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 year)
Assistant coach Jim Larrañaga (4th year)
Assistant coach Jeff Jones (2nd year)
Assistant coach Dave Odom (1st year)
Home arena University Hall

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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 4 Miller, JimJim Miller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So Princeton, West Virginia
F 10 Robinson, CraigCraig Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So Montclair, New Jersey
G 11 Wilson, OthellOthell Wilson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Woodbridge, Virginia
G 15 Stokes, RickyRicky Stokes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr Richmond, Virginia
F 30 Edelin, KentonKenton Edelin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Alexandria, Virginia
G 32 Newburg, DougDoug Newburg 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr McLean, Virginia
G 33 Johnson, KennyKenny Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So Baltimore
G 34 Carlisle, RickRick Carlisle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Ogdensburg, New York
C 42 Smith, WingoWingo Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr Indialantic, Florida
G 44 Lambiotte, KennyKenny Lambiotte 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Woodstock, Virginia
G/F 45 Mullen, TimTim Mullen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Ridgewood, New Jersey
F 51 Merrifield, DanDan Merrifield 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Linwood, New Jersey
C 50 Sampson, RalphRalph 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, HI

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

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

Mar. 12
No. 2 vs. Georgia Tech
ACC Semifinals
W 96–67  27–3
Omni Coliseum (16,723)
Atlanta

Mar. 13
No. 2 vs. NC State
ACC Championship
L 78–81  27–4
Omni Coliseum (16,723)
Atlanta
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

Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 1 Ralph Sampson Houston 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. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  4. "1982-83 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  5. http://www.ruppawards.com/index_files/Page356.htm
  6. http://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx
  7. http://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/
  8. http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/award-winners.html
  9. http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1983
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