The 1981–82 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
Led by eleventh-year head coach Marv Harshman, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.
The Huskies were 18–9 overall in the regular season and 11–7 in conference play, fourth in the standings.
Washington played in the National Invitation Tournament and defeated BYU in the first round by three points in Provo, Utah.
[4][5] In the second round in Seattle, the Huskies lost by four points to Texas A&M.