1982–83 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

1982–83 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
1982–83 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC Regular Season Co-Champions; Rainbow Classic Champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 8
Record	28–8 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach	Dean Smith (22nd season);
Assistant coaches	Bill Guthridge (16th season); Eddie Fogler (12th season); Roy Williams (5th season);
Home arena	Carmichael Auditorium
	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 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented University of North Carolina in the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 28-8 overall, tied for the ACC regular season title with a 12-2 record and made it to the Elite Eight of the 1983 NCAA Tournament. They were coached by Dean Smith in his twenty-second season as head coach of the Tar Heels. They played their home games at the Carmichael Auditorium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	4	Lynwood Robinson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So		Mount Olive, NC
PG	20	Cliff Morris	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So		Durham, NC
PG	22	Buzz Peterson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So	Asheville	Asheville, NC
G/F	23	Michael Jordan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Emsley A. Laney	Wilmington, NC
G	24	Jim Braddock	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr	Baylor Prep	Chattanooga, TN
SG	25	Steve Hale	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr		Jenks, OK
F/C	32	John Brownlee	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	So	Fort Worth, TX
F/C	41	Sam Perkins	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Shaker (Latham NY	Brooklyn, NY
C	42	Brad Daugherty	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Fr	Owen	Black Mountain, NC
G/F	43	Curtis Hunter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Southern	Durham, NC
SF	44	Matt Doherty	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Holy Trinity	East Meadow, NY
SF	50	Cecil Exum	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr		Dudley, NC
C	51	Timo Makkonen	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Jr		Lahti, Finland
C	54	Warren Martin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	So		Axton, VA

Head coach

Dean Smith (Kansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 20, 1982*	No. 3	vs. No. 19 St. John's Tip-Off Classic	L 74–78 ^{OT^[1]}	0–1	Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA
Nov 27, 1982*	No. 3	vs. No. 15 Missouri	L 60–64	0–2	Checkerdome St. Louis, MO
Nov 30, 1982	No. 15	Tulane	W 70–68	1–2	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 4, 1982*	No. 15	vs. LSU	W 47–43	2–2	East Rutherford, NJ
Dec 11, 1982*	No. 17	vs. Santa Clara	W 79–56	3–2	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
Dec 17, 1982*	No. 17	vs. Tulsa Oil Capital Classic	L 74–84	3–3	Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
Dec 18, 1982*	No. 17	vs. Texas–Rio Grande Valley Oil Capital Classic – Consolation	W 106–50	4–3	Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
Dec 21, 1982*		at Chattanooga	W 73–66	5–3	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
Dec 29, 1982*		vs. Texas Tech Rainbow Classic – Quarterfinal	W 79–47	6–3	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 29, 1982*		vs. Oklahoma Rainbow Classic – Semifinal	W 77–69	7–3	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 30, 1982*		vs. No. 12 Missouri Rainbow Classic – Championship	W 73–58	8–3	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
Jan 5, 1983*	No. 18	vs. Rutgers	W 86–69	9–3	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
Jan 8, 1983*	No. 18	vs. No. 9 Syracuse	W 87–64	10–3	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
Jan 12, 1983	No. 11	Maryland	W 72–71	11–3 (1–0)	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 15, 1983	No. 11	at No. 2 Virginia	W 101–95	12–3 (2–0)	University Hall Charlottesville, VA
Jan 19, 1983	No. 3	NC State Carolina–State Game	W 99–81	13–3 (3–0)	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 22, 1983	No. 3	Duke Rivalry	W 103–82	14–3 (4–0)	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 24, 1983	No. 3	Georgia State	W 99–55	15–3	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 27, 1983	No. 3	at No. 19 Wake Forest	W 80–78	16–3 (5–0)	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
Jan 29, 1983	No. 3	vs. Georgia Tech	W 72–65	17–3 (6–0)	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
Feb 2, 1983	No. 1	at Clemson	W 84–81	18–3 (7–0)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
Feb 4, 1983	No. 1	vs. The Citadel North-South Doubleheader	W 81–36	19–3	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
Feb 5, 1983	No. 1	vs. Furman North-South Doubleheader	W 78–43	20–3	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
Feb 10, 1983	No. 1	No. 3 Virginia	W 64–63	21–3 (8–0)	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 13, 1983*	No. 1	No. 12 Villanova	L 53–56	21–4	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 16, 1983	No. 3	at Maryland	L 94–106	21–5 (8–1)	Cole Field House College Park, MD
Feb 19, 1983	No. 3	at NC State	L 63–70	21–6 (8–2)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Feb 24, 1983	No. 11	Wake Forest	W 100–85	22–6 (9–2)	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 27, 1983	No. 11	Clemson	W 93–80	23–6 (10–2)	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
Mar 2, 1983	No. 8	at Georgia Tech	W 85–73	24–6 (11–2)	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
Mar 5, 1983	No. 8	at Duke Rivalry	W 105–81	25–6 (12–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 11, 1983*	No. 5	vs. Clemson Quarterfinal	W 105–79	26–6	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
Mar 12, 1983*	No. 5	vs. NC State Semifinal	L 84–91 ^OT	26–7	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1983*	(2) No. 8	vs. (10) James Madison Second Round	W 68–49	27–7	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
Mar 25, 1983*	(2) No. 8	vs. (3) Ohio State East Regional Semifinal	W 64–51	28–7	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Mar 27, 1983*	(2) No. 8	vs. (4) No. 18 Georgia East Regional Final	L 77–82	28–8	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

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	3	15	17	17	—	—	18	11	3	3	1	1	3	11	8	5	8
Coaches	2	2	17	16	—	—	16	11	3	3	1	1	3	11	10	6	8

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References

^ "ST. JOHN'S TOPPLES N. CAROLINA, 78-74". New York Times. November 21, 1982. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
^ "1982-83 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2019.

[1] "ST. JOHN'S TOPPLES N. CAROLINA, 78-74". New York Times. November 21, 1982. Retrieved March 2, 2019.

[ESPN-2] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[3] "1982-83 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2019.

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Venues	Bynum Gymnasium (1910–1923) Tin Can (1924–1938) Woollen Gymnasium (1938–1965) Carmichael Auditorium (1965–1986) Dean Smith Center (1986–present)
Rivalries	Duke (Carlyle Cup) Kentucky NC State Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Rameses The Marching Tar Heels Junior varsity team Inside Carolina Four corners offense Blue blood status Dixie Classic/Big Four Jumpman Invitational Tobacco Road Academic-athletic scandal Gambling scandal
People	Head coaches Honorees Honored players NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics