1981–82 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

1981–82 San Francisco Dons men's basketball
1981–82 San Francisco Dons men's basketball
NCAA Tournament
Conference	West Coast Athletic Conference
Record	25–6 (11–3 WCAC)
Head coach	Peter Barry;
Home arena	War Memorial Gymnasium

1981–82 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Pepperdine	14	–	0	1.000	22	–	7	.759
	11	–	3	.786	26	–	5	.839
Portland	9	–	5	.643	17	–	10	.630
Santa Clara	7	–	7	.500	16	–	11	.593
Gonzaga	7	–	7	.500	15	–	12	.556
San Diego	4	–	10	.286	11	–	15	.423
Saint Mary's	3	–	11	.214	11	–	16	.407
Loyola Marymount	1	–	13	.071	3	–	24	.111

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981–82 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco as a member of the West Coast Athletic Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons finished the season with a 25–6 record (11–3 WCAC) and received a bid to the NCAA Tournament as No. 9 seed in the Midwest region.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G		Quintin Dailey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Baltimore, Maryland
		Ken McAlister	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Oakland, California
C	34	Wallace Bryant	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Gary, Indiana

Head coach

Peter Barry (San Francisco)

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 city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 28, 1981*		No. 16 Georgia	W 92–84	1–0	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Dec 4, 1981*	No. 14	vs. California	W 72–64	2–0
Dec, 1981*		San Francisco State	W 94–67	3–0	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Dec, 1981*		Southern Utah State	W 78–66	4–0	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Dec, 1981*		Chico State	W 105–69	5–0	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Dec 18, 1981*		Rice	W 85–69	6–0	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Dec 19, 1981*		Iona	W 88–81	7–0	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Dec 22, 1981*		New Orleans	W 86–83	8–0	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Dec 23, 1981*		Colgate	W 65–62	9–0	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Dec 27, 1981*		vs. Bradley	W 87–82	10–0
Dec 28, 1981*		vs. Rice	L 66–78	10–1
Dec 29, 1981*	No. 6	vs. No. 2 Wichita State	W 84–74	11–1
Jan 5, 1982*		San Jose State	W 78–66	12–1	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Jan 9, 1982*		at South Carolina	W 72–71	13–1
Jan 12, 1982*	No. 7	vs. Notre Dame	W 57–55	14–1	Oakland Coliseum Oakland, California
WCAC Regular season
Jan 15, 1982		at Pepperdine	L 91–102	14–2 (0–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 2, 1982*	No. 7	at Notre Dame	L 66–75	19–3	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 26, 1982	No. 16	Loyola Marymount	W 96–73	24–4 (10–2)	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Feb 28, 1982	No. 16	Pepperdine	L 100–106	24–5 (10–3)	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Mar 3, 1982		Santa Clara	W 91–83	25–5 (11–3)	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1982*	(9 MW)	vs. (8 MW) Boston College First round	L 66–70^[1]	25–6	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Pacific Time.

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Rankings

Awards and honors

Quintin Dailey – WCAC Player of the Year (2x)

References

^ "Boston College Defeats San Francisco". The New York Times. March 13, 1982. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
^ "1981-82 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

[1] "Boston College Defeats San Francisco". The New York Times. March 13, 1982. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

[2] "1981-82 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

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San Francisco Dons men's basketball
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