| Year: | 1982 |
| Conference: | SWAC |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 7 |
| 1Stroundarena: | Campus Sites |
| Semiarena: | F. G. Clark Center |
| Semicity: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Finalarena: | F. G. Clark Center |
| Finalcity: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Champions: | Alcorn State |
| Titlecount: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Davey Whitney |
| Coachcount: | 3rd |
The 1982 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6, 1982. The quarterfinal round was held at the home arena of the higher-seeded team, while the semifinal and championship rounds were held at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, Mississippi.[1] Alcorn State defeated, 87–77 in the championship game. The Braves received the conference's automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Midwest Region.