1981–82 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1981–82 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	12–16 (7–7 PCAA)
Head coach	Tex Winter (4th season)
Home arena	Long Beach Arena
Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →

1981–82 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 Fresno State†	13	–	1	.929	27	–	3	.900
UC Irvine	10	–	4	.714	23	–	7	.767
Cal State Fullerton	9	–	5	.643	18	–	14	.563
San Jose State	7	–	7	.500	13	–	13	.500
Long Beach State	7	–	7	.500	12	–	16	.429
UC Santa Barbara	5	–	9	.357	10	–	16	.385
Pacific	3	–	11	.214	7	–	20	.259
Utah State	2	–	12	.143	4	–	23	.148

† 1982 PCAA tournament winner

The 1981–82 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represented the Long Beach State University in the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. the 49ers Led by fourth year head coach Tex Winter and they finished season with a record of 12-16, 7-7.^[1]^[2]

Roster

1981–82 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	20	Craig Hodges	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Park Forest, Illinois

Head coach

Tex Winter

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 30, 1981*		Weber State	W 75–67	1–0	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California
Dec 4, 1981*		vs. Vanderbilt	L 70–72	1–1
Dec 5, 1981*		vs. New Mexico State	W 85–70	2–1
Dec 8, 1981*		No. 4 Wichita State	L 71–94	2–2	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California
Dec 12, 1981*		USC	L 66–74	2–3	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California
Dec 21, 1981*		Texas Tech	L 71–83	2–4	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California
Dec 22, 1981*		at San Diego State	L 84–92	2–5	San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California
Dec 28, 1981*		at Idaho State	L 72–79	2–6	Holt Arena Pocatello, Idaho
Dec 30, 1981*		at Boise State	W 85–73	3–6	Bronco Gymnasium Boise, Idaho
Jan 2, 1982*		at No. 9 Minnesota	L 67–75	3–7	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 9, 1982*		Pepperdine	W 80–78	4–7	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California
PCAA regular season
Jan 14, 1982		UC Santa Barbara	L 59–71	4–8 (0–1)	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California
Jan 16, 1982		Cal State Fullerton	W 59–56	5–8 (1–1)	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California
Jan 21, 1982		at Utah State	L 82–90	5–9 (1–2)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Jan 23, 1982		at Pacific	L 58–60	5–10 (1–3)	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California
Jan 28, 1982		UC Irvine	L 68–78	5–11 (1–4)	Long Beach Arena (5,396) Long Beach, California
Jan 30, 1982		at UC Irvine	L 59–71	5–12 (1–5)	Crawford Hall (5,479) Irvine, California
Jan 31, 1982*		at UNLV	L 61–97	5–13 (1–5)	Las Vegas Convention Center Winchester, Nevada
Feb 4, 1982		No. 17 Fresno State	W 45–42 ^OT	6–13 (2–5)	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California
Feb 6, 1982		San Jose State	W 47–45	7–13 (3–5)	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California
Feb 11, 1982		at No. 18 Fresno State	L 45–54	7–14 (3–6)	Selland Arena Fresno, California
Feb 13, 1982		at San Jose State	W 57–56	8–14 (4–6)	San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California
Feb 19, 1982		Utah State	W 73–54	9–14 (5–6)	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California
Feb 20, 1982		Pacific	W 83–69	10–14 (6–6)	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California
Feb 25, 1982		at UC Santa Barbara	W 79–76	11–14 (7–6)	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California
Feb 27, 1982		Cal State Fullerton	L 76–77	11–15 (7–7)	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California
PCAA Tournament
Mar 4, 1982	(5)	vs. (4) San Jose State First round	W 71–68	12–15 (7–7)	Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California
Mar 5, 1982	(5)	vs. (1) No. 12 Fresno State Semifinals	L 55–76	12–16 (7–7)	Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

^[2]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
3	48	Craig Hodges^[3]	San Diego Clippers
4	81	Dino Gregory	Washington Bullets

References

^ "2021-22 Long Beach State Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Long Beach State Men's Basketball Record Book. 2021–22.
^ ^a ^b "1981–82 Long Beach State 49ers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "Former Chicago Bull Craig Hodges Tells His Story, Opens Up About NBA Activism". SLAM. 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2023-05-14.

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