1982–83 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

1982–83 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
ACC Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA Tournament, #1 Seed, West Regional, Elite Eight (Loss, #6 NC State)
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 4
AP No. 4
1982–83 record 29–5 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach Terry Holland (9th season)
Assistant coach Jim Larrañaga (4th season)
Assistant coach Jeff Jones (2nd season)
Assistant coach Dave Odom (1st season)
Home arena University Hall
1982–83 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#8 North Carolina122 .857  288  .778
#4 Virginia122 .857  295  .853
Maryland86 .571  2010  .667
#16 NC State86 .571  2610  .722
Wake Forest77 .500  2010  .667
Georgia Tech410 .286  1315  .464
Duke311 .214  1117  .393
Clemson212 .143  1120  .355
1983 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982–83 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

On December 23, 1982, the Chaminade Silverswords of Honolulu defeated the No. 1 ranked Cavaliers 77–72.[1] Silverswords players Tony Randolph scored 19 points and Jim Dunham scored 17. Chaminade was ranked 4th in the NAIA rankings. Ralph Sampson played the entire game and was held to 12 points.

Roster

1982–83 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 4 Jim Miller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So Princeton, West Virginia
F 10 Craig Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So Montclair, New Jersey
G 11 Othell Wilson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Woodbridge, Virginia
G 15 Ricky Stokes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr Richmond, Virginia
F 30 Kenton Edelin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Alexandria, Virginia
G 32 Doug Newburg 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr McLean, Virginia
G 33 Kenny Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So Baltimore, Maryland
G 34 Rick Carlisle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Ogdensburg, New York
C 42 Wingo Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr Indialantic, Florida
G 44 Kenny Lambiotte 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Woodstock, Virginia
G/F 45 Tim Mullen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Ridgewood, New Jersey
F 51 Dan Merrifield 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Linwood, New Jersey
C 50 Ralph Sampson (C) 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)
Sr 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
Exhibition game
Mar. 10
Richmond YMCA W 18–9 
 
Richmond, Virginia
Regular season
Nov. 26*
No. 1 Johns Hopkins W 124–60  1–0
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 27*
No. 1 VCU W 69–63  2–0
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 1*
No. 1 at James Madison W 51–34  3–0
JMU Convocation Center (7,700)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Dec. 4*
No. 1 VMI W 86–41  4–0
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 8
No. 1 at Duke W 104–91  5–0
(1–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, North Carolina
Dec. 11*
No. 1 at No. 3 Georgetown W 68–63  6–0
(1–0)
Capital Centre (19,035)
Landover, Maryland
Dec. 16*
No. 1 vs. No. 14 Houston W 72–63  7–0
(1–0)
Aoyama Gakuin Memorial Hall (5,000)
Tokyo, Japan
Dec. 18*
No. 1 vs. Utah W 80–57  8–0
(1–0)
Aoyama Gakuin Memorial Hall (5,000)
Tokyo, Japan
Dec. 24*
No. 1 at Chaminade L 72–77  8–1
(1–0)
Neal S. Blaisdell Center (3,383)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec. 29*
No. 4 vs. Richmond W 102–85  9–1
(1–0)
Richmond Coliseum (10,716)
Richmond, Virginia
Dec. 30*
No. 4 vs. Old Dominion W 75–59  10–1
(1–0)
Richmond Coliseum (10,716)
Richmond, Virginia
Jan. 8
No. 4 at Maryland W 83–64  11–1
(2–0)
Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
Jan. 12
No. 2 at No. 19 NC State W 88–80  12–1
(3–0)
Reynolds Coliseum (12,400)
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan. 15
No. 2 No. 11 North Carolina L 95–101  12–2
(3–1)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 17
No. 2 at Georgia Tech W 66–52  13–2
(4–1)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (10,543)
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan. 19*
No. 7 at No. 17 Virginia Tech W 74–64  14–2
(4–1)
Richmond Coliseum (10,716)
Richmond, Virginia
Jan. 22
No. 7 Clemson W 105–87  15–2
(5–1)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 26*
No. 6 George Washington W 59–44  16–2
(5–1)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 29*
No. 6 No. 8 Louisville W 98–81  17–2
(5–1)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 3
No. 3 Wake Forest W 89–75  18–2
(6–1)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 5
No. 3 Duke W 105–84  19–2
(7–1)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 10
No. 3 at No. 1 North Carolina L 63–64  19–3
(7–2)
Carmichael Arena (10,000)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb. 14
No. 3 Georgia Tech W 92–69  20–3
(8–2)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 20*
No. 5 vs. No. 12 Missouri W 68–53  21–3
(8–2)
Byrne Meadowlands Arena (15,767)
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb. 23
No. 3 at Clemson W 85–83 OT 22–3
(9–2)
Littlejohn Coliseum (11,000)
Clemson, South Carolina
Feb. 27
No. 3 NC State W 86–75  23–3
(10–2)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar. 2
No. 2 at Wake Forest W 107–74  24–3
(11–2)
Greensboro Coliseum (15,300)
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar. 6
No. 2 Maryland W 83–81  25–3
(12–2)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
Mar. 11
No. 2 vs. Duke
ACC Quarterfinals
W 109–66  26–3
Omni Coliseum (16,723)
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar. 12
No. 2 vs. Georgia Tech
ACC Semifinals
W 96–67  27–3
Omni Coliseum (16,723)
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar. 13
No. 2 vs. NC State
ACC Championship
L 78–81  27–4
Omni Coliseum (16,723)
Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
Mar. 19
No. 4 vs. Washington State
NCAA Second Round
W 54–49  28–4
BSU Pavilion (12,177)
Boise, Idaho
Mar. 24
No. 4 vs. No. 11 Boston College
NCAA Sweet Sixteen
W 95–92  29–4
Dee Events Center (12,084)
Ogden, Utah
Mar. 26
No. 4 vs. No. 16 NC State
NCAA Elite Eight
L 62–63  29–5
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, Utah
*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
11Ralph SampsonHouston Rockets

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References

  1. http://www.mmbolding.com/basketball/Chaminade.htm
  2. Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 307.
  3. "All-Time Results". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  4. "1982-83 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  8. http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/award-winners.html
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