| # | Name | Pos | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown (School) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #32 | Derrick Hord (L) | G-F | Jr. | 6-6 | 215 | Bristol, TN (Tennessee) | All-SEC [First Team (AP & Coaches); Second Team (UPI)]; |
| #20 | Jim Master (L) | G | So. | 6-5 | 170 | Fort Wayne, IN (Paul Harding) | All-SEC [Third Team (UPI)]; |
| #54 | Melvin Turpin (L) | C | So. | 6-11 | 240 | Lexington, KY (Bryan Station) [Fork Union Military Academy, Fork Union, VA] | All-SEC [Third Team (UPI)]; |
| #10 | Dirk Minniefield (L) | G | Jr. | 6-3 | 180 | Lexington, KY (Lafayette) | All-SEC [Second Team (AP & UPI)]; SEC Tournament MVP; |
| #44 | Charles Hurt (L) | F | Jr. | 6-6 | 215 | Shelbyville, KY (Shelby County) | - |
| #34 | Chuck Verderber (L) | F | Sr. | 6-6 | 220 | Lincoln, IL (High) | Academic All-SEC; |
| #11 | Dicky Beal (L) | G | So. | 5-9 | 170 | Covington, KY (Holmes) | - |
| #33 | Tom Heitz (L) | F | So. | 6-9 | 215 | Hamilton, IN (High) | - |
| #12 | Bo Lanter (L) | G | Sr. | 6-1 | 175 | Versailles, KY (Woodford County) | - |
| #40 | Troy McKinley (L) | F-G | Fr. | 6-6 | 195 | Independence, KY (Simon Kenton) | - |
| #5 | Mike Ballenger (L) | G | Fr. | 6-3 | 185 | Jasper, IN (High) | - |
| #31 | Sam Bowie | C-F | Red | 7-1 | 230 | Lebanon, PA (High) | (Did not play - redshirt); |
| #24 | Bret Bearup | C-F | Red | 6-9 | 230 | Greenlawn, NY (Harborfields) | (Did not play - redshirt); |
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1981-82 Squad |
Seated (l to r): Equipment Manager Bill Keightley, Coach Joe B. Hall, Dirk Minniefield, Mike Ballenger, Derrick Hord, Jim Master, Bo Lanter, Dicky Beal, Associate Coach Leonard Hamilton, Student Manager Roger Thomas |
