun) | TBA | Neutral | Davidson | Charleston, W.Va. | Southern Conference Tournament | W 69-58 |
| Mar 12 (Fri) | TBA | Neutral | North Carolina State | Indianapolis, Ind. | NCAA Tournament | W 58-51 |
| Mar 14 (Sun) | TBA | Neutral | Minnesota | Indianapolis, Ind. | NCAA Tournament | L 61-62 |