1982 TAAC men's basketball tournament

The 1982 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the ASUN men's basketball tournament) was held March 3–5 at the Fant–Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana.[1]

1982 TAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198182
Teams7
SiteFant–Ewing Coliseum
Monroe, LA
ChampionsNortheast Louisiana (2nd title)
Winning coachMike Vining (2nd title)
MVPDonald Wilson (Northeast Louisiana)
TAAC men's basketball tournaments
1981–82 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Arkansas–Little Rock124 .750198  .704
Northwestern State106 .625199  .679
Northeast Louisiana97 .5631911  .633
Centenary97 .5631712  .586
Mercer88 .5001611  .593
Georgia Southern88 .5001413  .519
Houston Baptist88 .5001314  .481
Samford610 .3751115  .423
Hardin–Simmons214 .125620  .231
1982 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Northeast Louisiana defeated Centenary in the championship game, 98–85, to win their second TAAC/Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament. The Indians, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA tournament.

Only the top seven teams in the conference qualified for this year's tournament; the two teams with the worst records, Samford and Hardin–Simmons, were excluded.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 3
Semifinals
Thursday, March 4
Championship
Friday, March 5
         
1 Arkansas–Little Rock 100
4 Centenary 106
5 Georgia Southern 69
4 Centenary 70
4 Centenary 85
3 Northeast Louisiana 98
3 Northeast Louisiana 54
6 Houston Baptist 46
3 Northeast Louisiana 81
2 Northwestern State 64
7 Mercer 74
2 Northwestern State 85

References

  1. "1981-82 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
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