1980–81 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Appearance
1980–81 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball | |
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ACC regular season champions | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 3 |
AP | No. 5 |
Record | 29–5 (13–1 ACC) |
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Home arena | University Hall |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Virginia | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 29 | – | 4 | .879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 North Carolina † | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Wake Forest | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 22 | – | 7 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Maryland | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 14 | .000 | 4 | – | 23 | .148 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1981 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
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The 1980–81 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented University of Virginia and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Roster
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Schedule
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov. 28* |
No. 8 | Bucknell | W 64–45 | 1–0 |
University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, Virginia | ||||||
Nov. 29* |
No. 8 | VCU | W 77–62 | 2–0 |
University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, Virginia | ||||||
Dec. 3* |
No. 7 | Randolph–Macon | W 83–52 | 3–0 |
University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, Virginia | ||||||
Dec. 6* |
No. 7 | at William & Mary | W 88–68 | 4–0 |
William & Mary Hall (9,000) Williamsburg, Virginia | ||||||
Dec. 12 |
No. 6 | at Duke | W 91–79 | 5–0 (1–0) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,000) Durham, North Carolina | ||||||
Dec. 22* |
No. 5 | Baltimore | W 103–62 | 6–0 |
University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, Virginia | ||||||
Dec. 30* |
No. 3 | at James Madison | W 53–52 | 7–0 |
Godwin Hall (10,000) Harrisonburg, Virginia | ||||||
Jan. 3* |
No. 3 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 64–51 | 8–0 |
Roanoke Civic Center (8,564) Roanoke, Virginia | ||||||
Jan. 5* |
No. 3 | at Delaware | W 88–69 | 9–0 |
Delaware Field House (9,000) Newark, Delaware | ||||||
Jan. 7 |
No. 3 | NC State | W 63–55 | 10–0 (2–0) |
University Hall (5,100) Charlottesville, Virginia | ||||||
Jan. 10 |
No. 3 | No. 16 North Carolina | W 63–57 | 11–0 (3–0) |
University Hall (10,056) Charlottesville, Virginia | ||||||
Jan. 14 |
No. 2 | at No. 10 Maryland | W 66–64 | 12–0 (4–0) |
Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland | ||||||
Jan. 17 |
No. 2 | at Georgia Tech | W 85–48 | 13–0 (5–0) |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,591) Atlanta | ||||||
Jan. 19 |
No. 2 | at No. 19 Clemson | W 74–59 | 14–0 (6–0) |
Littlejohn Coliseum (12,500) Clemson, South Carolina | ||||||
Jan. 21* |
No. 2 | George Washington | W 86–56 | 15–0 |
University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, Virginia | ||||||
Jan. 25* |
No. 2 | Ohio State | W 89–73 | 16–0 |
University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, Virginia | ||||||
Jan. 28 |
No. 1 | No. 6 Wake Forest | W 83–73 | 17–0 (7–0) |
University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, Virginia | ||||||
Jan. 31 |
No. 1 | Duke | W 68–47 | 18–0 (8–0) |
University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, Virginia | ||||||
Feb. 3 |
No. 1 | at No. 11 North Carolina | W 80–79 OT | 19–0 (9–0) |
Carmichael Arena (10,000) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
Feb. 5* |
No. 1 | at Wagner | W 76–69 | 20–0 |
Madison Square Garden (11,997) New York City | ||||||
Feb. 11 |
No. 1 | at NC State | W 51–46 | 21–0 (10–0) |
Reynolds Coliseum (12,400) Raleigh, North Carolina | ||||||
Feb. 14 |
No. 1 | Clemson | W 73–58 | 22–0 (11–0) |
University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, Virginia | ||||||
Feb. 16 |
No. 1 | Georgia Tech | W 83–42 | 23–0 (12–0) |
University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, Virginia | ||||||
Feb. 22* |
No. 1 | vs. No. 11 Notre Dame | L 56–57 | 23–1 |
Rosemont Horizon (16,546) Rosemont, Illinois | ||||||
Feb. 25 |
No. 3 | at No. 12 Wake Forest | L 66–73 OT | 23–2 (12–1) |
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (8,200) Winston-Salem, North Carolina | ||||||
Feb. 28 |
No. 3 | No. 17 Maryland | W 74–63 | 24–2 (13–1) |
University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, Virginia | ||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar. 5 |
(1) No. 4 | vs. (8) Georgia Tech ACC Quarterfinals |
W 76–47 | 25–2 |
Capital Centre (19,035) Landover, Maryland | ||||||
Mar. 6 |
(1) No. 4 | vs. (4) No. 20 Maryland ACC Semifinals |
L 62–85 | 25–3 |
Capital Centre (19,035) Landover, Maryland | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar. 15* |
(1 E) No. 5 | vs. (9 E) Villanova Second round |
W 54–50[3] | 26–3 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
Mar. 19* |
(1 E) No. 5 | vs. (4 E) No. 15 Tennessee Sweet Sixteen |
W 62–48[4] | 27–3 |
Omni Coliseum Atlanta | ||||||
Mar. 21* |
(1 E) No. 5 | vs. (6 E) No. 16 BYU Elite Eight |
W 74–60[5] | 28–3 |
Omni Coliseum (15,461) Atlanta | ||||||
Mar. 28 |
(1 E) No. 5 | vs. (2 W) No. 6 North Carolina National Semifinal |
L 65–78 | 28–4 |
The Spectrum (18,276) Philadelphia | ||||||
Mar. 30* 6:00 p.m. |
(1 E) No. 5 | vs. (1 MW) No. 4 LSU Third-place game |
W 78–74 | 29–4 |
The Spectrum (18,276) Philadelphia | ||||||
Awards and honors
[edit]- Ralph Sampson, Adolph Rupp Trophy[8]
- Ralph Sampson, AP Player of the Year
- Ralph Sampson, Naismith College Player of the Year[9]
- Ralph Sampson, USBWA College Player of the Year[10]
- Ralph Sampson, UPI Player of the Year
- Ralph Sampson, Consensus 1st Team All-American
- Ralph Sampson, ACC Player of the Year
- Ralph Sampson, 1st Team All-ACC
- Jeff Lamp, Consensus 2nd Team All-American
- Jeff Lamp, 1st Team All-ACC
NBA draft
[edit]Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
1981 | 1 | 15 | Jeff Lamp | Portland Trail Blazers |
1981 | 4 | 77 | Lee Raker | San Diego Clippers |
1981 | 7 | 159 | Lewis Latimore | Milwaukee Bucks |
1982 | 4 | 77 | Jeff Jones | Indiana Pacers |
1983 | 1 | 1 | Ralph Sampson | Houston Rockets |
1983 | 3 | 68 | Craig Robinson | Boston Celtics |
1984 | 2 | 35 | Othell Wilson | Golden State Warriors |
- Source:[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 305.
- ^ 1981 NCAA Final Four program, NCAA, March 1981
- ^ "Virginia Defeats Villanova, Will Face Tennessee". The Washington Post. March 16, 1981. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ "Virginia Routs Tennessee". The Washington Post. March 20, 1981. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ "Virginia and North Carolina Reach N.C.A.A Final Four". The New York Times. March 22, 1981. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "All-Time Results". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ^ "1982-83 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "1981 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2012.