The 1981–82 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by third-year head coach Stan Simpson, played their home games at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and were members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 22–8, 12–4 in OVC play to finish third in the regular season standings. In the OVC tournament, they defeated, Murray State and Western Kentucky and to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 11 seed in the Mideast region, they upset No. 6 seed Kentucky, 50–44, Rick Campbell Led MTSU with 19 points and Jerry Beck with 14 points 10 rebounds in the opening round before losing to No. 3 seed, and eventual Final Four participant, Louisville, 81–56.
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| OVC tournament
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Awards and honors Jerry Beck OVC Player of the Year (2x)
References