1981–82 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented University of Virginia and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

1981–82 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
ACC Regular Season Co-Champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
1981–82 record30–4 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Hall
1981–82 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 North Carolina †12–2 .857  32–2  .941
No. 7 Virginia12–2 .857  30–4  .882
No. 16 Wake Forest9–5 .643  21–9  .700
No. 10 NC State7–7 .500  22–10  .688
Maryland5–9 .357  16–13  .552
Duke4–10 .286  10–17  .370
Clemson4–10 .286  14–14  .500
Georgia Tech3–11 .214  10–16  .385
† 1982 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Virginia was the top seed in the Mideast region of the 48-team NCAA Tournament, but was upset by two points in the Sweet Sixteen by the UAB Blazers, before a partisan crowd in Birmingham.[1][2][3]

Roster
1981–82 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 4 Jim Miller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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 Fr Princeton, West Virginia
F 10 Craig Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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 Jr Montclair, New Jersey
G 11 Othell Wilson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
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 So Woodbridge, Virginia
F/C 12 Dean Carpenter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
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 Sr New Orleans
G 14 Ricky Stokes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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 So Richmond, Virginia
G 21 Jim Runcie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 Fr Hyde Park, New York
G 24 Jeff Jones (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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 Sr Owensboro, Kentucky
F 30 Kenton Edelin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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 So Alexandria, Virginia
G 32 Doug Newburg 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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 Jr McLean, Virginia
G 33 Kenny Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
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 Fr Baltimore
F 42 Peter MacBeth 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
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 Jr Indialantic, Florida
G/F 45 Tim Mullen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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 Fr Ridgewood, New Jersey
F 51 Dan Merrifield 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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 Fr Linwood, New Jersey
C 55 Ralph Sampson 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)
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 Jr Harrisonburg, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
Source[4]

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov. 21*
 No. 7 vs. BYU W 63–61  1–0
 Springfield Civic Center (8,808)
Springfield, Massachusetts
Nov. 27*
 No. 7 Fairfield W 107–66  2–0
 University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 29*
 No. 7 George Mason W 76–57  3–0
 University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 2*
 No. 5 Randolph–Macon W 82–50  4–0
 University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 5*
 No. 5 at VMI W 76–49  5–0
 Cameron Hall (4,460)
Lexington, Virginia
Dec. 9
 No. 5 Duke W 92–83  6–0
(1–0)		 University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Maryland
Dec. 19*
 No. 5 at Chaminade W 75–59  7–0
(1–0)		 Neal S. Blaisdell Center (3,052)
Laie, HI
Dec. 21*
 No. 5 at BYU–Hawaii W 118–84  8–0
(1–0)		 Cannon Activities Center (1,739)
Laie, HI
Dec. 29*
 No. 3 vs. Richmond W 74–43  9–0
(1–0)		 Richmond Coliseum (10,716)
Richmond, Virginia
Dec. 30*
 No. 3 vs. James Madison W 57–44  10–0
(1–0)		 Richmond Coliseum (10,716)
Richmond, Virginia
Jan. 2*
 No. 3 James Madison W 73–65  11–0
(1–0)		 University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 6*
 No. 2 Notre Dame W 87–54  12–0
(1–0)		 Capital Centre (17,422)
Landover, Maryland
Jan. 9
 No. 2 at No. 1 North Carolina L 60–65  12–1
(1–1)		 Carmichael Arena (10,000)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan. 12
 No. 3 Maryland W 45–40 OT 13–1
(2–1)		 University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 14*
 No. 3 Wagner W 99–67  14–1
(2–1)		 University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Georgia
Jan. 16
 No. 3 Georgia Tech W 79–60  15–1
(3–1)		 University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 17
 No. 3 Clemson W 89–68  16–1
(4–1)		 University Hall (5,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 20*
 No. 3 at George Washington W 80–54  17–1
(4–1)		 Charles E. Smith Center (5,000)
Washington, D.C.
Jan. 24*
 No. 3 at No. 17 Louisville W 74–56  18–1
(4–1)		 Freedom Hall (16,613)
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan. 27
 No. 3 at No. 18 Wake Forest W 69–66  19–1
(5–1)		 Greensboro Coliseum (15,867)
Greensboro, North Carolina
Jan. 30
 No. 3 at Duke W 77–65  20–1
(6–1)		 Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, North Carolina
Feb. 3
 No. 3 No. 2 North Carolina W 74–58  21–1
(7–1)		 University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 6*
 No. 3 vs. Virginia Tech W 80–66  22–1
(7–1)		 Roanoke Civic Center (10,056)
Roanoke, Virginia
Feb. 10
 No. 1 at NC State W 39–36  23–1
(8–1)		 Reynolds Coliseum (12,400)
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb. 13
 No. 1 at Clemson W 56–54  24–1
(9–1)		 Littlejohn Coliseum (11,000)
Clemson, South Carolina
Feb. 15
 No. 1 at Georgia Tech W 56–52  25–1
(10–1)		 Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,939)
Atlanta
Feb. 20
 No. 1 NC State W 45–40  26–1
(11–1)		 University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 24
 No. 1 No. 18 Wake Forest W 84–66  27–1
(12–1)		 University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 27
 No. 1 at Maryland L 46–47 OT 27–2
(12–2)		 Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
ACC Tournament
Mar. 5
 No. 3 vs. Clemson
ACC Quarterfinals		 W 56–54  28–2
 Greensboro Coliseum (15,875)
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar. 6
 No. 3 vs. No. 16 Wake Forest
ACC Semifinals		 W 51–49  29–2
 Greensboro Coliseum (16,034)
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar. 7
 No. 3 vs. No. 1 North Carolina
ACC Championship		 L 45–47  29–3
 Greensboro Coliseum (16,034)
Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar. 12
 No. 3 Bye (#1 seed - Mideast)
First Round		  
 
Mar. 14
 No. 3 vs. Tennessee
Second Round		 W 54–51  30–3
 Market Square Arena (15,000)
Indianapolis
Mar. 18
 No. 3 vs. No. 17 UAB
Sweet Sixteen		 L 66–68  30–4
 Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center (16,754)
Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern time.
Source:[5]

Awards and honors

NBA draft
YearRoundPickPlayerNBA Club
1982477Jeff JonesIndiana Pacers
198311Ralph SampsonHouston Rockets
1983368Craig RobinsonBoston Celtics
1984235Othell WilsonGolden State Warriors
Source:[10]

References
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  3. Wilson, Austin (March 19, 1982). "UAB stuns Virginia with 68-66 triumph". Free Lance-Star. Fredericksburg, Virginia. Associated Press. p. 10.
  4. Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 306.
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