1981–82 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team

The 1981–82 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by third-year head coach Don Corbett, played their home games at the Corbett Sports Center as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–9, 10–2 in MEAC play to finish in first place. They were champions of the MEAC tournament, winning the championship game over Morgan State, to earn an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA tournament where they were defeated by West Virginia, 102–72, in the opening round. This marked the first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in program history and started a streak of seven consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.

1981–82 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball
MEAC Regular season champions
MEAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record19–9 (10–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Home arenaCorbett Sports Center
1981–82 MEAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Carolina A&T102 .833199  .679
Howard93 .7501711  .607
South Carolina State75 .5831015  .400
Florida A&M57 .4171017  .370
Delaware State48 .3331313  .500
Bethune–Cookman48 .3331018  .357
Maryland Eastern Shore39 .250620  .231
1982 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1981–82 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 25 Joe Binion 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) So Rochester, New York
G 34 Eric Boyd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Dec 5, 1981*
    at Grambling State L 69–71  0–1
    Tiger Memorial Gym 
    Grambling, Louisiana
    1982 MEAC tournament
    Mar 6, 1982*
    vs. Florida A&M
    Semifinals
    W 47–45  18–8
    Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
    Winston-Salem, North Carolina
    Mar 7, 1982*
    vs. Howard
    Championship game
    W 79–67  19–8
    Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
    Winston-Salem, North Carolina
    1982 NCAA tournament
    Mar 11, 1982*
    vs. No. 14 West Virginia
    First Round
    L 72–102  19–9
    Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
    Logan, Utah
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    ME=Mideast.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

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    Awards and honors

    References

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