1981–82 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3

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

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	4	Jim Miller	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Princeton, WV
F	10	Craig Robinson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Montclair, NJ
G	11	Othell Wilson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So	Woodbridge, VA
F/C	12	Dean Carpenter	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr	New Orleans, LA
G	14	Ricky Stokes	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	So	Richmond, VA
G	21	Jim Runcie	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Fr	Hyde Park, NY
G	24	Jeff Jones (C)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr	Owensboro, KY
F	30	Kenton Edelin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So	Alexandria, VA
G	32	Doug Newburg	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr	McLean, VA
G	33	Kenny Johnson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Fr	Baltimore, MD
F	42	Peter MacBeth	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr	Indialantic, FL
G/F	45	Tim Mullen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Ridgewood, NJ
F	51	Dan Merrifield	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	Linwood, NJ
C	55	Ralph Sampson	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	—	Jr	Harrisonburg, VA

Head coach

Terry Holland (Davidson)

Assistant coach(es)

Craig Littlepage (Penn)
Jim Larrañaga (Providence)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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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, MA
Nov. 27*	No. 7	Fairfield	W 107–66	2–0	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 29*	No. 7	George Mason	W 76–57	3–0	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 2*	No. 5	Randolph–Macon	W 82–50	4–0	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 5*	No. 5	at VMI	W 76–49	5–0	Cameron Hall (4,460) Lexington, VA
Dec. 9	No. 5	Duke	W 92–83	6–0 (1–0)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, MD
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, VA
Dec. 30*	No. 3	vs. James Madison	W 57–44	10–0 (1–0)	Richmond Coliseum (10,716) Richmond, VA
Jan. 2*	No. 3	James Madison	W 73–65	11–0 (1–0)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 6*	No. 2	Notre Dame	W 87–54	12–0 (1–0)	Capital Centre (17,422) Landover, MD
Jan. 9	No. 2	at No. 1 North Carolina	L 60–65	12–1 (1–1)	Carmichael Arena (10,000) Chapel Hill, NC
Jan. 12	No. 3	Maryland	W 45–40 ^OT	13–1 (2–1)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 14*	No. 3	Wagner	W 99–67	14–1 (2–1)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, GA
Jan. 16	No. 3	Georgia Tech	W 79–60	15–1 (3–1)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 17	No. 3	Clemson	W 89–68	16–1 (4–1)	University Hall (5,000) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 20*	No. 3	at George Washington	W 80–54	17–1 (4–1)	Charles E. Smith Center (5,000) Washington, DC
Jan. 24*	No. 3	at No. 17 Louisville	W 74–56	18–1 (4–1)	Freedom Hall (16,613) Louisville, KY
Jan. 27	No. 3	at No. 18 Wake Forest	W 69–66	19–1 (5–1)	Greensboro Coliseum (15,867) Greensboro, NC
Jan. 30	No. 3	at Duke	W 77–65	20–1 (6–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, NC
Feb. 3	No. 3	No. 2 North Carolina	W 74–58	21–1 (7–1)	University Hall Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 6*	No. 3	vs. Virginia Tech	W 80–66	22–1 (7–1)	Roanoke Civic Center (10,056) Roanoke, VA
Feb. 10	No. 1	at NC State	W 39–36	23–1 (8–1)	Reynolds Coliseum (12,400) Raleigh, NC
Feb. 13	No. 1	at Clemson	W 56–54	24–1 (9–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum (11,000) Clemson, SC
Feb. 15	No. 1	at Georgia Tech	W 56–52	25–1 (10–1)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,939) Atlanta, GA
Feb. 20	No. 1	NC State	W 45–40	26–1 (11–1)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville,
Feb. 24	No. 1	No. 18 Wake Forest	W 84–66	27–1 (12–1)	University Hall (9,000) Charlottesville,
Feb. 27	No. 1	at Maryland	L 46–47 ^OT	27–2 (12–2)	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, MD
ACC Tournament
Mar. 5	No. 3	vs. Clemson ACC Quarterfinals	W 56–54	28–2	Greensboro Coliseum (15,875) Greensboro, NC
Mar. 6	No. 3	vs. No. 16 Wake Forest ACC Semifinals	W 51–49	29–2	Greensboro Coliseum (16,034) Greensboro, NC
Mar. 7	No. 3	vs. No. 1 North Carolina ACC Championship	L 45–47	29–3	Greensboro Coliseum (16,034) Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar. 14	No. 3	vs. Tennessee NCAA First Round	W 54–51	30–3	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN
Mar. 18	No. 3	vs. No. 17 UAB NCAA Second Round	L 66–68	30–4	Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center (16,754) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

Ralph Sampson, Adolph Rupp Trophy^[3]
Ralph Sampson, Naismith College Player of the Year ^[4]
Ralph Sampson, USBWA College Player of the Year^[5]
Ralph Sampson, John R. Wooden Award^[6]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
4	77	Jeff Jones	Indiana Pacers

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References

^ Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 306.
^ "1982-83 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
^ http://www.ruppawards.com/index_files/Page356.htm
^ http://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx
^ http://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/
^ http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/award-winners.html
^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1982

[roster-1] Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 306.

[boxscores-2] "1982-83 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 18 May 2015.

[3] ttp://www.ruppawards.com/index_files/Page356.htm

[4] ttp://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx

[5] ttp://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/

[6] ttp://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/award-winners.html

[7] ttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1982

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