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 | |
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ACC regular season co–champions | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 4 |
AP | No. 4 |
Record | 29–5 (12–2 ACC) |
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Home arena | University Hall |
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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
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Schedule
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
Rankings
editWeek | |||||||||||||||||
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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 |
Awards and honors
edit- 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
editYear | 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 |
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References
edit- ^ "Chaminade Upsets Virginia, 1982". Archived from the original on November 19, 2009. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
- ^ "Yes, Virginia, there is a Chaminade". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. December 24, 1982. p. 3F.
- ^ "Virginia reeling after loss". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). wire services. December 25, 1982. p. 18.
- ^ Whicker, Mark (February 11, 1983). "Jordan helps Carolina steal victory". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Knight-Ridder Newspapers. p. 22.
- ^ "No. 1 Tar Heels catch No. 3 Cavs with their guard down". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. February 11, 1983. p. 3D.
- ^ Robinson, Doug (March 27, 1983). "NC State trips Cavs at the wire 63-62". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
- ^ "North Carolina State ends Sampson's quest". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. March 27, 1983. p. 97.
- ^ Dodds, Tracy (March 27, 1983). "Wolfpack ends Sampson's career, 63-62". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 3F.
- ^ Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 307.
- ^ "Missouri Tires, Virginia Solves Some Problems". The Washington Post. February 21, 1983. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ "All-Time Results". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "About Us". Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2009.
- ^ "Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy". Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^ "The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners". Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
- ^ "Wooden Award - Athletics". Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
- ^ "1983 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on June 30, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.