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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	4	Miller, JimJim Miller	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	2.0 !So	Princeton, West Virginia
3.5 !F	10	Robinson, CraigCraig Robinson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	2.0 !So	Montclair, New Jersey
1.5 !G	11	Wilson, OthellOthell Wilson	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Woodbridge, Virginia
1.5 !G	15	Stokes, RickyRicky Stokes	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Richmond, Virginia
3.5 !F	30	Edelin, KentonKenton Edelin	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Alexandria, Virginia
1.5 !G	32	Newburg, DougDoug Newburg	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	McLean, Virginia
1.5 !G	33	Johnson, KennyKenny Johnson	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	2.0 !So	Baltimore
1.5 !G	34	Carlisle, RickRick Carlisle	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Ogdensburg, New York
5.0 !C	42	Smith, WingoWingo Smith	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Indialantic, Florida
1.5 !G	44	Lambiotte, KennyKenny Lambiotte	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Woodstock, Virginia
2.5 !G/F	45	Mullen, TimTim Mullen	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	2.0 !So	Ridgewood, New Jersey
3.5 !F	51	Merrifield, DanDan Merrifield	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	2.0 !So	Linwood, New Jersey
5.0 !C	50	Sampson, RalphRalph Sampson (C)	88 !7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Harrisonburg, Virginia

Head coach

Terry Holland (Davidson)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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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

Ralph Sampson, Adolph Rupp Trophy^[5]
Ralph Sampson, Naismith College Player of the Year ^[6]
Ralph Sampson, USBWA College Player of the Year^[7]
Ralph Sampson, John R. Wooden Award^[8]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	1	Ralph Sampson	Houston Rockets

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References

↑ http://www.mmbolding.com/basketball/Chaminade.htm
↑ Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 307.
↑ "All-Time Results". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
↑ "1982-83 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
↑ http://www.ruppawards.com/index_files/Page356.htm
↑ http://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx
↑ http://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/
↑ http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/award-winners.html
↑ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1983

Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball

Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1965) University Hall (1965–2006) John Paul Jones Arena (2006–present)

Rivalries	Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	CavMan "The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" Chaminade upset

People	Head coaches Notable players

Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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