1980–81 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

1980–81 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
ACC Regular Season Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Third Place
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#4
AP	#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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1.5 !G	3	Lamp, JeffJeff Lamp (C)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Louisville, KY
1.5 !G	5	Collins, LouisLouis Collins	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Highland Springs, VA
3.5 !F	10	Robinson, CraigCraig Robinson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	2.0 !So	Montclair, NJ
1.5 !G	11	Wilson, OthellOthell Wilson	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Woodbridge, VA
4.5 !F/C	12	Carpenter, DeanDean Carpenter	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	New Orleans, LA
1.5 !G	14	Stokes, RickyRicky Stokes	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Richmond, VA
1.5 !G	21	Cross, DarrenDarren Cross	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	2.0 !So	Queens, NY
1.5 !G	23	Klein, JeffJeff Klein	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Akron, OH
1.5 !G	24	Jones, JeffJeff Jones	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Owensboro, KY
3.5 !F	25	Raker, LeeLee Raker (C)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Louisville, KY
1.5 !G	32	Newburg, DougDoug Newburg	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	2.0 !So	McLean, VA
3.5 !F	42	MacBeth, PeterPeter MacBeth	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	2.0 !So	Indialantic, FL
3.5 !F	44	Gates, TerryTerry Gates	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Ridgewood, NJ
5.0 !C	50	Sampson, RalphRalph Sampson	88 !7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	—	2.0 !So	Harrisonburg, VA
4.5 !F/C	55	Lattimore, LewisLewis Lattimore	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Dayton, OH

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
Regular season
Nov. 28*	#8	Bucknell	W 64–45	1–0	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 29*	#8	VCU	W 77–62	2–0	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 3*	#7	Randolph–Macon	W 83–52	3–0	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 6*	#7	at William & Mary	W 88–68	4–0	William & Mary Hall (9,000) Williamsburg, VA
Dec. 12	#6	at Duke	W 91–79	5–0 (1–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,000) Durham, NC
Dec. 22*	#5	Baltimore	W 103–62	6–0 (1–0)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 30*	#3	at James Madison	W 53–52	7–0 (1–0)	Godwin Hall (10,000) Harrisonburg, VA
Jan. 3*	#3	vs. Virginia Tech	W 64–51	8–0 (1–0)	Roanoke Civic Center (8,564) Roanoke, VA
Jan. 5*	#3	at Delaware	W 88–69	9–0 (1–0)	Delaware Field House (9,000) Newark, DE
Jan. 7	#3	NC State	W 63–55	10–0 (2–0)	University Hall (5,100) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 10	#3	#16 North Carolina	W 63–57	11–0 (3–0)	University Hall (10,056) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 14	#2	at #10 Maryland	W 66–64	12–0 (4–0)	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, MD
Jan. 17	#2	at Georgia Tech	W 85–48	13–0 (5–0)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,591) Atlanta, GA
Jan. 19	#2	at #19 Clemson	W 74–59	14–0 (6–0)	Littlejohn Coliseum (12,500) Clemson, SC
Jan. 21*	#2	George Washington	W 86–56	15–0 (6–0)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 25*	#2	Ohio State	W 89–73	16–0 (6–0)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 28	#1	#6 Wake Forest	W 83–73	17–0 (7–0)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 31	#1	Duke	W 68–47	18–0 (8–0)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 3	#1	at #11 North Carolina	W 80–79 ^OT	19–0 (9–0)	Carmichael Arena (10,000) Chapel Hill, NC
Feb. 5*	#1	at Wagner	W 76–69	20–0 (9–0)	Madison Square Garden (11,997) New York, NY
Feb. 11	#1	at NC State	W 51–46	21–0 (10–0)	Reynolds Coliseum (12,400) Raleigh, NC
Feb. 14	#1	Clemson	W 73–58	22–0 (11–0)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 16	#1	Georgia Tech	W 83–42	23–0 (12–0)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 22*	#1	vs. #11 Notre Dame	L 56–57	23–1 (12–0)	Rosemont Horizon (16,546) Rosemont, IL
Feb. 25	#3	at #12 Wake Forest	L 66–73 ^OT	23–2 (12–1)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (8,200) Winston-Salem, NC
Feb. 28	#3	#17 Maryland	W 74–63	24–2 (13–1)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
ACC Tournament
Mar. 5	#4	vs. Georgia Tech ACC Quarterfinals	W 76–47	25–2	Capital Centre (19,035) Landover, MD
Mar. 6	#4	vs. #20 Maryland ACC Semifinals	L 62–85	25–3	Capital Centre (19,035) Landover, MD
NCAA Tournament
Mar. 15*	#5	vs. Villanova NCAA First Round	W 54–50	26–3	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
Mar. 19*	#5	vs. #15 Tennessee NCAA Sweet Sixteen	W 62–48	27–3	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
Mar. 21*	#5	vs. #16 BYU NCAA Elite Eight	W 74–60	28–3	Omni Coliseum (15,461) Atlanta, GA
Mar. 28	#5	vs. #6 North Carolina NCAA Final Four	L 65–78	28–4	The Spectrum (18,276) Philadelphia, PA
Mar. 30*	#5	vs. #4 LSU NCAA Third Place Game	W 78–74	29–4	The Spectrum (18,276) Philadelphia, PA
*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^[4]
Ralph Sampson, AP Player of the Year
Ralph Sampson, Naismith College Player of the Year ^[5]
Ralph Sampson, USBWA College Player of the Year^[6]
Ralph Sampson, UPI Player of the Year
Ralph Sampson, Consensus 1st Team All-American
Ralph Sampson, ACC Player of the Year
Ralph Sampson, 1st Team All-ACC
Jeff Lamp, Consensus 2nd Team All-American
Jeff Lamp, 1st Team All-ACC

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

↑ Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 305.
↑ "All-Time Results". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
↑ "1982-83 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
↑ 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://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1981

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

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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