1982–83 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
ACC regular season co–champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record29–5 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Hall
1982–83 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 North Carolina12–2 .85728–8  .778
No. 4 Virginia12–2 .85729–5  .853
Maryland8–6 .57120–10  .667
No. 16 NC State †8–6 .57126–10  .722
Wake Forest7–7 .50020–10  .667
Georgia Tech4–10 .28613–15  .464
Duke3–11 .21411–17  .393
Clemson2–12 .14311–20  .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 fourth in the NAIA rankings; center Ralph Sampson played the entire game and was held to twelve points.[2][3]

Virginia's two losses in conference were to co-champion North Carolina,[4][5] and their two losses in the postseason were to eventual national champion North Carolina State; by three points in the final of the ACC tournament and by one point in the West region finals (Elite Eight) of the NCAA tournament.[6][7][8]

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
Source:[9]

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. 23*
 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[10]  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
 (2) No. 2 vs. (7) Duke
Quarterfinals		 W 109–66  26–3
 Omni Coliseum (16,723)
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar. 12
 (2) No. 2 vs. (6) Georgia Tech
Semifinals		 W 96–67  27–3
 Omni Coliseum (16,723)
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar. 13
 (2) No. 2 vs. (4) NC State
Championship		 L 78–81  27–4
 Omni Coliseum (16,723)
Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
Mar. 19
 (1 W) No. 4 vs. (8 W) Washington State
Second Round		 W 54–49  28–4
 BSU Pavilion (12,177)
Boise, Idaho
Mar. 24
 (1 W) No. 4 vs. (4) No. 11 Boston College
Sweet Sixteen		 W 95–92  29–4
 Dee Events Center (12,084)
Ogden, Utah
Mar. 26
 (1 W) No. 4 vs. (6 W) No. 16 NC State
Elite Eight		 L 62–63  29–5
 Dee Events Center (12,087)
Ogden, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern time.
Source:[11][12]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP11111442763353224
Coaches1—111342642253224

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Awards and honors

NBA draft

YearRoundPickPlayerNBA Club
198311Ralph SampsonHouston Rockets
1983368Craig RobinsonBoston Celtics
1984235Othell WilsonGolden State Warriors
Source:[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Chaminade Upsets Virginia, 1982". Archived from the original on November 19, 2009. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Yes, Virginia, there is a Chaminade". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. December 24, 1982. p. 3F.
  3. ↑ "Virginia reeling after loss". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). wire services. December 25, 1982. p. 18.
  4. ↑ Whicker, Mark (February 11, 1983). "Jordan helps Carolina steal victory". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Knight-Ridder Newspapers. p. 22.
  5. ↑ "No. 1 Tar Heels catch No. 3 Cavs with their guard down". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. February 11, 1983. p. 3D.
  6. ↑ Robinson, Doug (March 27, 1983). "NC State trips Cavs at the wire 63-62". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
  7. ↑ "North Carolina State ends Sampson's quest". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. March 27, 1983. p. 97.
  8. ↑ Dodds, Tracy (March 27, 1983). "Wolfpack ends Sampson's career, 63-62". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 3F.
  9. ↑ Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 307.
  10. ↑ "Missouri Tires, Virginia Solves Some Problems". The Washington Post. February 21, 1983. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  11. ↑ "All-Time Results". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  12. ↑ "1982-83 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  13. ↑
    • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  14. ↑ "About Us". Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2009.
  15. ↑ "Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy". Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  16. ↑ "The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners". Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
  17. ↑ "Wooden Award - Athletics". Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
  18. ↑ "1983 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on June 30, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
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