1981–82 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

1981–82 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
1981–82 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	21–9 (9–5 ACC)
Head coach	Carl Tacy (10th season);
Home arena	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →

1981–82 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 North Carolina †	12	–	2	.857	32	–	2	.941
No. 7 Virginia	12	–	2	.857	30	–	4	.882
No. 16 Wake Forest	9	–	5	.643	21	–	9	.700
No. 10 NC State	7	–	7	.500	22	–	10	.688
Maryland	5	–	9	.357	16	–	13	.552
Duke	4	–	10	.286	10	–	17	.370
Clemson	4	–	10	.286	14	–	14	.500
Georgia Tech	3	–	11	.214	10	–	16	.385

† 1982 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1981–82 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Carl Tacy, the team finished the season with an overall record of 21–9 (9–5 ACC) and received a bid to the NCAA tournament.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Danny Young	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	15	Delaney Rudd	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Hollister, North Carolina
G	35	Guy Morgan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	Virginia Beach, Virginia
F	54	Jim Johnstone	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Sr
C	55	Anthony Teachey	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Goldsboro, North Carolina

Head coach

Carl Tacy (Davis & Elkins)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 28, 1981*		at Richmond	L 61–64	0–1	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Dec 12, 1981*		at Marquette	W 68–65	3–1	MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 28, 1981*		vs. LSU Sugar Bowl Tournament	L 64–70	5–2	New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 29, 1981*		vs. Purdue Sugar Bowl Tournament	W 76–68	6–2	New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 27, 1982		at NC State	W 50–46	19–7 (9–5)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
ACC tournament
Mar 5, 1982*		vs. Duke Quarterfinals	W 88–53	20–7	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 6, 1982*		vs. No. 3 Virginia Semifinals	L 49–51	20–8	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 11, 1982*	No. 18	vs. Old Dominion First round	W 74–57	21–8	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 13, 1982*	No. 18	vs. No. 9 Memphis State Second round	L 55–56^[2]	21–9	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1981-82 Men's Basketball Roster". Retrieved March 5, 2023.
^ "Georgetown, N. Carolina Gain; Memphis State Tops Wake Forest". The New York Times. March 14, 1982. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
^ "1981-82 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved March 5, 2023.

[1] "1981-82 Men's Basketball Roster". Retrieved March 5, 2023.

[2] "Georgetown, N. Carolina Gain; Memphis State Tops Wake Forest". The New York Times. March 14, 1982. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[3] "1981-82 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved March 5, 2023.

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v t e Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
Venues	Gore Gymnasium (1935–1956) Winston-Salem War Memorial Coliseum (1956–1989) Greensboro Coliseum (alternate; 1959–1989) Reynolds Gymnasium (alternate; 1956–1989) LJVM Coliseum (1989–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina NC State
Culture & lore	Demon Deacon "O Here's to Wake Forest" Spirit of the Old Gold and Black Tobacco Road Dixie Classic/Big Four
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics