1980–81 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

1980–81 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
ACC Regular Season Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Third Place
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#4
AP	#5
1980–81 record	29–5 (13–1 ACC)
Head coach	Terry Holland (7th year)
Assistant coach	Jim Larranaga (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Craig Littlepage (5th year)
Home arena	University Hall

The 1980–81 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	Home town
1.5 !G	3	Lamp, JeffJeff Lamp (C)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Louisville, KY
1.5 !G	5	Collins, LouisLouis Collins	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Highland Springs, VA
3.5 !F	10	Robinson, CraigCraig Robinson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	2.0 !So	Montclair, NJ
1.5 !G	11	Wilson, OthellOthell Wilson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Woodbridge, VA
4.5 !F/C	12	Carpenter, DeanDean Carpenter	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	New Orleans, LA
1.5 !G	14	Stokes, RickyRicky Stokes	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Richmond, VA
1.5 !G	21	Cross, DarrenDarren Cross	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	2.0 !So	Queens, NY
1.5 !G	23	Klein, JeffJeff Klein	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Akron, OH
1.5 !G	24	Jones, JeffJeff Jones	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Owensboro, KY
3.5 !F	25	Raker, LeeLee Raker (C)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Louisville, KY
1.5 !G	32	Newburg, DougDoug Newburg	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	2.0 !So	McLean, VA
3.5 !F	42	MacBeth, PeterPeter MacBeth	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	2.0 !So	Indialantic, FL
3.5 !F	44	Gates, TerryTerry Gates	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Ridgewood, NJ
5.0 !C	50	Sampson, RalphRalph Sampson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 88 !7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	—	2.0 !So	Harrisonburg, VA
4.5 !F/C	55	Lattimore, LewisLewis Lattimore	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Dayton, OH

Head coach

Terry Holland (Davidson)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular season
November 28*	#8	Bucknell	W 64–45	1–0	University Hall (9,000)
November 29*	#8	VCU	W 77–62	2–0	University Hall (9,000)
December 3*	#7	Randolph–Macon	W 83–52	3–0	University Hall (9,000)
December 6*	#7	at William & Mary	W 88–68	4–0	William & Mary Hall (9,000)
December 12	#6	at Duke	W 91–79	5–0 (1–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,000)
December 22*	#5	Baltimore	W 103–62	6–0 (1–0)	University Hall (9,000)
December 30*	#3	at James Madison	W 53–52	7–0 (1–0)	Godwin Hall (10,000)
January 3*	#3	vs. Virginia Tech	W 64–51	8–0 (1–0)	Roanoke Civic Center (8,564)
January 5*	#3	at Delaware	W 88–69	9–0 (1–0)	Delaware Field House (9,000)
January 7	#3	NC State	W 63–55	10–0 (2–0)	University Hall (5,100)
January 10	#3	#16 North Carolina	W 63–57	11–0 (3–0)	University Hall (10,056)
January 14	#2	at #10 Maryland	W 66–64	12–0 (4–0)	Cole Field House (14,500)
January 17	#2	at Georgia Tech	W 85–48	13–0 (5–0)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,591)
January 19	#2	at #19 Clemson	W 74–59	14–0 (6–0)	Littlejohn Coliseum (12,500)
January 21*	#2	George Washington	W 86–56	15–0 (6–0)	University Hall (9,000)
January 25*	#2	Ohio State	W 89–73	16–0 (6–0)	University Hall (9,000)
January 28	#1	#6 Wake Forest	W 83–73	17–0 (7–0)	University Hall (9,000)
January 31	#1	Duke	W 68–47	18–0 (8–0)	University Hall (9,000)
February 3	#1	at #11 North Carolina	W 80–79 ^OT	19–0 (9–0)	Carmichael Arena (10,000)
February 5*	#1	at Wagner	W 76–69	20–0 (9–0)	Madison Square Garden (11,997)
February 11	#1	at NC State	W 51–46	21–0 (10–0)	Reynolds Coliseum (12,400)
February 14	#1	Clemson	W 73–58	22–0 (11–0)	University Hall (9,000)
February 16	#1	Georgia Tech	W 83–42	23–0 (12–0)	University Hall (9,000)
February 22*	#1	vs. #11 Notre Dame	L 56–57	23–1 (12–0)	Rosemont Horizon (16,546)
February 25	#3	at #12 Wake Forest	L 66–73 ^OT	23–2 (12–1)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (8,200)
February 28	#3	#17 Maryland	W 74–63	24–2 (13–1)	University Hall (9,000)
ACC Tournament
March 5	#4	vs. Georgia Tech (ACC Quarterfinals)	W 76–47	25–2	Capital Centre (19,035)
March 6	#4	vs. #20 Maryland (ACC Semifinals)	L 62–85	25–3	Capital Centre (19,035)
NCAA Tournament
March 15*	#5	vs. Villanova (NCAA First Round)	W 54–50	26–3	Charlotte Coliseum
March 19*	#5	vs. #15 Tennessee (NCAA Sweet Sixteen)	W 62–48	27–3	Omni Coliseum
March 21*	#5	vs. #16 BYU (NCAA Elite Eight)	W 74–60	28–3	Omni Coliseum (15,461)
March 28	#5	vs. #6 North Carolina (NCAA Final Four)	L 65–78	28–4	The Spectrum (18,276)
March 30*	#5	vs. #4 LSU (NCAA Third Place Game)	W 78–74	29–4	The Spectrum (18,276)
*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^[4]
Ralph Sampson, AP Player of the Year
Ralph Sampson, Naismith College Player of the Year ^[5]
Ralph Sampson, USBWA College Player of the Year^[6]
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

Team players drafted into the NBA

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

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References

↑ Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 305.
↑ "All-Time Results". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
↑ "1982-83 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 1 January 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://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1981

Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball

Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1965) University Hall (1965–2006) John Paul Jones Arena (2006–present)

Rivalries	Louisville Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	CavMan "The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" Chaminade upset

People	Head coaches Notable players

Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 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 1999–00 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

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics