1981 – 82 Pittsburgh Panthers men 's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1981 – 82 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . Led by head coach Roy Chipman , the Panthers finished with a record of 20 – 10 . They received an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost in the first round to Pepperdine . This was Pitt 's last season in the Eastern 8 Conference . They moved to the Big East Conference next season
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1981–82 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team