1982–83 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

1982–83 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
ACC Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA Tournament, #1 Seed, West Regional, Elite Eight (Loss, #6 NC State)
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#4
AP	#5
1982–83 record	29–5 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach	Terry Holland (9th year)
Assistant coach	Jim Larrañaga (4th year)
Assistant coach	Jeff Jones (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Dave Odom (1st year)
Home arena	University Hall

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 4th in the NAIA rankings. Ralph Sampson played the entire game and was held to 12 points.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	4	Miller, JimJim Miller	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	2.0 !So	Princeton, WV
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)	—	4.0 !Sr	Woodbridge, VA
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)	—	3.0 !Jr	Richmond, VA
3.5 !F	30	Edelin, KentonKenton Edelin	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Alexandria, VA
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)	—	4.0 !Sr	McLean, VA
1.5 !G	33	Johnson, KennyKenny Johnson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	2.0 !So	Baltimore, MD
1.5 !G	34	Carlisle, RickRick Carlisle	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Ogdensburg, NY
5.0 !C	42	Smith, WingoWingo Smith	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Indialantic, FL
1.5 !G	44	Lambiotte, KennyKenny Lambiotte	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Woodstock, VA
2.5 !G/F	45	Mullen, TimTim Mullen	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	2.0 !So	Ridgewood, NJ
3.5 !F	51	Merrifield, DanDan Merrifield	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	2.0 !So	Linwood, NJ
5.0 !C	55	Sampson, RalphRalph Sampson (C)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 88 !7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Harrisonburg, VA

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)
Exhibition game
March 10		Richmond YMCA	W 18–9
Regular season
November 26*	#1	Johns Hopkins	W 124–60	1–0	University Hall (9,000)
November 27*	#1	VCU	W 69–63	2–0	University Hall (9,000)
December 1*	#1	at James Madison	W 51–34	3–0	JMU Convocation Center (7,700)
December 4*	#1	VMI	W 86–41	4–0	University Hall (9,000)
December 8	#1	at Duke	W 104–91	5–0 (1–0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
December 11*	#1	at #3 Georgetown	W 68–63	6–0 (1–0)	Capital Centre (19,035)
December 16*	#1	vs. #14 Houston	W 72–63	7–0 (1–0)	Aoyama Gakuin Memorial Hall (5,000)
December 18*	#1	vs. Utah	W 80–57	8–0 (1–0)	Aoyama Gakuin Memorial Hall (5,000)
December 24*	#1	at Chaminade	L 72–77	8–1 (1–0)	Neal S. Blaisdell Center (3,383)
December 29*	#4	vs. Richmond	W 102–85	9–1 (1–0)	Richmond Coliseum (10,716)
December 30*	#4	vs. Old Dominion	W 75–59	10–1 (1–0)	Richmond Coliseum (10,716)
January 8	#4	at Maryland	W 83–64	11–1 (2–0)	Cole Field House (14,500)
January 12	#2	at #19 NC State	W 88–80	12–1 (3–0)	Reynolds Coliseum (12,400)
January 15	#2	#11 North Carolina	L 95–101	12–2 (3–1)	University Hall (9,000)
January 17	#2	at Georgia Tech	W 66–52	13–2 (4–1)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (10,543)
January 19*	#7	vs. #17 Virginia Tech	W 74–64	14–2 (4–1)	Cassell Coliseum (10,716)
January 22	#7	Clemson	W 105–87	15–2 (5–1)	University Hall (9,000)
January 26*	#6	George Washington	W 59–44	16–2 (5–1)	University Hall (9,000)
January 29*	#6	#8 Louisville	W 98–81	17–2 (5–1)	University Hall (9,000)
February 3	#3	Wake Forest	W 89–75	18–2 (6–1)	University Hall (9,000)
February 5	#3	Duke	W 105–84	19–2 (7–1)	University Hall (9,000)
February 10	#3	at #1 North Carolina	L 63–64	19–3 (7–2)	Carmichael Arena (10,000)
February 14	#3	Georgia Tech	W 92–69	20–3 (8–2)	University Hall (9,000)
February 20*	#5	vs. #12 Missouri	W 68–53	21–3 (8–2)	Byrne Meadowlands Arena (15,767)
February 23	#3	at Clemson	W 85–83 ^OT	22–3 (9–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum (11,000)
February 27	#3	NC State	W 86–75	23–3 (10–2)	University Hall (9,000)
March 2	#2	at Wake Forest	W 107–74	24–3 (11–2)	Greensboro Coliseum (15,300)
March 6	#2	Maryland	W 83–81	25–3 (12–2)	University Hall (9,000)
ACC Tournament
March 11	#2	vs. Duke (ACC Quarterfinals)	W 109–66	26–3	Omni Coliseum (16,723)
March 12	#2	vs. Georgia Tech (ACC Semifinals)	W 96–67	27–3	Omni Coliseum (16,723)
March 13	#2	vs. NC State (ACC Championship)	L 78–81	27–4	Omni Coliseum (16,723)
NCAA Tournament
March 19	#4	vs. Washington State (NCAA Second Round)	W 54–49	28–4	BSU Pavilion (12,177)
March 24	#4	vs. #11 Boston College (NCAA Sweet Sixteen)	W 95–92	29–4	Dee Events Center (12,084)
March 26	#4	vs. #16 NC State (NCAA Elite Eight)	L 62–63	29–5	Dee Events Center
*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^[5]
Ralph Sampson, Naismith College Player of the Year ^[6]
Ralph Sampson, USBWA College Player of the Year^[7]
Ralph Sampson, John R. Wooden Award^[8]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	1	Ralph Sampson	Houston Rockets

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References

↑ http://www.mmbolding.com/basketball/Chaminade.htm
↑ Morris, Ron (1988). ACC Basketball: An Illustrated History. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Four Corners Press. p. 307.
↑ "All-Time Results". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
↑ "1982-83 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM - The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
↑ 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=1983

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