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	#4
AP	#5
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	Hometown
3.5 !F	4	Miller, JimJim Miller	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	2.0 !So	Princeton, WV
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)	—	4.0 !Sr	Woodbridge, VA
1.5 !G	14	Stokes, RickyRicky Stokes	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Richmond, VA
3.5 !F	30	Edelin, KentonKenton Edelin	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Alexandria, VA
1.5 !G	32	Newburg, DougDoug Newburg	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	McLean, VA
1.5 !G	33	Johnson, KennyKenny Johnson	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	2.0 !So	Baltimore, MD
1.5 !G	34	Carlisle, RickRick Carlisle	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Ogdensburg, NY
5.0 !C	42	Smith, WingoWingo Smith	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Indialantic, FL
1.5 !G	44	Lambiotte, KennyKenny Lambiotte	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Woodstock, VA
2.5 !G/F	45	Mullen, TimTim Mullen	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	2.0 !So	Ridgewood, NJ
3.5 !F	51	Merrifield, DanDan Merrifield	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	2.0 !So	Linwood, NJ
5.0 !C	55	Sampson, RalphRalph Sampson (C)	88 !7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Harrisonburg, VA

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, VA
Regular season
Nov. 26*	#1	Johns Hopkins	W 124–60	1–0	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 27*	#1	VCU	W 69–63	2–0	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 1*	#1	at James Madison	W 51–34	3–0	JMU Convocation Center (7,700) Harrisonburg, VA
Dec. 4*	#1	VMI	W 86–41	4–0	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 8	#1	at Duke	W 104–91	5–0 (1–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Dec. 11*	#1	at #3 Georgetown	W 68–63	6–0 (1–0)	Capital Centre (19,035) Landover, MD
Dec. 16*	#1	vs. #14 Houston	W 72–63	7–0 (1–0)	Aoyama Gakuin Memorial Hall (5,000) Tokyo, Japan
Dec. 18*	#1	vs. Utah	W 80–57	8–0 (1–0)	Aoyama Gakuin Memorial Hall (5,000) Tokyo, Japan
Dec. 24*	#1	at Chaminade	L 72–77	8–1 (1–0)	Neal S. Blaisdell Center (3,383) Honolulu, HI
Dec. 29*	#4	vs. Richmond	W 102–85	9–1 (1–0)	Richmond Coliseum (10,716) Richmond, VA
Dec. 30*	#4	vs. Old Dominion	W 75–59	10–1 (1–0)	Richmond Coliseum (10,716) Richmond, VA
Jan. 8	#4	at Maryland	W 83–64	11–1 (2–0)	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, MD
Jan. 12	#2	at #19 NC State	W 88–80	12–1 (3–0)	Reynolds Coliseum (12,400) Raleigh, NC
Jan. 15	#2	#11 North Carolina	L 95–101	12–2 (3–1)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 17	#2	at Georgia Tech	W 66–52	13–2 (4–1)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (10,543) Atlanta, GA
Jan. 19*	#7	at #17 Virginia Tech	W 74–64	14–2 (4–1)	Richmond Coliseum (10,716) Richmond, VA
Jan. 22	#7	Clemson	W 105–87	15–2 (5–1)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 26*	#6	George Washington	W 59–44	16–2 (5–1)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 29*	#6	#8 Louisville	W 98–81	17–2 (5–1)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 3	#3	Wake Forest	W 89–75	18–2 (6–1)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 5	#3	Duke	W 105–84	19–2 (7–1)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 10	#3	at #1 North Carolina	L 63–64	19–3 (7–2)	Carmichael Arena (10,000) Chapel Hill, NC
Feb. 14	#3	Georgia Tech	W 92–69	20–3 (8–2)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 20*	#5	vs. #12 Missouri	W 68–53	21–3 (8–2)	Byrne Meadowlands Arena (15,767) East Rutherford, NJ
Feb. 23	#3	at Clemson	W 85–83 ^OT	22–3 (9–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum (11,000) Clemson, SC
Feb. 27	#3	NC State	W 86–75	23–3 (10–2)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Mar. 2	#2	at Wake Forest	W 107–74	24–3 (11–2)	Greensboro Coliseum (15,300) Greensboro, NC
Mar. 6	#2	Maryland	W 83–81	25–3 (12–2)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
ACC Tournament
Mar. 11	#2	vs. Duke ACC Quarterfinals	W 109–66	26–3	Omni Coliseum (16,723) Atlanta, GA
Mar. 12	#2	vs. Georgia Tech ACC Semifinals	W 96–67	27–3	Omni Coliseum (16,723) Atlanta, GA
Mar. 13	#2	vs. NC State ACC Championship	L 78–81	27–4	Omni Coliseum (16,723) Atlanta, GA
NCAA Tournament
Mar. 19	#4	vs. Washington State NCAA Second Round	W 54–49	28–4	BSU Pavilion (12,177) Boise, ID
Mar. 24	#4	vs. #11 Boston College NCAA Sweet Sixteen	W 95–92	29–4	Dee Events Center (12,084) Ogden, UT
Mar. 26	#4	vs. #16 NC State NCAA Elite Eight	L 62–63	29–5	Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
*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

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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