1980–81 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

1980–81 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
ACC Regular Season Champions
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 3
AP No. 5
1980–81 record 29–5 (13–1 ACC)
Head coach Terry Holland (7th year)
Assistant coach Jim Larranaga (2nd year)
Assistant coach Craig Littlepage (5th year)
Home arena University Hall

The 1980–81 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented University of Virginia and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Roster

1980–81 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 3 Lamp, JeffJeff Lamp (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr Louisville, Kentucky
G 5 Collins, LouisLouis Collins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Highland Springs, 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)
Fr Woodbridge, Virginia
F/C 12 Carpenter, DeanDean Carpenter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr New Orleans, Louisiana
G 14 Stokes, RickyRicky Stokes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr Richmond, Virginia
G 21 Cross, DarrenDarren Cross 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So Queens, New York
G 23 Klein, JeffJeff Klein 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Akron, Ohio
G 24 Jones, JeffJeff Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Owensboro, Kentucky
F 25 Raker, LeeLee Raker (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Louisville, Kentucky
G 32 Newburg, DougDoug Newburg 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So McLean, Virginia
F 42 MacBeth, PeterPeter MacBeth 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Indialantic, Florida
F 44 Gates, TerryTerry Gates 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr Ridgewood, New Jersey
C 50 Sampson, RalphRalph Sampson 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)
So Harrisonburg, Virginia
F/C 55 Lattimore, LewisLewis Lattimore 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sr Dayton, Ohio
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. 28*
No. 8 Bucknell W 64–45  1–0
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia

Nov. 29*
No. 8 VCU W 77–62  2–0
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia

Dec. 3*
No. 7 Randolph–Macon W 83–52  3–0
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia

Dec. 6*
No. 7 at William & Mary W 88–68  4–0
William & Mary Hall (9,000)
Williamsburg, Virginia

Dec. 12
No. 6 at Duke W 91–79  5–0
(1–0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,000)
Durham, North Carolina

Dec. 22*
No. 5 Baltimore W 103–62  6–0
(1–0)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia

Dec. 30*
No. 3 at James Madison W 53–52  7–0
(1–0)
Godwin Hall (10,000)
Harrisonburg, Virginia

Jan. 3*
No. 3 vs. Virginia Tech W 64–51  8–0
(1–0)
Roanoke Civic Center (8,564)
Roanoke, Virginia

Jan. 5*
No. 3 at Delaware W 88–69  9–0
(1–0)
Delaware Field House (9,000)
Newark, Delaware

Jan. 7
No. 3 NC State W 63–55  10–0
(2–0)
University Hall (5,100)
Charlottesville, Virginia

Jan. 10
No. 3 No. 16 North Carolina W 63–57  11–0
(3–0)
University Hall (10,056)
Charlottesville, Virginia

Jan. 14
No. 2 at No. 10 Maryland W 66–64  12–0
(4–0)
Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland

Jan. 17
No. 2 at Georgia Tech W 85–48  13–0
(5–0)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,591)
Atlanta

Jan. 19
No. 2 at No. 19 Clemson W 74–59  14–0
(6–0)
Littlejohn Coliseum (12,500)
Clemson, South Carolina

Jan. 21*
No. 2 George Washington W 86–56  15–0
(6–0)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia

Jan. 25*
No. 2 Ohio State W 89–73  16–0
(6–0)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia

Jan. 28
No. 1 No. 6 Wake Forest W 83–73  17–0
(7–0)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia

Jan. 31
No. 1 Duke W 68–47  18–0
(8–0)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia

Feb. 3
No. 1 at No. 11 North Carolina W 80–79 OT 19–0
(9–0)
Carmichael Arena (10,000)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Feb. 5*
No. 1 at Wagner W 76–69  20–0
(9–0)
Madison Square Garden (11,997)
New York City

Feb. 11
No. 1 at NC State W 51–46  21–0
(10–0)
Reynolds Coliseum (12,400)
Raleigh, North Carolina

Feb. 14
No. 1 Clemson W 73–58  22–0
(11–0)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia

Feb. 16
No. 1 Georgia Tech W 83–42  23–0
(12–0)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia

Feb. 22*
No. 1 vs. No. 11 Notre Dame L 56–57  23–1
(12–0)
Rosemont Horizon (16,546)
Rosemont, Illinois

Feb. 25
No. 3 at No. 12 Wake Forest L 66–73 OT 23–2
(12–1)
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (8,200)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Feb. 28
No. 3 No. 17 Maryland W 74–63  24–2
(13–1)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament

Mar. 5
No. 4 vs. Georgia Tech
ACC Quarterfinals
W 76–47  25–2
Capital Centre (19,035)
Landover, Maryland

Mar. 6
No. 4 vs. No. 20 Maryland
ACC Semifinals
L 62–85  25–3
Capital Centre (19,035)
Landover, Maryland
NCAA Tournament

Mar. 15*
No. 5 vs. Villanova
NCAA First Round
W 54–50  26–3
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina

Mar. 19*
No. 5 vs. No. 15 Tennessee
NCAA Sweet Sixteen
W 62–48  27–3
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta

Mar. 21*
No. 5 vs. No. 16 BYU
NCAA Elite Eight
W 74–60  28–3
Omni Coliseum (15,461)
Atlanta

Mar. 28
No. 5 vs. No. 6 North Carolina
NCAA Final Four
L 65–78  28–4
The Spectrum (18,276)
Philadelphia

Mar. 30*
No. 5 vs. No. 4 LSU
NCAA Third Place Game
W 78–74  29–4
The Spectrum (18,276)
Philadelphia
*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

Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
1981 1 15 Jeff Lamp Portland Trail Blazers
1981 4 77 Lee Raker San Diego Clippers
1981 7 159 Lewis Latimore Milwaukee Bucks
1982 4 77 Jeff Jones Indiana Pacers
1983 1 1 Ralph Sampson Houston Rockets
1983 3 68 Craig Robinson Boston Celtics
1984 2 35 Othell Wilson Golden State Warriors

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References

  1. Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 305.
  2. "All-Time Results". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  3. "1982-83 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. http://www.ruppawards.com/index_files/Page356.htm
  5. http://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx
  6. http://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/
  7. http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1981
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