1982–83 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1982–83 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented University of North Carolina in the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 28-8 overall, tied for the ACC regular season title with a 12-2 record and made it to the Elite Eight of the 1983 NCAA Tournament. They were coached by Dean Smith in his twenty-second season as head coach of the Tar Heels. They played their home games at the Carmichael Auditorium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

1982–83 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC Regular Season Co-Champions
Rainbow Classic Champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
1982–83 record28–8 (12–2 ACC)
Head coachDean Smith (22nd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarmichael Auditorium
1982–83 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 North Carolina122 .857  288  .778
No. 4 Virginia122 .857  295  .853
Maryland86 .571  2010  .667
No. 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

Roster

1982–83 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 4 Lynwood Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So  Mount Olive, NC
PG 20 Cliff Morris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So  Durham, NC
PG 22 Buzz Peterson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
SoAsheville Asheville, NC
G/F 23 Michael Jordan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoEmsley A. Laney Wilmington, NC
G 24 Jim Braddock 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
SrBaylor Prep Chattanooga, TN
SG 25 Steve Hale 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr  Jenks, OK
F/C 32 John Brownlee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
So Fort Worth, TX
F/C 41 Sam Perkins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrShaker (Latham NY Brooklyn, NY
C 42 Brad Daugherty 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
FrOwen Black Mountain, NC
G/F 43 Curtis Hunter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
FrSouthern Durham, NC
SF 44 Matt Doherty 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
JrHoly Trinity East Meadow, NY
SF 50 Cecil Exum 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr  Dudley, NC
C 51 Timo Makkonen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Jr  Lahti, Finland
C 54 Warren Martin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
So  Axton, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 20, 1982*
No. 3 vs. No. 19 St. John's
Tip-Off Classic
L 74–78 OT[1] 0–1
Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, MA
Nov 27, 1982*
No. 3 vs. No. 15 Missouri L 60–64  0–2
Checkerdome 
St. Louis, MO
Nov 30, 1982
No. 15 Tulane W 70–68  1–2
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 4, 1982*
No. 15 vs. LSU W 47–43  2–2
 
East Rutherford, NJ
Dec 11, 1982*
No. 17 vs. Santa Clara W 79–56  3–2
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
Dec 17, 1982*
No. 17 vs. Tulsa
Oil Capital Classic
L 74–84  3–3
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
Dec 18, 1982*
No. 17 vs. Texas–Rio Grande Valley
Oil Capital Classic – Consolation
W 106–50  4–3
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
Dec 21, 1982*
at Chattanooga W 73–66  5–3
McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
Dec 29, 1982*
vs. Texas Tech
Rainbow Classic – Quarterfinal
W 79–47  6–3
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
Dec 29, 1982*
vs. Oklahoma
Rainbow Classic – Semifinal
W 77–69  7–3
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
Dec 30, 1982*
vs. No. 12 Missouri
Rainbow Classic – Championship
W 73–58  8–3
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
Jan 5, 1983*
No. 18 vs. Rutgers W 86–69  9–3
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
Jan 8, 1983*
No. 18 vs. No. 9 Syracuse W 87–64  10–3
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
Jan 12, 1983
No. 11 Maryland W 72–71  11–3
(1–0)
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 15, 1983
No. 11 at No. 2 Virginia W 101–95  12–3
(2–0)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
Jan 19, 1983
No. 3 NC State
Carolina–State Game
W 99–81  13–3
(3–0)
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 22, 1983
No. 3 Duke
Rivalry
W 103–82  14–3
(4–0)
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 24, 1983
No. 3 Georgia State W 99–55  15–3
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 27, 1983
No. 3 at No. 19 Wake Forest W 80–78  16–3
(5–0)
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
Jan 29, 1983
No. 3 vs. Georgia Tech W 72–65  17–3
(6–0)
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
Feb 2, 1983
No. 1 at Clemson W 84–81  18–3
(7–0)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
Feb 4, 1983
No. 1 vs. The Citadel
North-South Doubleheader
W 81–36  19–3
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
Feb 5, 1983
No. 1 vs. Furman
North-South Doubleheader
W 78–43  20–3
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
Feb 10, 1983
No. 1 No. 3 Virginia W 64–63  21–3
(8–0)
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 13, 1983*
No. 1 No. 12 Villanova L 53–56  21–4
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 16, 1983
No. 3 at Maryland L 94–106  21–5
(8–1)
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
Feb 19, 1983
No. 3 at NC State L 63–70  21–6
(8–2)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
Feb 24, 1983
No. 11 Wake Forest W 100–85  22–6
(9–2)
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 27, 1983
No. 11 Clemson W 93–80  23–6
(10–2)
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
Mar 2, 1983
No. 8 at Georgia Tech W 85–73  24–6
(11–2)
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
Mar 5, 1983
No. 8 at Duke
Rivalry
W 105–81  25–6
(12–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 11, 1983*
No. 5 vs. Clemson
Quarterfinal
W 105–79  26–6
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
Mar 12, 1983*
No. 5 vs. NC State
Semifinal
L 84–91 OT 26–7
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1983*
(2) No. 8 vs. (10) James Madison
Second Round
W 68–49  27–7
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
Mar 25, 1983*
(2) No. 8 vs. (3) Ohio State
East Regional Semifinal
W 64–51  28–7
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Mar 27, 1983*
(2) No. 8 vs. (4) No. 18 Georgia
East Regional Final
L 77–82  28–8
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP 3 15 17 17 NR NR 18 11 3 3 1 1 3 11 8 5 8 
Coaches 2 2 17 16 NR NR 16 11 3 3 1 1 3 11 10 6 8

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References

  1. "ST. JOHN'S TOPPLES N. CAROLINA, 78-74". New York Times. November 21, 1982. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
    • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
  2. "1982-83 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
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