1981–82 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

1981–82 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
ACC Regular Season Co-Champions
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 3
AP No. 3
1981–82 record 30–4 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach Terry Holland (8th season)
Assistant coach Craig Littlepage (6th season)
Assistant coach Jim Larranaga (3rd season)
Home arena University Hall

The 1981–82 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented University of Virginia and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Roster

1981–82 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 4 Jim Miller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr Princeton, West Virginia
F 10 Craig Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr Montclair, New Jersey
G 11 Othell Wilson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So Woodbridge, Virginia
F/C 12 Dean Carpenter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sr New Orleans
G 14 Ricky Stokes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So Richmond, Virginia
G 21 Jim Runcie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Hyde Park, New York
G 24 Jeff Jones (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr Owensboro, Kentucky
F 30 Kenton Edelin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Alexandria, Virginia
G 32 Doug Newburg 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr McLean, Virginia
G 33 Kenny Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr Baltimore
F 42 Peter MacBeth 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr Indialantic, Florida
G/F 45 Tim Mullen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr Ridgewood, New Jersey
F 51 Dan Merrifield 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr Linwood, New Jersey
C 55 Ralph Sampson 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)
Jr Harrisonburg, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov. 21*
No. 7 vs. BYU W 63–61  1–0
Springfield Civic Center (8,808)
Springfield, Massachusetts
Nov. 27*
No. 7 Fairfield W 107–66  2–0
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 29*
No. 7 George Mason W 76–57  3–0
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 2*
No. 5 Randolph–Macon W 82–50  4–0
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 5*
No. 5 at VMI W 76–49  5–0
Cameron Hall (4,460)
Lexington, Virginia
Dec. 9
No. 5 Duke W 92–83  6–0
(1–0)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Maryland
Dec. 19*
No. 5 at Chaminade W 75–59  7–0
(1–0)
Neal S. Blaisdell Center (3,052)
Laie, HI
Dec. 21*
No. 5 at BYU–Hawaii W 118–84  8–0
(1–0)
Cannon Activities Center (1,739)
Laie, HI
Dec. 29*
No. 3 vs. Richmond W 74–43  9–0
(1–0)
Richmond Coliseum (10,716)
Richmond, Virginia
Dec. 30*
No. 3 vs. James Madison W 57–44  10–0
(1–0)
Richmond Coliseum (10,716)
Richmond, Virginia
Jan. 2*
No. 3 James Madison W 73–65  11–0
(1–0)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 6*
No. 2 Notre Dame W 87–54  12–0
(1–0)
Capital Centre (17,422)
Landover, Maryland
Jan. 9
No. 2 at No. 1 North Carolina L 60–65  12–1
(1–1)
Carmichael Arena (10,000)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan. 12
No. 3 Maryland W 45–40 OT 13–1
(2–1)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 14*
No. 3 Wagner W 99–67  14–1
(2–1)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Georgia
Jan. 16
No. 3 Georgia Tech W 79–60  15–1
(3–1)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 17
No. 3 Clemson W 89–68  16–1
(4–1)
University Hall (5,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 20*
No. 3 at George Washington W 80–54  17–1
(4–1)
Charles E. Smith Center (5,000)
Washington, D.C.
Jan. 24*
No. 3 at No. 17 Louisville W 74–56  18–1
(4–1)
Freedom Hall (16,613)
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan. 27
No. 3 at No. 18 Wake Forest W 69–66  19–1
(5–1)
Greensboro Coliseum (15,867)
Greensboro, North Carolina
Jan. 30
No. 3 at Duke W 77–65  20–1
(6–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, North Carolina
Feb. 3
No. 3 No. 2 North Carolina W 74–58  21–1
(7–1)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 6*
No. 3 vs. Virginia Tech W 80–66  22–1
(7–1)
Roanoke Civic Center (10,056)
Roanoke, Virginia
Feb. 10
No. 1 at NC State W 39–36  23–1
(8–1)
Reynolds Coliseum (12,400)
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb. 13
No. 1 at Clemson W 56–54  24–1
(9–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum (11,000)
Clemson, South Carolina
Feb. 15
No. 1 at Georgia Tech W 56–52  25–1
(10–1)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,939)
Atlanta
Feb. 20
No. 1 NC State W 45–40  26–1
(11–1)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville,
Feb. 24
No. 1 No. 18 Wake Forest W 84–66  27–1
(12–1)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville,
Feb. 27
No. 1 at Maryland L 46–47 OT 27–2
(12–2)
Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
ACC Tournament
Mar. 5
No. 3 vs. Clemson
ACC Quarterfinals
W 56–54  28–2
Greensboro Coliseum (15,875)
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar. 6
No. 3 vs. No. 16 Wake Forest
ACC Semifinals
W 51–49  29–2
Greensboro Coliseum (16,034)
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar. 7
No. 3 vs. No. 1 North Carolina
ACC Championship
L 45–47  29–3
Greensboro Coliseum (16,034)
Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar. 14
No. 3 vs. Tennessee
NCAA First Round
W 54–51  30–3
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis
Mar. 18
No. 3 vs. No. 17 UAB
NCAA Second Round
L 66–68  30–4
Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center (16,754)
Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
477Jeff JonesIndiana Pacers

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References

  1. Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 306.
  2. "1982-83 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  6. http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/award-winners.html
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
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