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1982–83 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
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

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 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)

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

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

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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

^ "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.

[1] "Chaminade Upsets Virginia, 1982". Archived from the original on November 19, 2009. Retrieved April 22, 2009.

[ergyv-2] "Yes, Virginia, there is a Chaminade". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. December 24, 1982. p. 3F.

[vreel-3] "Virginia reeling after loss". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). wire services. December 25, 1982. p. 18.

[krnstl-4] Whicker, Mark (February 11, 1983). "Jordan helps Carolina steal victory". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Knight-Ridder Newspapers. p. 22.

[onthr-5] "No. 1 Tar Heels catch No. 3 Cavs with their guard down". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. February 11, 1983. p. 3D.

[tcawr-6] Robinson, Doug (March 27, 1983). "NC State trips Cavs at the wire 63-62". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.

[esqust-7] "North Carolina State ends Sampson's quest". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. March 27, 1983. p. 97.

[wescr-8] Dodds, Tracy (March 27, 1983). "Wolfpack ends Sampson's career, 63-62". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 3F.

[roster-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.

[UVaSchedule-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.

[boxscores-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.

[ESPN-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.

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