1982–83 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

1982–83 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
ACC regular season co–champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
Record	29–5 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach	Terry Holland (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Jim Larrañaga (4th season) Jeff Jones (1st season) Dave Odom (1st season)
Home arena	University Hall
Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

1982–83 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 North Carolina	12	–	2		.857			28	–	8		.778
No. 4 Virginia	12	–	2		.857			29	–	5		.853
Maryland	8	–	6		.571			20	–	10		.667
No. 16 NC State †	8	–	6		.571			26	–	10		.722
Wake Forest	7	–	7		.500			20	–	10		.667
Georgia Tech	4	–	10		.286			13	–	15		.464
Duke	3	–	11		.214			11	–	17		.393
Clemson	2	–	12		.143			11	–	20		.355
† 1983 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown 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 Terry Holland (Davidson) Assistant coach(es) Jim Larrañaga (Providence) Jeff Jones (Virginia) Dave Odom (Guilford) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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

Main article: 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	2	7	6	3	3	5	3	2	2	4
Coaches	1	—	1	1	1	3	4	2	6	4	2	2	5	3	2	2	4

^[13]

Awards and honors

• Ralph Sampson, Adolph Rupp Trophy^[14]
• Ralph Sampson, Naismith College Player of the Year^[15]
• Ralph Sampson, USBWA College Player of the Year^[16]
• Ralph Sampson, John R. Wooden Award^[17]

NBA draft

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1983	1	1	Ralph Sampson	Houston Rockets
1983	3	68	Craig Robinson	Boston Celtics
1984	2	35	Othell Wilson	Golden 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.